Coasterpedia:Guide to coaster types
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This page serves as a guide to the various categories and types of coaster.
An equivalent article for non-coaster rides exists at Coasterpedia:Guide to ride types.
Classification[edit source]
Coaster types[edit source]
- Every coaster fits into ONE of these:
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- Additional types, a coaster may be more than one:
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- Size, where applicable:
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A coaster may be listed with multiple "types". Enter them in the order they appear here:
- 4th Dimension, Bobsled, Floorless (Semi-floorless), Flying, Inverted, Motorbike (Steeplechase), Pipeline, Side Friction, Sit-Down, Stand-Up, Suspended, Winged, Wooden (Every coaster fits into ONE of these)[nb 1]
- Diving, Enclosed, Indoor, Launched, Shuttle, Single rail, Spinning, Terrain, Water, Wild Mouse (may be more than one)
- Kiddie, Family, Hyper, Giga, Strata (where applicable)
- Cyclone, Double Figure Eight, Figure Eight, Out and Back, Oval, Skyloop, Wacky Worm, Zyklon 40m
- ↑ Flying Turns at Knoebels breaks this as it's both a wooden coaster and a bobsled coaster.
Examples[edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | Mack Rides | Powered | Inverted Family | July 2014 | Operating |
| Possessed | Intamin | Roller | Inverted Launched Shuttle | May 17, 2008 | Operating |
| Smiler | Gerstlauer | Roller | Sit-Down | May 31, 2013 | Operating |
| Stinger | Vekoma | Roller | Inverted Shuttle | April 28, 2012 | Closed 2017 |
| Twister | Reverchon | Roller | Sit-Down Spinning Wild Mouse | May 2001 | Closed May 30, 2019 |