Template:Infobox roller coaster

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This template defines the table "Roller_Coasters". View table.

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This documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox roller coaster/doc. Changes can be proposed in the talk page.

This template is added at the top section of an article that is about a roller coaster, powered coaster, or alpine coaster. For coasters with multiple tracks, use Template:Infobox coaster multitrack instead.

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{{Infobox roller coaster
|units        = metric <!-- Change to imperial for US coasters only -->
|image        = 
|name         = 
|park         = 
|location     = 
|country      = 
|state        = 
|status       = 
|opened       = 
|closed       = 
|cost         = 
<!-- Units for height restrictions is inches (US), cm (everywhere else), input numbers only -->
|min_height   = 
|min_height_unaccompanied = 
|max_height   = 
|manufacturer = 
|builder      = 
|designer     = 
|category1    = 
|category2    = 
|category3    = 
|category4    = 
|layout       = 
|product      = 
|dimension1   = 
|dimension2   = 
|riders/train = 
|riders/hour  = 
|lift/launch  = 
|height       = 
|drop         = 
|speed        = 
|length       = 
|duration     = 
|inversions   = 
|angle        = 
|g-force      = 
}}

Parameters

Infobox template used for all single-tracked alpine, powered and roller coasters. Leave unknown parameters blank.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

Name to appear at the top of the infobox

Example
Kingda Ka
Linerequired
Imageimage

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.

Example
Boomerang (Floraland Continent Park) 03.jpg
Filesuggested
Image Sizesize

Limit the width of the image in pixels. Only use where necessary, default behaviour is the image will fit the width of the infobox

Example
100px
Lineoptional
Image 2image2

Additional image

Example
Boomerang (Floraland Continent Park) 03.jpg
Fileoptional
Image 2 Sizesize2

Limit the width of image 2 in pixels. Only use where necessary, default behaviour is the image will fit the width of the infobox

Example
100px
Lineoptional
Image 3image3

Additional image

Example
Boomerang (Floraland Continent Park) 03.jpg
Fileoptional
Image 3 Sizesize3

Limit the width of image 3 in pixels. Only use where necessary, default behaviour is the image will fit the width of the infobox

Example
100px
Lineoptional
Image captioncaption

Caption text displayed underneath the image

Example
The ride while it was known as Wave Swinger
Linesuggested
Statusstatus

Choose one: "operating", "defunct", "under construction", "under refurbishment", "standing but not operating", "in storage", "planned" or "unknown"

Suggested values
operating defunct under construction under refurbishment standing but not operating in storage planned unknown
Example
operating
Linerequired
Videovideo

URL of a YouTube video relating to the ride

Example
i3V63P1dkCY
Linesuggested
Video servicev1service

Video hosting service. See [https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo#supported-services|here] for available services and example IDs

Default
youtube
Lineoptional
Video Descriptionnote1

no description

Stringoptional
Video 2video2

URL of a YouTube video relating to the ride

Example
i3V63P1dkCY
Lineoptional
Video 2 servicev2service

Video hosting service. See [https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo#supported-services|here] for available services and example IDs

Default
youtube
Lineoptional
Video 2 Descriptionnote2

no description

Stringoptional
Video 3video3

URL of a YouTube video relating to the ride

Example
i3V63P1dkCY
Lineoptional
Video servicev3service

Video hosting service. See [https://github.com/StarCitizenWiki/mediawiki-extensions-EmbedVideo#supported-services|here] for available services and example IDs

Default
youtube
Lineoptional
Video 3 Descriptionnote3

no description

Stringoptional
Classclass

Type of coaster attraction

Suggested values
roller alpine powered
Default
roller
Stringsuggested
Countrycountry

no description

Suggested values
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (Democratic Republic) Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine UAE UK USA Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Example
USA
Stringsuggested
Statestate

Full state name, only for coasters in the USA

Suggested values
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Example
New York
Stringsuggested
Parkpark

Amusement park where this ride is located, should include link to page

Example
[[Alton Towers]]
Linesuggested
Operatoroperator

Company or person which operates this ride, usually used for traveling rides

Linesuggested
Locationlocation

Full location of the ride

Example
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Linesuggested
Sectionsection

Section or themed area within the park that this ride is located

Linesuggested
Opened dateopened

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.

Example
July 19, 2018
Datesuggested
Closed dateclosed

The final date which the attraction operated to the public, ''not'' the day it was demolished. Format as "May 25, 2005" for American attractions, "25 May 2005" for all other attractions.

Example
July 19, 2018
Datesuggested
Expected opening dateopening

The planned opening date for an attraction that is under construction. Format as "May 25, 2005" for American attractions, "25 May 2005" for all other attractions.

Linesuggested
Expected closing dateclosing

The final day that this ride is expected to be open to the public. Format as "May 25, 2005" for American attractions, "25 May 2005" for all other attractions.

Linesuggested
Costcost

Costs of building the attraction. No specific layout is required so should be formatted as best for each ride and location.

Example
$25,000,000
Linesuggested
Unitsunits

Specifies units used in the infobox. Must be either "imperial" or "metric". Rides located in the US use imperial, all other rides use metric.

Suggested values
metric imperial
Default
metric
Example
metric
Linerequired
Minimum rider heightmin_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
Numbersuggested
Minimum unaccompanied rider heightmin_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
Numbersuggested
Maximum rider height without childmax_height_without_child

The maximum height in inches (US only) or centimetres (outside the US) that an adult can ride without being accompanied by a child.

Numbersuggested
Maximum rider heightmax_height

Maximum rider height in inches (US only) or centimetres (outside US). Numbers only

Example
78
Numbersuggested
Height restrictionrestriction

Height that guests must be to ride this coaster

Example
48 inches (122 cm)
Unknowndeprecated
Replacedreplaced

Ride or attraction which previously occupied the plot of land where this attraction is now

Linesuggested
Replacementreplacement

Ride or attraction which was installed after this attraction was removed

Linesuggested
Location historypast-locations

Enter location history here. See template documentation ([[Template:Infobox roller coaster/location]]) for more information.

Contentsuggested
Manufacturermanufacturer

Company which manufactured the ride. Sometimes this is actually the designer when a ride is subcontracted. Include wikilinks

Example
[[Zierer]]
Linesuggested
Builderbuilder

Alternative to "manufacturer", usually used for wooden coasters

Example
[[Martin & Vleminckx]]
Linesuggested
Designer / engineerdesigner

Engineers and designers involved in the project

Example
[[Werner Stengel]]
Linesuggested
Onsite constructionconstruction

Company which handled construction and assembly onsite

Example
[[RCS GmbH]]
Linesuggested
Track materialcategory1

"Steel" or "Wooden"

Suggested values
Steel Wooden
Stringsuggested
Category 2category2

Can contain any categories that describe the ride, should keep to existing categories

Example
[[Launched]]
Linesuggested
Category 3category3

Can contain any categories that describe the ride, should keep to existing categories

Linesuggested
Category 4category4

Can contain any categories that describe the ride, should keep to existing categories

Linesuggested
Category 5category5

Can contain any categories that describe the ride, should keep to existing categories

Linesuggested
Category 6category6

Can contain any categories that describe the ride, should keep to existing categories

Linesuggested
Modelmodel

Do not use, use product instead

Linedeprecated
Riders per trainriders/train

Number of riders per train

Example
18
Linesuggested
Hourly capacityriders/hour

Number of riders per hour

Example
12
Numbersuggested
Propulsionlift/launch

Propulsion method that the ride uses

Example
[[Chain lift]]
Linesuggested
Length of plotdimension1

Length of plot in feet (US only) or metres (outside US)

Example
62.3
Numbersuggested
Breadth of plotdimension2

Breadth of plot in feet (US only) or metres (outside US)

Example
137.8
Numbersuggested
Powerpower

The power consumption of the attraction, usually measured in kW.

Example
199 kW
Linesuggested
Serial numberserialnumber

Serial number of the attraction

Example
145
Linesuggested
Heightheight

The maximum height, in feet (US only) or metres (outside US), of the attraction from ground level (excluding buildings that do not form part of the structure of the attraction).

Example
456.5
Numbersuggested
Elevation differencediff_elevation

The height difference between the highest and lowest point, in metres (outside US) or feet (US only).

Numbersuggested
Dropdrop

The tallest single drop, in metres (outside US) or feet (US only).

Numbersuggested
Speedspeed

The highest speed reached during the attraction in km/h (outside US) or mph (US only).

Numbersuggested
Track lengthlength

The length of track on a tracked ride in metres (outside US) or feet (US only)

Example
800
Numbersuggested
Inversionsinversions

Number of inversions

Example
3
Numbersuggested
Track inversionstrack_inversions

Number of times the track inverts (only used when track and rider inversions are different)

Example
3
Numbersuggested
Rider inversionsrider_inversions

Number of times riders are inverted (only used if track and rider inversions are different)

Example
2
Numbersuggested
Steepest drop angleangle

Angle of the steepest drop in degrees

Example
45
Numbersuggested
Durationduration

Time taken for one ride

Example
0:28
Linesuggested
Maximum g-forceg-force

Maximum positive g-force

Example
5
Numbersuggested
Subsectionsubsection

Subsection within the park that this ride is located

Linesuggested
Track layoutlayout

no description

Suggested values
cyclone double figure-8 double loop and corkscrew double out and back double-helix figure-8 l-shaped out and back looping zyklon oval shuttle loop single-helix-left single-helix-middle single-helix-right single-helix-back skyloop terrain triangle u-shuttle wacky worm zyklon40 zyklon/galaxi
Example
out and back
Lineoptional
Maximum g-forcegforce

Maximum positive g-force

Example
3
Unknowndeprecated
Soundtracksoundtrack

Information on the official soundtrack.

Example
Yes, by IMAscore
Linesuggested
Themetheme

The theme of the ride

Example
Haunted mansion
Linesuggested
Train manufacturertrain_manufacturer

The company which built the trains. Only use if different to the "main" manufacturer.

Example
[[Arrow Dynamics]]
Linesuggested
Coordinates (latitude)coord_lat

no description

Linesuggested
Coordinates (longitude)coord_long

no description

Linesuggested
Bank anglebank_angle

Maximum bank angle of the track in degrees

Numbersuggested
Model / productproduct

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 <code>''Product name'' (''Manufacturer name'' product)</code>, ommit the brackets if no other article shares the same title.

Example
[[Accelerator Coaster]]
Linesuggested

Auto-categorisation

All categories are modified by the class category. If not present, the article is classed as a roller coaster. If present, |class=powered classes the article as a powered coaster and |class=alpine classes the article as an alpine coaster.

All articles which include this template are added to one of Category:Roller coasters by name, Category:Powered coasters by name, or Category:Alpine coasters by name, depending on the value of class.

The following parameters will auto-categorise the article (the following list assumes |class=roller):

Hidden categories

This infobox populates the following hidden categories:

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