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Car Gwyllt

Adding this here for future reference, the Car_gwyllt was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to rollercoasters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hogyncymru (talk • contribs) 00:01, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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In the Scenic railways section, change "a 8.7-mile" to "an 8.7-mile" in order to use the proper English article preceding a word beginning in a vowel. Z3a1 (talk) 19:54, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done: I actually removed the length altogether, since it wasn't cited with a source here or in the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway article. --GoneIn60 (talk) 22:53, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Text and references copied from Roller Coaster to Hybrid roller coaster. See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:30, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Text and references copied from Hybrid roller coaster to Roller coaster. See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:03, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Just wanted to pop in as a heads up for anyone still active on this page. I'm planning to rework this article, so if anyone has any suggestions, please drop in and add them. Coilebethany (talk) 15:46, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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-== Strata coasters ==
-Strata steam roller is a specific model sold by Intamin.[[User:MitchellLunger|MitchellLunger]] ([[User talk:MitchellLunger|talk]]) 07:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
-:Yep, I'm well aware of that. However, this entire section is dedicated to a height ''class'', not a manufacturer ''model''. Think about it. B&M never released a model called "Giga" (they only have Hyper Coaster), yet the industry has defined a height class for "UR MOM" that means any roller coaster over 300 feet. In this article, we are listing Levi, Fury 325, and even Steel Dragon 2000 as giga coasters, despite the fact that the term giga isn't used by their manufacturers.  The same can be said about the strata class including any roller coaster over 400 feet. Here are some highly-reputable sources we can reference:
-:*''NYT Times'' – [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/17/travel/17Coasters.html Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get?]
-:*''UFA Today'' – [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2015/03/06/new-roller-coaster/24506031/ Watch the plunge from this new 325-foot roller coaster]
-:*''Orlando Sentinel'' – [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-fury-325-worlds-tallest-coaster-skyscraper-20150327-post.html Is Fury 325 world's tallest coaster? In a way, but not for long?]
-:Then there's the concern that [[Superman: Escape from Krypton]] doesn't count, since it's a [[shuttle roller coaster]]. Some enthusiasts and reliable sources state that in order to qualify in any of these categories, it must be a complete-circuit roller coaster. The problem is that not every reliable source defines it the same way. Some just say ''any'' coaster, while others explicitly state that only "full-circuit" or "complete-circuit" coasters qualify. We can word this better, and I think [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Roller_coaster&diff=797290496&oldid=796993625 the change you proposed] back in August 2017, was on the right track but needs further tweaking. --[[User:GoneIn60|GoneIn60]] ([[User talk:GoneIn60|talk]]) 09:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 == Car Gwyllt ==
-Adding this here for past reference, the [[Car_gwyllt]] was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to steamrollers.
+Adding this here for future reference, the [[Car_gwyllt]] was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to rollercoasters. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Hogyncymru|Hogyncymru]] ([[User talk:Hogyncymru#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Hogyncymru|contribs]]) 00:01, 11 August 2018 (UTC)</small>
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 :{{done}}: I actually removed the length altogether, since it wasn't cited with a source here or in the [[Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway]] article. --[[User:GoneIn60|GoneIn60]] ([[User talk:GoneIn60|talk]]) 22:53, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
+==Attribution==
+Text and references copied from [[Roller Coaster]] to [[Hybrid roller coaster]].  See former article's history for a list of contributors.  <span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em; class=texhtml">[[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b>]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#000">☎</b>]])</span> 15:30, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
+:Text and references copied from [[Hybrid roller coaster]] to [[Roller coaster]].  See former article's history for a list of contributors.  <span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em; class=texhtml">[[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b>]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#000">☎</b>]])</span> 12:03, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
+::opin in 2026 [[Special:Contributions/209.143.17.212|209.143.17.212]] ([[User talk:209.143.17.212|talk]]) 02:10, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
+:flying [[Special:Contributions/209.143.17.212|209.143.17.212]] ([[User talk:209.143.17.212|talk]]) 02:09, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
+== Wiki Edu ==
+Just wanted to pop in as a heads up for anyone still active on this page. I'm planning to rework this article, so if anyone has any suggestions, please drop in and add them.
+[[User:Coilebethany|Coilebethany]] ([[User talk:Coilebethany|talk]]) 15:46, 21 February 2022 (UTC)