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A place to talk about roller coasters and parks that have them. Everyone is welcome here to both learn and to celebrate these magnificent machines designed to scare you.

Here are some important resources:

  1. RCDB
  2. Thrill Data
  3. Coast2Coaster
  4. Terminology and Abbreviations

Images are welcome if they are of high quality and it doesn't get out of hand. Please use PostImages to upload your image and then use that link in the URL field of your post (other image sites are permitted but Post Images has the best policies and compatibility).

Some basic rules:

  1. Opinions, theories, and facts are all welcome – but be clear about what you’re saying.

  2. Back up facts with sources as much as possible

  3. No spam or sell-promotion. Linking to your own media or site is permissible only if it’s specifically related to a topic/post that someone else created.

  4. No photos or videos taken on the rides. This is dangerous and shouldn't be encouraged.

  5. Limit political discussion. When discussed it must be park related.

  6. No fictional coasters (models, no limits, planet coaster, etc)

  7. No posting personal information.

  8. No shaming of anyone. We all can continue to learn and not everyone knows everything -- and that's ok.

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[–] stooth64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not an informational book, but I had this roller coaster maze book as a kid: https://www.amazon.com/Maze-Ing-Roller-Coaster-Mazes/dp/1588650626

I want to buy a copy again to see how many I’ve ridden and how many are defunct by now. I think Taz’s Texas Tornado from AstroWorld was in there and that is long gone.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I would have if I had known there were roller coaster books when I was younger, haha. I've been buying my nephew a few books at times but it seems like YouTube has taken the place of those now which is a tad frustrating if I'm being honest.