Every drop. Every launch. One vault.
Stats, history, rankings and ride tips for 515 coasters at 132 parks across 36 states — built from real, structured data so you can plan a park day before you book one.
Kingda Ka
at Six Flags Great Adventure · New Jersey
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How Roller Coasters Are Classified: Steel, Wood, Hybrid and Beyond
A practical taxonomy of coaster types — what the labels actually mean and how to read a ride's spec sheet.
FundamentalsWood vs Steel Coasters: An Honest Comparison
The differences enthusiasts actually argue about, and how to decide which type to seek out first.
FundamentalsReading a Coaster Spec Sheet: What the Numbers Actually Mean
Height, drop, speed, length, inversions — and which of them you can actually feel from the train.
Trip PlanningTheme Park Trip Planning Essentials
A working framework for planning a multi-coaster park visit without burning out by lunch.
About CoasterVault
CoasterVault is an independent reference site for roller coaster enthusiasts and casual park visitors planning trips around major American thrill rides. We aggregate structured data on every coaster we can verify — manufacturer, model platform, opening year, height, drop, length, top speed and inversions — and pair it with longer-form context: rankings, manufacturer field guides, trip planning frameworks and beginner-friendly explanations of how the spec sheet actually maps to the ride experience.
Every coaster page links through to its park, its state, its manufacturer and to comparable rides elsewhere in the database. The goal is to make it possible to walk into a park with a real plan — knowing which rides are worth queueing for first, which to save for a return visit and which to skip entirely if your time is short. The same data powers our rankings, which update automatically whenever a new coaster opens.
We are not affiliated with any park or manufacturer, and the information here is compiled from publicly available sources for educational and trip-planning purposes. Park branding, ride names and logos remain the property of their respective owners.