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Coasters, crowds and theme parks, explained

Guides and calculators from the people who build Park Baron: the physics behind every drop and loop, how a park moves thousands of guests, and how to build your first park. Every number comes from real physics or from the game’s own rules.

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Calculators

Work it out yourself: every result updates as you type.

Building a coaster in the Park Baron editorCalculatorG-force calculatorSpeed at the bottom of a drop, and the g-force in a valley or a loop.The park map with its queue-time overlayCalculatorRide capacity calculatorRiders per hour, and the wait from the back of the queue.

Guides

Plain-language explanations, with the sources we used.

The Park Baron coaster editor: a big 3D preview of the next track piece, with the piece strip and options around itGuideHow roller coasters workLift hills, energy, friction, loops and brakes, in plain words.A row of Park Baron rides and roller coasters rendered from the gameGuideRoller coaster typesWhat defines each of the 12 coaster types, from the Junior to the Giga.A Park Baron roller coaster running through the park, where every ride is ratedPlayer guideCoaster ratings explainedExactly how the game scores excitement, intensity and nausea.A busy Park Baron theme park at night with its rides lit upPlayer guideBeginner’s guideYour first park, step by step: paths, rides, food, staff and prices.

The 12 roller coaster types

Each type as Park Baron builds it: its height, its trains and what makes it different.

Steel Looping Coaster, rendered from the gameSteel Looping Coaster84 m · loopsWooden Coaster, rendered from the gameWooden Coaster62 mJunior Coaster, rendered from the gameJunior Coaster29 mWild Mouse, rendered from the gameWild Mouse45 mInverted Coaster, rendered from the gameInverted Coaster90 m · loopsLaunched Coaster, rendered from the gameLaunched Coaster134 m · loopsGiga Coaster, rendered from the gameGiga Coaster157 mBobsled Coaster, rendered from the gameBobsled Coaster53 mMine Train, rendered from the gameMine Train53 mSpinning Coaster, rendered from the gameSpinning Coaster53 mWater Coaster, rendered from the gameWater Coaster45 mWing Coaster, rendered from the gameWing Coaster106 m · loops

Park Baron and the classics

How a free browser tycoon compares with RollerCoaster Tycoon, Planet Coaster, Parkitect and OpenRCT2, on facts only.

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