Roller Coaster Database Available to Purchase

Roller coasters have been part of popular culture since the nineteenth century. Beginning with early wooden structures to today's modern “scream machines”, roller coasters are a seemingly universal form of public entertainment. Exploiting principles of velocity and momentum to create heart‐thumping simulated risk and stomach‐churning gravitational sensory disorder, these steep elevated structures that run at high speeds provide a fascinating study of engineering design and human psychology.

While many people enjoy roller coaster rides simply as part of a larger amusement park experience, for others, the distinctive history, facts, and figures for each ride are equally appealing. Where is the...