rec.roller-coaster FAQ

Welcome to the world of Roller-Coaster fanaticism!

This article is posted regularly to rec.roller-coaster, news.answers, and rec.answers by Geoff Allen. It is also availaible in a hypertext version on the World Wide Web as http://sunsite.unc.edu/darlene/coaster/FAQ/FAQ.cover.html. The original conversion to hypertext was done by Darlene Fladager.

This article is the main info posting for rec.roller-coaster, the net's own asylum for coaster fanatics. In this article, you'll find everything (or, almost everything) you need to know to be a coaster fanatic, too.

Enjoy your ride!!!!

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Contents:

Part 1: General info & introduction
1. About rec.roller-coaster
2. About Usenet
3. About this document
Part 2: Coaster info, organizations, and references
4. Common abbreviations
5. Definitions of Roller-Coaster terms
6. American Coaster Enthusiasts - ACE
7. Mid-Atlantic Coaster Club - MACC
8. Western New York Coaster Club - WNYCC
9. First Drop - U.K. Coaster Club
10. National Amusement Park Historical Association - NAPHA
11. National Carousel Association - NCA
12. Books on Roller Coasters and Amusement Parks
13. Magazines
14. FTP site
15. Other Stuff of Interest
16. Amusement Industry Jobs
Part 3: Lists and statistics
17. Roller Coaster Designer Info
18. Roller Coaster Record Holders
19. ACE's Classic Coaster Roster
20. Inside Track ``Top Coasters'' Readers Survey
21. Amusement Park Attendance Statistics
22. Coming Attractions -- new coasters for 94 and beyond!
23. List of Endangered Coasters in USA