Template:Infobox ride/doc

This template is added at the top section of an article that is about an amusement ride.

Layout (for copying into the source editor)

{{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
Top section
Image (image)	Any image on Coasterpedia can go here. Depending on availability, an image of the entire ride or of the ride entrance is most suitable. Only the name of the file is required.	Wave Swinger (Alton Towers) 1.jpg
Image caption (caption)	Caption displayed below the image.	The ride while it was known as Wave Swinger
Video ID (video)	The ID of a Youtube video containing a POV of the roller coaster.	i3V63P1dkCY <!-- Youtube video ID -->
General
Name (name)	Name of the attraction.	Twirling Toadstool/code>
Park (park)	The amusement park in which the attraction is situated. If the attraction is travelling, leave blank.	[[Alton Towers]]
Location (location)	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
Country (country)	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
State (state)	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
Section (section)	Section or themed area within the park that this coaster is located	Cloud Cuckoo Land
Status (status)	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.	defunct
Opening date (opened)	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
Closing date (closed)	The final date which the attraction operated to the public, not the day it was demolished.
Expected opening date (opening)	The planned opening date for an attraction that is under construction.
Cost (cost)	Costs of building the attraction. No specific layout is required so should be formatted as best for each ride and location.	$25,000,000
Soundtrack (soundtrack)	Information on the official soundtrack for this ride.	Yes, by IMAscore
Theme (theme)	Theme of the ride.	Haunted mansion
Minimum rider height (min_height)	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.	32
Minimum unaccompanied rider height (min_unaccompanied_height)		54
Maximum rider height (max_height)		75
Height restriction (restriction)	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)
Location history (past-locations)	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.
Statistics
System of measurement (units)	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
Unless noted otherwise, numbers in the following parameters are in the units chosen above in the System of measurement (units) parameter. Enter numbers only.
Manufacturer (manufacturer)	The three parameters manufacturer, builder and designer are somewhat ambiguous and interchangeable. Use the one that appears more suitable for the particular ride.	[[Zierer]]
Builder (builder)		[[Martin & Vleminckx]]
Designer / Calculations (designer)		[[Werner Stengel]]
Onsite construction (construction)	The company responsible for assembling the attraction.	[[RCS GmbH]]
Category (category1)	The type of ride. For more information, see Coasterpedia:Guide to ride types.	Frisbee
Model / product (product)	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.	[[Wave Swinger (Zierer product)|Wave Swinger]]
Length of plot (dimension1)	How large the attraction is on the x and y-axis (the z-axis is its height). In metres or feet.	62.3
Breadth of plot (dimension2)		137.8
Capacity (capacity)	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
Hourly capacity (riders/hour)	The theoretical hourly capacity of the attraction.	1400 riders per hour
Power (power)	The power consumption of the attraction, usually measured in kW.	100 kW
Serial number (serialnumber)	Serial number of the attraction.	145
Height (height)	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
Maximum speed (speed)	The highest speed reached during the attraction in km/h or mph.	128
Animatronics (animatronics)	Details on the number of animatronics.	5
Cabins (cabins)	Number of cabins (ferris wheel).	5
Diameter (diameter)	Diameter of the ride. Intended for "wheel"-based attractions such as ferris wheels.	50
Length (track_length)	The total length of the track in metres or feet (tracked rides only).	3118
Animatronics (animatronics)	Details on the number of animatronics.	5

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
• state:
  • Example: if |state=New Jersey, article is added to Category:Rides in New Jersey (This overrides the country parameter)
• 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

An infobox for adding information on ride articles.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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 Example Falcon's Fury	Unknown	required
name-former	name-former	no description	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Image name, including file extension (.jpg, .png) Example Boomerang (Floraland Continent Park) 03.jpg	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 Example Jackson, New Jersey, USA	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 Example July 19, 2018	Date	optional
Closing date	closed	The final day that this coaster operated to the public Example July 19, 2018	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. Example 48	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 Example 52	Number	optional
Maximum rider height	max_height	Maximum rider height in inches (US only) or centimetres (outside US). Numbers only Example 78	Number	optional
Height restriction	restriction	Height that guests must be to ride this attraction Example 48 inches (122 cm)	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 Example [[Drop Tower]]	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 Example Five gondolas seating six guests each	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. Example 64	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 Example 800	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. Example metric	Unknown	required
Soundtrack	soundtrack	Information on the official soundtrack. Example Yes, by IMAscore	Unknown	optional
State	state	The state within which this ride is located (American rides only) Example Utah	Unknown	optional
Coordinates (latitude)	coord_lat	no description	Unknown	optional
Coordinates (longitude)	coord_long	no description	Unknown	optional
drop	drop	no description	Unknown	optional