This Cite RCDB template is used to create standardized inline citations from individual rollercoaster pages on the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website, at https://RCDB.com. Based upon the existing template:Cite web, this specific RCDB template, created for simplicity, is pre-filled with the author of the RCDB website and the wikilinked publisher.
Usage
- Block
{{Cite RCDB
|coaster_name=
|___location=
|rcdb_number=
|accessdate=
|url=
}}
- Inline
{{Cite RCDB |coaster_name= |___location= |rcdb_number= |accessdate= |url= }}
RefToolbar 2.0
The simplest way to use this template is with RefToolbar. The following code needs to be copied to your user Javascript file. You will then notice a new Cite tab when editing a page. By clicking on the templates drop down you will find RCDB. Fill in the details and click insert.
$('head').one('reftoolbarbase', function() {
new citeTemplate('Cite RCDB', 'Cite RCDB',
[ // Basic fields
{"field": "coaster_name", "label":"Coaster name"},
{"field": "___location", "label":"Park name"},
{"field": "rcdb_number", "label":"RCDB number"},
{"field": "accessdate", "label":"Access date"},
{"field": "url", "label":"URL"}
],
[ // Expanded fields
]);
});
Parameters
| Field parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| coaster_name | Name of the roller coaster as listed on its page on the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website | Raptor |
| ___location | Amusement park or theme park where the roller coaster is located | Cedar Point |
| rcdb_number | Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) number of the roller coaster; it is near the end of the RCDB URL | 1 |
| accessdate | Date the RCDB website was accessed (and verified) by the editor, in local format (see MOS:DATETIES) | January 1, 2010 |
| url | Full URL of RCDB webpage; can be used when referencing search results | https://RCDB.com/1.htm |
Note: The full URL is automatically generated by the |rcdb_number= field. Use |url= for RCDB URLs that are not based on the RCDB number, such as with search results.
The examples below show common use cases, with the first citing a coaster and the second citing a coaster model without the |___location= field. Like all citation templates, the markup below must be wrapped with <ref></ref> tags.
| Conditions | Wiki markup | Rendered result |
|---|---|---|
|
{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=Fury 325 |___location=Carowinds |rcdb_number=12273 |accessdate=August 29, 2025}} |
Marden, Duane. "Fury 325 (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved August 29, 2025. |
|
{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=SLC |rcdb_number=8106 |accessdate=29 August 2025}} |
Marden, Duane. "SLC". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 29 August 2025. |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Cite RCDB
A template to create inline citations from the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) to be used within articles.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaster name | coaster_name | Name of the roller coaster in question (page name of the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website article) | String | required |
| Location | ___location | Physical ___location of the roller coaster (amusement park or theme park name) | String | optional |
| RCDB number | rcdb_number | Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) number of the roller coaster; it is near the end of the RCDB URL (eg: 397) | Number | required |
| URL | url | Full RCDB website url of the RCDB entry for the roller coaster | String | optional |
| Access date | accessdate | Date when the RCDB website url for the citation was found, and / or subsequently verified by the editor | String | optional |