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The Wooden Roller Coaster is a roller coaster. In RCT1 it was called theWooden Twister Roller Coaster.

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 (RCT1); 200 Feet (RCT2)

Vehicles

Wooden Roller Coaster Trains
Wooden Roller Coaster Trains (backwards) (RCT1 only)
Articulated Roller Coaster Train
Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (RCT2 and RCT3)
Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (backwards) (RCT2 and RCT3)

Downloadable Vehicles

Dream Woodie Trains (See here)

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".

In Real Life

The Wooden Roller Coaster doesn't replicate a specific model, rather a general type of coaster. This type of roller coaster outdated the Side Friction coaster, and the invention of Up-Stop Wheels revolutionised this type of ride.

The Vertical Loop element is found in all three Tycoon games, however only one modern wooden roller coaster ever featured a vertical loop, Son of Beast at Kings Island. This loop was later removed to allow lighter trains to be used on the ride.

Gallery

Wooden roller coaster made in RCT3. Name: Trition

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.

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-''For the '''Wooden Twister Roller Coaster''' variant found in the first [[RollerCoaster Tycoon]] game, please click [[Wooden Roller Coaster#Wooden Twister Roller Coaster|here]].''
+The '''Wooden Roller Coaster''' is a [[roller coaster]]. In [[RCT1]] it was called the'''Wooden Twister Roller Coaster'''.
 ===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 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)
+*Articulated Roller Coaster Train
 *Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (RCT2 and RCT3)
 *Six-seater Roller Coaster Train (backwards) (RCT2 and RCT3)
+====Downloadable Vehicles====
+*Dream Woodie Trains (See [[Wooden Roller Coaster#Dream Woodie Coaster|here]])
 ===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".
+===In Real Life===
+The Wooden Roller Coaster doesn't replicate a specific model, rather a general type of coaster. This type of roller coaster outdated the Side Friction coaster, and the invention of Up-Stop Wheels revolutionised this type of ride.
+The Vertical Loop element is found in all three ''Tycoon'' games, however only one modern wooden roller coaster ever featured a vertical loop, Son of Beast at Kings Island. This loop was later removed to allow lighter trains to be used on the ride.
 ===Gallery===
 <gallery orientation="none" position="center" columns="dynamic" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
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 Trition 1.png|Wooden roller coaster made in RCT3. Name: Trition
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-=Wooden Twister Roller Coaster=
-{{Infobox Ride
- |pic=WoodenTwisterRC.png
-|type=Roller Coaster
-|descr=This roller coaster can be thought of as a <br> non-looping [[Steel Roller Coaster]] mixed with <br> other traits of the [[Wooden Roller Coaster]].
-|cost=2,800+
-|size=Medium-Large (variable)
-|game=[[Corkscrew Follies]]}}
-===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)
-===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==
 [[File:AE-DRMWD.jpg|thumb|286px|Dream Woodie Coaster in Amazing Earl's theme park.]]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.