Coasters in CoasterTycoon
There are 25 types of coaster. Each has its own cars, track pieces and feel. The level at which you can build each one is listed below. The higher the level, the bigger and more spectacular the coaster, but the more it costs to build.
Build each coaster piece by piece or place a ready-made design. Read the game guide to find out exactly how. A good coaster has high excitement, an intensity level that suits your guests, and not too much nausea. You can see the results after a test run.
Level 1
This is where you start. These coasters are cheap and quick to build.
Wooden CoasterLevel 1
A classic rattling wooden track with banked turns. A classic wooden track that rattles along. You can bank it on the turns. Perfect for anyone who loves the feel of an old-fashioned fairground or theme park.
Wild MouseLevel 1
A cheerful little coaster. Build it piece by piece. The first coaster you can build, and the cheapest. Small, cheerful and quick to finish: a great start for any park. Or place a ready-made design such as Mouse Hole or Cheese Express.
Level 2
Still affordable, with more variety: water rides, mine cars and the first themed pieces.
Mine ExpressLevel 2
Wooden mine cars with a lantern rumble along the track. Gentle enough for the whole family. Wooden mine cars with a lantern rumble along the track. Gentle enough for the whole family, with pieces such as a tyre lift, a lantern tunnel and an explosion beside the track.
Water StormLevel 2
Hop into your boat and speed around the twists of the water track! A four-seat boat on a water track. Special pieces include water jets that push the boat upwards, a misty passage and a huge splash, so you can design your own soaking-wet course.
Log FlumeLevel 2
Logs float through a channel and splash down the drop. No train here: logs float through a channel and splash down the drop. A wet-weather favourite on a warm day.
Level 3
Steel coasters, with high speeds, loops and launch pieces.
Forest BreakerLevel 3
Half wood, half steel: the rattle of a wooden coaster with steel turns and banking. No loops. Half wood, half steel: the rattle of a wooden coaster with steel-style turns and banking. No loops, but with sideways airtime and unusual turns.
WhirlwindLevel 3
Spinning cars that whirl around on the turns. The cars are spinning tubs that whirl around on the turns, taking your guests with them. Wide turns make the most of the spinning, as in the Whirlwind design.
CannonballLevel 3
Rocket cars with fins are fired from the Launch piece. Rocket cars with fins are fired from the Launch piece, giving the train instant speed. That speed can carry you to a vertical peak too. The Blast Off design launches straight from the station.
SprintLevel 3
Motorbikes on rails are fired from the Launch piece. No loops or banking. Two motorbikes ride one behind the other on a narrow frame, launched from the Launch piece. A small, agile coaster without loops; the Full Throttle design launches straight from the station.
Steel CoasterLevel 3
Fast and high, with loops and banked turns. Fast and high, with loops and banked turns. The classic steel coaster for building the most thrilling rides in your park. Try the Double Loop design.
Level 4
Unusual rides for players with a larger park.
Deep DiveLevel 4
Six bucket seats per car, with thrills that build with every deep drop. Six bucket seats per car, with thrills that build with every deep drop. It has a vertical dive and a dive loop, for anyone who wants to plunge to the depths.
AirflowLevel 4
Lie flat beneath the track and fly face-down through turns and loops. Lie flat beneath the track, face-down, and fly through turns and loops. Try the gentle Bird Flight design to start, or Cloud Glider for a long climb and a deep drop.
MonorailLevel 4
A gentle ride around the park on a single rail. A gentle ride around the park on a single rail. It’s not an adrenaline rush, but it offers lovely views and a relaxing ride for all ages.
ArrowLevel 4
One wide beam and one seat per row: sit one behind the other and race through every turn. One wide beam and one seat per row: you sit one behind the other in a narrow, agile train. It has turns, banking and a loop, but each car only has two seats.
River AdventureLevel 4
Round boats with six, eight or ten seats (you choose) float along a river with rapids, a waterfall, islands, a whirlpool and open water. They sway, bump gently and spin around. You board at a rotating station, which turns with your boat. Round boats with eight seats in a circle, all facing one another, float along a real river: calm water, a fast current, rapids, a waterfall and a tunnel. The boats sway from bank to bank, bump gently and spin slowly; there’s room to drift in the wider sections. You board at a rotating station.
BacklashLevel 4
The same track forwards and backwards: the train climbs to the peak, turns around and rides all the way back into the station. A return journey on the same track: the train climbs to the peak at the end, turns around and travels backwards all the way into the station. Build your own track and end it at the peak; a brake piece slows the train down. Try the There and Back design.
Wing FlightLevel 4
You sit beside the track and glide through every turn. You don’t sit in the car, but beside the track, gliding through every turn. Special pieces include a flying roll and flights through two keyholes.
Level 5
The top of the game: the biggest and most expensive coasters.
DuelLevel 5
Red and blue racing cars chase each other around the same track. Which one gets back first? Red and blue racing cars with a chequered stripe down the side. Send two trains off one after the other and they’ll chase each other around the same track: the red team against the blue.
Suspended CoasterLevel 5
The cars hang beneath the track. Not for the faint-hearted. The cars hang beneath the track. Not for the faint-hearted. Try the Sky Swing design with a spiral and banked turns.
Sky GiantLevel 5
Race over the tallest hills, with lots of weightless airtime. No loops. Race over the tallest hills, with lots of weightless airtime and no loops. With a giant camelback and three jumps in a row, you get long moments of floating.
Tilt FeverLevel 5
Four seats in each angular car, with thrills that build on every banked turn. Four seats in each angular car. The thrills build on every banked turn. The List to Port design has a long climb, a deep drop and a series of tilted turns.
HeadspinLevel 5
Two people in an oval gondola that spins, with thrills building on every drop. Two people ride in an oval gondola that can spin, with thrills building on every drop. It’s a unique ride experience: the gondola spins on the turns.
Shaft DropLevel 5
Six seats across in a super-wide train: hold on above the edge, then plunge straight down the shaft. Six guests sit side by side in a single wide row, with three rows behind them: eighteen seats in one train. After the lift, the train hangs over the edge for three seconds before plunging straight down. Leave room on both sides of the track for the wide train.
Water Storm PlusLevel 5
Boats travel through calm channels and a dark tunnel, climb the lift chain, plunge down the drop and splash into the water. Six-seat boats travel through channels and a dark tunnel, climb the lift chain, plunge down a five-storey drop and make a big splash. The water and dry track must connect; take an on-ride photo at the camera. Try the Splash Parade design.
SwitchwindLevel 5
A launched coaster with a track switch: the train shoots forwards, launches backwards and then shoots over the hill again. A launched coaster with a track switch: the train stops, launches backwards and then forwards again, or rolls back from a hill to get another push. Three launches in one ride. Try the Three Launches design.
Which one should I choose?
- Just starting: the Wild Mouse or Wooden Coaster. They’re cheap and help you learn how to build.
- Attract families: Mine Express, Monorail and Log Flume are gentler than a steel coaster.
- For thrills: Steel Coaster, Whirlwind or Cannonball. Keep an eye on the intensity.
- For something unusual: Wing Flight, Deep Dive, Headspin and Tilt Fever each offer a unique ride experience.
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