Wooden Roller Coaster

For the Wooden Twister Roller Coaster variant found in the first RollerCoaster Tycoon game, please click here.

Construction
Track is laminated wood, topped with a flat steel running rail, constructed on a wooden support structure. Trains are held on the track by up-stop wheels, which run under the inside edge of the rails.

Special Track Elements

 * Banked Curves
 * Vertical Loop
 * On-Ride-Photo Section
 * Water Splash

Constraints

 * Maximum banked curve angle - 30°
 * Maximum Track Slope - 60°
 * Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
 * Maximum Height - 105 Feet

Vehicles

 * Wooden Roller Coaster Trains
 * Wooden Roller Coaster Trains (backwards) (RCT and RCT2 only)
 * Articulated Roller Coaster Train (RCT2 and RCT3)
 * Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (RCT2 and RCT3)
 * Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (backwards) (RCT2 and RCT3)

Operating Modes

 * Continuous circuit mode

Other Information
A good Wooden Roller Coaster is fast, has plenty of air time, some lateral Gs, steep drops, and is designed to feel "out-of-control".

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=Wooden Twister Roller Coaster=

Construction
Track is laminated wood, topped with a steel running rail, constructed on a wooden support structure. Trains are held on the track by up-stop wheels, which run under the inside edges of the rails.

Special Track Elements

 * Banked Curves
 * Steep Twist
 * Banked Helix
 * On-Ride Photo

Constraints

 * Banked Curves - 50°
 * Maximum Track Slope - 60°
 * Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
 * Maximum Height - 105 Feet

Vehicles

 * Roller Coaster Train (Articulated)
 * Mine Cart (Wacky Worlds)
 * Stage Coach
 * 6 seater
 * 6 seater reversed

Operating Modes

 * Continuous circuit mode

Other Information
Trains are articulated and have flanged running wheels to allow for a smoother ride on twisted track.

In RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the Wooden Twister Roller Coaster was combined with the traditional Wooden Roller Coaster, with the additions of vertical loops.

In Real Life

 * Although the vertical loop is often in the RollerCoaster Tycoon games, only one wooden coaster has had a legitimate loop. The ride was Son of Beast in Kings Island. Son Of Beast had it's loop removed in the winter of 2006/2007 becuase of a maintenance costs. the ride is currently Standing But Not Operating (SBNO).

Dream Woodie Coaster
Dan Wolfe/The Amazing Earl created a downloadable Wooden Roller Coaster train called the Dream Woodie Coaster Trains. Nothing special about the vehicle themselves, but the RIDERS are animated. They raise their arms over their heads on hills and lean side to side against banked turns...like REAL Riders would. It is compatible with existing Wooden Coaster tracks.