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This template is added at the top section of an article that is about an amusement ride.
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{{Infobox ride |image = |video = |name = |park = |location = |country = |status = |opened = |closed = |cost = |theme = <!-- Units for height restrictions is inches (US), cm (everywhere else), input numbers only --> |min_height = |min_height_unaccompanied = |max_height = |manufacturer = |yearbuilt = |category1 = |category2 = |category3 = |category4 = |serialnumber = |builder = |designer = |product = |dimension1 = |dimension2 = |capacity = |riders/hour = |power = |height = |track_length = |animatronics = |units = }} |
Parameters
Parameter name (Source name) | Description | Example |
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Image (image )
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Any image on Coasterpedia can go here. Depending on availability, an image of the entire ride or of the ride entrance is most suitable.![]() |
Wave Swinger (Alton Towers) 1.jpg
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Image caption (caption )
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Caption displayed below the image. | The ride while it was known as Wave Swinger
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Video ID (video )
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The ID of a Youtube video containing a POV of the roller coaster. | i3V63P1dkCY <!-- Youtube video ID -->
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General | ||
Name (name )
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Name of the attraction. | Twirling Toadstool/code>
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Park (park )
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The amusement park in which the attraction is situated. If the attraction is travelling, leave blank. | [[Alton Towers]]
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Location (location )
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The location and country in which the amusement park is situated. In almost all cases, this can be copied from RCDB. | Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Country (country )
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The country in which the amusement park is situated. This is required to categorize the attraction by location and add the flag icon. For a list of country names, see Template:Flag/doc. | UK
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State (state )
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If the attraction is located in the United States, this parameter contains the full name of the state in which the amusement park is situated. Otherwise, remove this parameter. | New Jersey
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Section (section )
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Section or themed area within the park that this coaster is located | Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Status (status )
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The current status of the attraction. This parameter can contain anything, but the attraction will be auto-categorized if one of the following is entered: operating , standing but not operating , under construction , in storage , defunct , planned , cancelled , or unknown .
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defunct
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Opening date (opened )
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The date on which the attraction opened to the public for the first time. Format as "May 25, 2005" for American attractions, "25 May 2005" for all other attractions. | May 25, 2005
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Closing date (closed )
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The final date which the attraction operated to the public, not the day it was demolished. | |
Expected opening date (opening )
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The planned opening date for an attraction that is under construction. | |
Cost (cost )
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Costs of building the attraction. No specific layout is required so should be formatted as best for each ride and location. | $25,000,000
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Soundtrack (soundtrack )
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Information on the official soundtrack for this ride. | Yes, by IMAscore
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Theme (theme )
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Theme of the ride. | Haunted mansion
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Minimum rider height (min_height )
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These parameters contain information about height restrictions. The units are inches for coasters within the US, and centimetres for coasters everywhere else. Input numbers only, the units will be added automatically. If there is no minimum height restriction, set min_height to none .
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32
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Minimum unaccompanied rider height (min_unaccompanied_height )
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54
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Maximum rider height (max_height )
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75
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Height restriction (restriction )
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The height requirement to use the attraction in inches and cm. Inches listed first on attractions in the United States. All other attractions to have cm listed first. | 54 inches (137 cm)
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Location history (past-locations )
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Location history for the ride. This parameter uses another template, as follows:
{{past location |name = |park = |location = |country = |opened = |closed = |cost = |replaced = |replacement = }} Use one copy of this template per relocation. | |
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System of measurement (units )
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The measurement system entered into the infobox. Must be either "metric" or "imperial". For attractions in the United States, use imperial. For all other attractions, use metric. | metric
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![]() units ) parameter. Enter numbers only.
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Manufacturer (manufacturer )
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The three parameters manufacturer, builder and designer are somewhat ambiguous and interchangeable. Use the one that appears more suitable for the particular ride. | [[Zierer]]
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Builder (builder )
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[[Martin & Vleminckx]]
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Designer / Calculations (designer )
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[[Werner Stengel]]
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Onsite construction (construction )
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The company responsible for assembling the attraction. | [[RCS GmbH]]
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Category (category1 )
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The type of ride. For more information, see Coasterpedia:Guide to ride types. | Frisbee
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Model / product (product )
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If the attraction is mass-produced, the product name goes here. Always use a wikilink, even if the article doesn't exist. Follow the standard format of Product name (Manufacturer name product) , ommit the brackets if no other article shares the same title.
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[[Wave Swinger (Zierer product)|Wave Swinger]]
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Length of plot (dimension1 )
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How large the attraction is on the x and y-axis (the z-axis is its height). In metres or feet. | 62.3
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Breadth of plot (dimension2 )
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137.8
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Capacity (capacity )
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The number of riders the attraction can hold at one time, or the number per boat. This parameter may be used differently depending on the type of attraction. | 48 riders
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Hourly capacity (riders/hour )
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The theoretical hourly capacity of the attraction. | 1400 riders per hour
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Power (power )
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The power consumption of the attraction, usually measured in kW. | 100 kW
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Serial number (serialnumber )
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Serial number of the attraction. | 145
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Height (height )
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The maximum height, in feet or metres, of the attraction from ground level (excluding buildings that do not form part of the structure of the attraction). | 456
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Maximum speed (speed )
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The highest speed reached during the attraction in km/h or mph. | 128
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Animatronics (animatronics )
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Details on the number of animatronics. | 5
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Cabins (cabins )
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Number of cabins (ferris wheel). | 5
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Diameter (diameter )
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Diameter of the ride. Intended for "wheel"-based attractions such as ferris wheels. | 50
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Length (track_length )
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The total length of the track in metres or feet (tracked rides only). | 3118
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Animatronics (animatronics )
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Details on the number of animatronics. | 5
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Auto-categorisation
All articles which include this template are Category:Rides by name.
The following parameters will auto-categorise the article:
country
:- Example: if
|country=Netherlands
, article is added to Category:Rides in the Netherlands
- Example: if
state
:- Example: if
|state=New Jersey
, article is added to Category:Rides in New Jersey (This overrides thecountry
parameter)
- Example: if
status
:- If
|status=operating
, article is added to Category:Operating rides - If
|status=defunct
, article is added to Category:Defunct rides - If
|status=under construction
, article is added to Category:Under construction rides - If
|status=in storage
, article is added to Category:Dismantled rides - If
|status=planned
, article is added to Category:Planned rides - If
|status=cancelled
, article is added to Category:Cancelled rides - If
|status=unknown
, article is added to Category:Rides whose status is unknown
- If
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An infobox for adding information on ride articles.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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VIdeo ID | video | ID of a YouTube video relating to the ride | Unknown | optional |
note1 | note1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
note2 | note2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
note3 | note3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
v1service | v1service | no description | Unknown | optional |
video2 | video2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
video3 | video3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
Name | name | Name to appear at the top of the infobox
| Unknown | required |
name-former | name-former | no description | Unknown | optional |
Image | image | Image name, including file extension (.jpg, .png)
| File | optional |
size | size | no description | Unknown | optional |
image2 | image2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
size2 | size2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
image3 | image3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
size3 | size3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
Image caption | caption | Caption text displayed underneath the image | Unknown | optional |
Status | status | Choose one: "operating", "defunct", "under construction", "standing but not operating", "in storage" or "unknown" | Unknown | optional |
country-1 | country-1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
Country | country | no description | Unknown | optional |
Park | park | Amusement park where this ride is located | Unknown | optional |
Operator | operator | Company or person which operates this ride, usually used for traveling rides | Unknown | optional |
Location | location | Full location of the ride
| Unknown | optional |
Section | section | Section or themed area within the park that this coaster is located | Unknown | optional |
subsection | subsection | no description | Unknown | optional |
Opening date | opened | Date that the ride opened to the public
| Date | optional |
Closing date | closed | The final day that this coaster operated to the public
| Date | optional |
opening | opening | no description | Unknown | optional |
operated | operated | no description | Unknown | optional |
Cost | cost | no description | Unknown | optional |
Minimum rider height | min_height | Minimum rider height in inches (US only) or centimetres (outside the US). Number only, or "none" if there is no minimum height restriction.
| Number | optional |
Minimum unaccompanied rider height | min_height_unaccompanied | Minimum rider height for a person not accompanied by an adult or responsible person. Use inches (US only) or centimetres (outside US). Number only
| Number | optional |
Maximum rider height | max_height | Maximum rider height in inches (US only) or centimetres (outside US). Numbers only
| Number | optional |
Height restriction | restriction | Height that guests must be to ride this attraction
| Unknown | deprecated |
Replaced | replaced | Ride or attraction which previously occupied the plot of land where this attraction is now | Unknown | optional |
Replacement | replacement | Ride or attraction which was installed after this attraction was removed | Unknown | optional |
Location history | past-locations | Enter location history here. See template documentation ([[Template:Infobox ride]]) for more information. | Unknown | optional |
Manufacturer | manufacturer | Company which manufactured the ride. Sometimes this is actually the designer when a ride is subcontracted. Include wikilinks | Unknown | optional |
Serial number | serialnumber | no description | Unknown | optional |
Year built | yearbuilt | Year of manufacture (if different to opening year) | Unknown | optional |
Builder | builder | Alternative to "manufacturer" | Unknown | optional |
Designer / engineer | designer | Engineers and designers involved in the project | Unknown | optional |
Onsite construction | construction | Company which handled construction and assembly onsite | Unknown | optional |
Category 1 | category1 | Generic type of the ride
| Unknown | optional |
Category 2 | category2 | Generic type of the ride | Unknown | optional |
Category 3 | category3 | Generic type of the ride | Unknown | optional |
Category 4 | category4 | Generic type of the ride | Unknown | optional |
Model / product | product | Product or model (as advertised by manufacturer) | Unknown | optional |
Capacity | capacity | Number of guests per ride vehicle, per cycle
| Unknown | optional |
Hourly capacity | riders/hour | Number of riders per hour | Unknown | optional |
lift/launch | lift/launch | no description | Unknown | optional |
Length of plot | dimension1 | Length of plot in feet | Unknown | optional |
Breadth of plot | dimension2 | Breadth of plot in feet | Unknown | optional |
Power | power | Electrical power requirement | Unknown | optional |
Height | height | Maximum height above ground in feet | Unknown | optional |
Speed | speed | Maximum speed in mph | Unknown | optional |
Diameter | diameter | Diameter of the ride in feet, if it is wheel-shaped | Unknown | optional |
Cabins | cabins | Number of cabins on rides such as ferris wheels.
| Unknown | optional |
Track length | track_length | The length of track on a tracked ride. Use feet for rides in the USA, for everywhere ese use metres
| Unknown | optional |
Animatronics | animatronics | For short info such as the number of figures/animatronics | Unknown | optional |
Theme | theme | The theme of the ride | Unknown | optional |
other | other | no description | Unknown | optional |
Units | units | Specifies units used in the infobox. Must be either "imperial" or "metric". Rides located in the US use imperial, all other rides use metric.
| Unknown | required |
Soundtrack | soundtrack | Information on the official soundtrack.
| Unknown | optional |
State | state | The state within which this ride is located (American rides only)
| Unknown | optional |
Coordinates (latitude) | coord_lat | no description | Unknown | optional |
Coordinates (longitude) | coord_long | no description | Unknown | optional |
drop | drop | no description | Unknown | optional |