Glossar

The following list contains terminology used in the rcdb and their respective definitions. Click on any term's title for more options related to the term.

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Category

ACE Coaster Classic - a coaster meeting the criteria specified by the American Coaster Enthusiasts club. These roller coasters must meet guidelines like single position lap bars, no seat dividers or headrests, and more.

Brakeman -

Dual Station -

Enclosed - a roller coaster built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. This structure often imparts a theme or houses special effects.

Family - a small roller coaster designed for young riders, but adults may comfortably ride also.

Floorless -

Hybrid (Steel Structure) -

Hybrid (Wood Structure) -

Indoor - a roller coaster built inside a structure unrelated to the ride.

Kiddie - a small roller coaster designed solely for children.

Magnetic brakes -

Mine Train - a coaster designed to give the experience of riding a runaway mine train. They usually follow the terrain closely and make small - but quick - drops and turns.

Möbius - The two tracks are continuous forming a single circuit or 'Moebius Loop'.

Private -

Shuttle - a roller coaster traveling to the end of its track and returning in the opposite direction. A shuttle roller coaster's track contains a beginning and end, unlike a traditional roller coaster which forms a continuous circuit.

Twin - a roller coaster with two tracks. The tracks often follow a similar course, allowing the trains to race with each other.

Vertical Lift -

Water Coaster -

Classification

Achterbahn -

Powered Coaster - a roller coaster that is electrically powered throughout the entire ride.

Current Status

Living -

SBNO -

Design

4th Dimension - a coaster with cars that spin on a horizontal axis.

Bobsled - designed like a bobsled run -- without a fixed track. The train travels freely through a trough.

Flying - a roller coaster ridden while parallel with the track.

Inverted - a roller coaster which uses trains traveling beneath, rather than on top of, the track. Unlike a suspended roller coaster, an inverted roller coaster's trains are rigidly attached to the track.

Pipeline - a coaster where riders are positioned between the rails instead of above or below.

Sit Down - a traditional roller coaster ridden while sitting down.

Stand Up - a coaster ridden while standing up instead of sitting down.

Suspended - a roller coaster using trains which travel beneath the track and pivot on a swinging arm from side to side, exaggerating the track's banks and turns.

Layout

Big Apple / Wacky Worm -

Cyclone - roller coaster whose track layout is designed after the legendary Coney Island Cyclone.

Double Figure Eight - Figure eights are side-by-side.

Double Out and Back -

Figure Eight -

Jungle Mouse -

L-Shaped Out and Back -

Out and Back -

Oval -

Terrain -

Twister -

Wild Mouse - rides using single-car trains on a track with very tight turns. The cars' wheels are positioned closer to the rear of the car than a traditional coaster. The front of the car travels past the turn before changing directions, giving the sensation that the car will fall off the track

Zyklon / Galaxi -

Propulsion

Commutator -

Compressed Air Launch -

Electric Spiral Lift -

LIM - LIM (Linear Induction Motor) is a form of electro-magnetic propulsion. They replace a traditional lift hill and do not contain any moving parts. Typically LIM systems launch the roller coaster from the station extremely quickly.

LSM - LSM (Linear Synchronous Motor) is a form of electro-magnetic propulsion. They replace a traditional lift hill and do not contain any moving parts. Typically LSM systems launch the roller coaster from the station extremely quickly.

Spiral Lift -

Tire Propelled Launch -

Tire Propelled Lift -

Tire Propelled Spiral Lift -

Weight Drop Launch -

Restraint

Headrest -

Individual hydraulic lap bar -

Individual ratcheting lap bar -

Seat divider -

Seatbelt -

Shoulder harness -

Single position lap bar -

T-Bar -

Statistical Terminology

Abfahrt - test

Acceleration -

Angle Of Decent - the steepest angle experienced during on the ride in the direction of travel. This figure is not for track banking or the lift hill angle.

Geschwindigkeit - the top speed encountered on the ride. In some cases this is not at the bottom of a roller coasters first drop.

G-Force - the greatest gravitational force experienced during the ride.

Höhe - the structure's greatest height measured from the ground to the track level. Railings, flagpoles and such are not counted as part of the roller coaster's height.

Inversionen - the physical number of inversions on a roller coaster. This will be half the number traveled on a shuttle roller coaster with inversions. To counted as an inversion the element must turn rides a full 180° upside-down.

Kapazität - the highest number of riders per hour a roller coaster is capable of assuming the ride is using all of its trains.

Länge - the roller coaster's physical course length as measured if a line existed between the rails. Transfer tracks are not included in this figure.

Time - time spent in motion. Load and unload time is not included in this figure.

Status

Alive -

In Storage -

Manufacturered -

Operated -

SBNO -

Typ

Hölzern - a roller coaster with track consisting of layers of wood. Occasionally wooden roller coasters will use steel structures to support the wooden track, this does not have an affect on its wooden status.

Stahl - a roller coaster with track consisting of steel tubes or rails. Occasionally steel roller coasters will use wood structures to support the steel track, this does not have an affect on its steel status.

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