Template:Infobox dual roller coaster

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Location	[[{{{locationarticle}}}|{{{location}}}]]
Park section	[[{{{locationarticle}}}#{{{section}}}|{{{section}}}]]
Coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Opened	{{{opened}}}
Closed	{{{closed}}}
Manufacturer	[[{{{manufacturer}}}]]
Designer	{{{designer}}}
Model	{{{model}}}
Track layout	{{{track}}}
Lift/launch system	{{{lift}}}
Track name	{{{name1}}}	{{{name2}}}
Inversions	{{{inversions1}}}	{{{inversions2}}}
Duration	{{{duration1}}}	{{{duration2}}}
Max Vertical Angle	{{{angle1}}}°	{{{angle2}}}°
Acceleration	{{{acceleration1}}}	{{{acceleration2}}}
Max G force	{{{gforce1}}}	{{{gforce2}}}
Capacity	{{{capacity}}} riders per hour
Cost	{{{cost}}}
{{{name}}} at RCDB Pictures of {{{name}}} at RCDB
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This template is for roller coasters with two tracks. For single-tracked coasters, use {{Infobox roller coaster}}. If the automated unit conversions and categorization features of this template are not desirable for a particular usage, use {{Infobox roller coaster simplified}}. The main usage for the simplified template will be articles covering multiple installations of a widely "cloned" coaster such as Batman: The Ride.

Contents 1 Usage 1.1 name 1.2 image 1.3 caption 1.4 location 1.5 section 1.6 Coordinates 1.7 type 1.8 type2 1.9 type3 1.10 status 1.11 opened 1.12 manufacturer 1.13 designer 1.14 model 1.15 track 1.16 lift 1.17 name1, name2 1.18 height1, height2, drop1, drop2, length1, length2, speed1, speed2 1.19 inversions1, inversions2 1.20 duration1, duration2 1.21 angle1, angle2 1.22 acceleration1, acceleration2 1.23 gforce1, gforce2 1.24 capacity 1.25 cost 1.26 restriction 1.27 rcdb_number 2 Microformat

[edit] Usage

{{Infobox dual roller coaster
|name=             <!--The name of the entire coaster.-->
|image=            <!--Use ONLY the filename, not a full [[Image:]] link-->
|caption=
|location=         <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|section=          <!--Must not be linked.-->
|type=             <!--Must be "Steel" or "Wood", nothing else. Must not be linked.-->
|type2=            <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|type3=            <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|status=
|opened=
|manufacturer=     <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|designer=
|model=
|track=
|lift=
|name1=            <!--Name of the left track.-->
|name2=            <!--Name of the right track.-->
|height1=          <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|height2=          <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|drop1=            <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|drop2=            <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|length1=          <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|length2=          <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|speed1=           <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|speed2=           <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|inversions1=
|inversions2=
|duration1=
|duration2=
|angle1=           <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
|angle2=           <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
|acceleration1=
|acceleration2=
|gforce1=
|gforce2=
|capacity=         <!--Total capacity of both sides-->
|cost=
|restriction=      <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|rcdb_number=      <!--The number in the URL of the coaster's RCDB page-->
}}

[edit] name

The coaster's full, official name. Should not be linked.

[edit] image

The primary picture of the coaster. Use a full [[Image:]] tag.

[edit] caption

The caption for the picture.

[edit] location

The park in which the coaster is located. Use the full, properly capitalized name of the park, and DO NOT link it. It will be linked automatically.

[edit] section

The section of the park in which the coaster is located. Should not be linked, a section link will be automatically generated using the location parameter. For example, a location of Six Flags Great Adventure and a section of Golden Kingdom will make this link: [[Six Flags Great Adventure#Golden Kingdom|Golden Kingdom]].

[edit] Coordinates

Use {{coord}}, with display=inline,title.

[edit] type

The primary type, Steel or Wood. This should not be ANYTHING else and should NOT be linked. It will be linked automatically, and the coaster will be added to the appropriate category: Category:Steel roller coasters or Category:Wooden roller coasters.

[edit] type2

The secondary type. It can be any one of the following, or another type, if appropriate:

• 4th Dimension
• Bobsled
• Duelling
• Enclosed
• Floorless
• Flying
• Indoor
• Inverted
• Launched
• Racing
• Shuttle
• Side friction
• Spinning
• Stand-up
• Suspended
• Virginia Reel
• Wild Mouse

This parameter should NOT be linked. It will be linked automatically and add the coaster to a category for that type. For example, "Inverted" will link to Inverted roller coaster and add the coaster to Category:Inverted roller coasters.

Note: This is NOT the track layout. Out and Back, Twister, Moebius Loop, Terrain etc. do not belong in this parameter, they have their own. Also, the height category (Megacoaster, Gigacoaster, Stratacoaster) doesn't belong here, it will be calculated from the height.

[edit] type3

This is exactly the same as type2. It should be used when more than one secondary type applies. For example, Dueling Dragons would be a Steel (type) Dueling (type2) Inverted (type3) coaster.

[edit] status

The current status of the coaster. Could be Under Construction (with expected opening date), Temporarily Closed (AKA being fixed), SBNO (Standing But Not Operating), or, of course, Open.

[edit] opened

The first day on which the coaster was open to the public. Many coasters have a "soft opening" before their media day and official opening, in this case the date of the soft opening should be used. This should be properly linked according to the Manual of Style.

[edit] manufacturer

The full, official name of the coaster's primary manufacturer. This should NOT be linked, it will be automatically linked and it will add the coaster to a category for that manufacturer.

[edit] designer

The coaster's designer, if RCDB lists one. This will not be automatically linked or add the coaster to a category.

[edit] model

The coaster's model, as listed on RCDB. This will often, but not always, be the same as the secondary type. It will not be automatically linked, it should only be linked if it differs from the secondary type.

[edit] track

The track layout. This could be something like Out and Back, Twister, Moebius Loop, Terrain etc. Because track layouts can vary greatly from the standard ones, this parameter will not be automatically linked and will not automatically add the coaster to a category.

[edit] lift

The type of lift or launch system that this coaster uses. The most common will be a chain lift hill, but other common ones are linear motor launch track, cable lift hill, hydraulic launch track, etc. There is no automatic linking or categorizing for this parameter, please link as appropriate.

[edit] name1, name2

The names of the coaster's left and right tracks. If they don't have names, use "Left" and "Right".

[edit] height1, height2, drop1, drop2, length1, length2, speed1, speed2

All of the 1's are for the left track, all the 2's are for the right. All of these parameters must use values that are entirely numeric. Height, drop, and length must be expressed in feet (if feet and inches are given, use decimals instead) and speed must be expressed in miles per hour. The SI values of these parameters (meters and km/h, respectively) will automatically be calculated and included - this is why these parameters must be entirely numeric. For example a height value of "230" must be used instead of "230 ft" or anything similar. Additionally, the height parameter will be used to automatically place the coaster in the appropriate height category: Megacoaster, Gigacoaster, or Stratacoaster.

[edit] inversions1, inversions2

1 for left track and 2 for right track. The number of times riders are turned upside down during the ride.

[edit] duration1, duration2

1 for left track and 2 for right track. The actual duration of the ride. This will often differ from the official duration. Unless the train launches directly out of the station and does not stop until it is back in the station, this will NOT be the time it takes for the train to return to the station after being dispatched.

On chain-lift coasters, which are the vast majority, the ride begins when the train's center of gravity passes the highest point of the (first, if applicable) lift hill and ends when the train first comes to a complete stop on the brake run before the station, or at least slows down enough that the ride is pretty much over (which is common on magnetically-braked coasters). There are exceptions, however. For example, Hydra has a "Jojo roll" inversion before the lift hill, which must be counted in the duration. On cable lift coasters such as Millennium Force and El Toro, the lift is fast enough that it may be considered part of the ride.

For launched coasters, it's even easier. The ride begins when the launch begins and ends when the train stops or slows down enough that the ride is pretty much over.

Aside from a stopwatch, the best thing you need to determine the actual duration of any coaster is simply your best judgment.

[edit] angle1, angle2

1 for left track and 2 for right track. The maximum vertical angle, in degrees, attained by the track. This will usually, but not always, be the angle of the first drop. Inversions are not counted - if they were, for example, any coaster with a loop would have an angle of 90 degrees, as the track attains this angle twice as part of the loop.

[edit] acceleration1, acceleration2

1 for left track and 2 for right track. The rates of acceleration of each track. Should be expressed in the form "X - Y mph in Z sec". This will normally only be used for launched coasters.

[edit] gforce1, gforce2

1 for left track and 2 for right track. The maximum G force that riders experience during the ride.

[edit] capacity

The maximum number of guests that the entire coaster (both tracks) can accommodate in one hour.

[edit] cost

The amount of money the coaster cost to build, expressed in the currency of the country where the coaster is located.

[edit] restriction

Height restriction, AKA "You must be this tall to ride." Express in inches, must be entirely numeric, will be converted to centimeters and both will be displayed.

[edit] rcdb_number

The NUMBER in the URL (not the full URL) of the coaster's entry at the Roller Coaster Database. For example, Kingda Ka's RCDB page is http://www.rcdb.com/id2832.htm so the RCDB Number for Kingda Ka is 2832.

[edit] Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

Please do not rename or remove these classes.

When giving coordinates, please don't be overly precise.

This template will put any page on which it is included into Category:Roller coasters as well as additional categories for type, manufacturer, and height range.