Coasterpedia:Guide to coaster types

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• Coasters
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This page serves as a guide to the various categories and types of coaster.

Classification

• Alpine coaster
• Powered coaster
• Roller coaster

Coaster types

• Every coaster fits into ONE of these:
• 
  4th Dimension
• 
  Bobsled
• 
  Floorless
• 
  Flying
• 
  Inverted
• 
  Motorbike
• 
  Pipeline
• 
  Semi-floorless
• 
  Sit-Down
• 
  Stand-Up
• 
  Suspended
• 
  Winged
• 
  Wooden

• Additional types, a coaster may be more than one:
• 
  Diving
• 
  Enclosed
• 
  Hamster Wheel
• 
  Indoor
• 
  Launched
• 
  Shuttle
• 
  Side Friction
• 
  Single rail
• 
  Spinning
• 
  Terrain
• 
  Water
• 
  Wild Mouse

• Size, where applicable:
• 
  Kiddie
• 
  Hyper
• 
  Giga
• 
  Strata

A coaster may be listed with multiple "types". Enter them in the order they appear here:

• 4th Dimension, Bobsled, Floorless (Semi-floorless), Flying, Inverted, Motorbike (Steeplechase), Pipeline, Side Friction, Sit-Down, Stand-Up, Suspended, Winged, Wooden (Every coaster fits into ONE of these)
• Diving, Enclosed, Indoor, Launched, Shuttle, Single rail, Spinning, Terrain, Water, Wild Mouse (may be more than one)
• Kiddie, , Hyper, Giga, Strata (where applicable)

Examples

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened	Status
Arthur	Mack Rides	Powered	Inverted	July 2014	Operating
Leviathan	B&M	Roller	Giga	May 2012	Operating
Possessed	Intamin	Roller	Inverted Launched Shuttle	May 17, 2008	Operating
Smiler	Gerstlauer	Roller	Sit-Down	May 31, 2013	Operating
Stinger	Vekoma	Roller	Inverted Shuttle	April 28, 2012	Closed 2017
Twister	Reverchon	Roller	Sit-Down Spinning Wild Mouse	May 2001	Closed May 30, 2019