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° (RCT1)
 * Maximum Track Slope - 60°
 * Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
 * Maximum Height - 105 Feet (RCT1); 200 Feet (RCT2)

Vehicles

 * Wooden Roller Coaster Trains
 * Wooden Roller Coaster Trains (backwards) (RCT1 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 its loop removed in the winter of 2006/2007 becuase of a maintenance costs.

Dream Woodie Coaster
Dan Wolfe/The Amazing Earl created a downloadable Wooden Roller Coaster train called the Dream Woodie Coaster Trains. The cars were rendered to portray riders raising their arms over their heads on hills and leaning side-to-side on banked turns.