Wikipedia:WikiProject Amusement Parks/Assessment

How it works

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Amusement Parks}} project banner. The class= parameter is the assessed quality rating of the article, and the importance= parameter grades the article's relevance to this project. Adding this template banner on the article's talk page will list the article at Category:Amusement park articles and place it in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Amusement park articles by quality and Category:Amusement park articles by importance. This serves as the foundation for an automatically generated work list. Multiple parameters exist for the template that allow extensive classification within the project's scope.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get an article added to the project?

Just add {{WikiProject Amusement Parks}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else. Anyone can add an article to the project.

How can I get my article rated?

After adding the article to the project, please list it in the section for assessment requests below. All unrated articles show up under Category:Unassessed amusement park articles and on various work lists.

Who can assess articles?

Anyone is free to add or change the rating of an article.

Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?

Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have specific questions, you can ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.

Where can I get more comments about my article?

You can ask on the Amusement Parks Project Assessment talk page.

What if I don't agree with a rating?

You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternatively, you can ask any member of the project at Amusement Parks Project talk page to rate the article again.

Aren't the ratings subjective?

Yes, they are, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the project Assessment talk page.

Quality assessments

An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Amusement Parks}} banner template on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following standard grades may be used to describe the quality of mainspace articles (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA	(for featured articles only; adds them to the FA-Class amusement park articles category)		FA
FL	(for featured lists only; adds them to the FL-Class amusement park articles category)		FL
A	(for articles that passed a formal peer review only; adds them to the A-Class amusement park articles category)		A
GA	(for good articles only; adds them to the GA-Class amusement park articles category)		GA
B	(for articles that satisfy all of the B-Class criteria; adds them to the B-Class amusement park articles category)		B
C	(for substantial articles; adds them to the C-Class amusement park articles category)		C
Start	(for developing articles; adds them to the Start-Class amusement park articles category)		Start
Stub	(for basic articles; adds them to the Stub-Class amusement park articles category)		Stub
List	(for stand-alone lists; adds them to the List-Class amusement park articles category)		List
NA	(for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to the NA-Class amusement park pages category)		NA
???	(articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in the Unassessed amusement park articles category)		???

Grading scheme

Grading scheme

WikiProject content quality grading scheme v t e Class Criteria Reader's experience Editing suggestions Example  FA The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured article criteria: A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate; neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate. Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. Idlewild and Soak Zone  FL The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formatting to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process. Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. List of Canada's Wonderland attractions  A The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria The article meets the A-Class criteria: Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history). Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting. Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. This WikiProject does not use A-Class  GA The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria A good article is: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. Steeplechase Park, Coney Island Cyclone B The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible. Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. Universal Studios Hollywood, The Beast (roller coaster) C The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow. Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems. Islands of Adventure, Arrow Development Start An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Improve the grammar, spelling, and writing style; decrease the use of jargon. John A. Miller Stub A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. Chance Morgan List Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions Category Any category falls under this class. Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area. Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized. Category:Universal Parks & Resorts attractions by name Disambig Any disambiguation page falls under this class. The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title. Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title. Jurassic Park Water Rides (disambiguation) File Any page in the file namespace falls under this class. The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content. Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited. File:Universal Studios Japan 18.JPG Project All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class. Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development. Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project. WP:UPR Redirect Any redirect falls under this class. The page redirects to another article with a similar name, related topic or that has been merged with the original article at this location. Editor involvement is essential to ensure that articles are not mis-classified as redirects, and that redirects are not mis-classified as articles. Paramount's Kings Island Template Any template falls under this class. The most common types of templates include infoboxes and navboxes. Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles. Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information. Template:Infobox attraction NA Any non-article page that fits no other classification. The page contains no article content. Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified. None

Importance scale

The importance scale for this WikiProject's Task Forces can be found on each Task Force page. They should be modeled after Wikipedia's outline for priority assessments and the suggested criteria at {{Importance scheme}}.

The following is a guide for assigning importance within WikiProject Amusement Parks. The process is somewhat subjective. Click the importance grade in the left column to view articles within this WikiProject that have that designation.

Quality statistics

Amusement Parks

Amusement park articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Other ??? Total FA 1 1 7 7 16 FL 4 1 5 GA 1 17 35 79 132 B 3 28 48 71 1 3 154 C 6 48 171 426 15 666 Start 8 98 347 1,388 1 69 20 1,931 Stub 29 88 663 32 10 822 List 8 7 22 67 11 1 116 Category 1,937 1,937 Disambig 23 23 File 635 635 Portal 1 1 Project 57 57 Redirect 11 27 138 319 5 500 Template 260 260 NA 3 3 Other 1 1 16 18 Assessed 27 240 749 2,841 3,264 125 30 7,276 Unassessed 3 3 Total 27 240 749 2,841 3,264 125 33 7,279 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 17,977 Ω = 4.83

Roller Coasters

Roller coaster articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 2 3 FL 1 1 GA 5 15 78 4 102 B 4 10 30 2 46 C 7 25 134 17 8 191 Start 23 36 310 63 29 461 Stub 5 5 145 20 13 188 List 1 1 9 9 1 1 22 Category 442 442 Disambig 7 7 File 97 97 Project 4 4 Redirect 2 2 69 10 45 128 Template 37 37 Assessed 48 95 777 125 633 51 1,729 Unassessed 1 1 Total 48 95 777 125 633 52 1,730 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 4,539 Ω = 4.58

Cedar Fair
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 1 FL 2 2 GA 1 7 25 33 B 6 4 8 18 C 6 5 29 1 41 Start 9 5 86 7 1 108 Stub 4 29 1 34 List 1 2 3 Category 17 17 Project 2 2 Redirect 1 7 1 7 16 Template 14 14 Assessed 26 25 185 11 40 2 289 Total 26 25 185 11 40 2 289 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,028 Ω = 4.37

Herschend Family Entertainment
Herschend Family Entertainment articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 1 1 5 B 2 2 C 1 3 1 1 1 7 Start 7 9 2 18 Stub 7 1 8 List 2 2 Category 11 11 Project 2 2 Redirect 1 3 1 1 6 Template 4 4 Assessed 1 16 21 5 20 2 65 Total 1 16 21 5 20 2 65 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 182 Ω = 4.55

Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 1 GA 4 4 B 1 5 5 11 C 1 2 18 18 1 40 Start 3 38 52 93 Stub 16 24 40 List 1 1 Category 35 35 Disambig 1 1 File 32 32 Project 2 2 Redirect 5 1 1 7 Template 6 6 Assessed 2 6 82 105 77 1 273 Total 2 6 82 105 77 1 273 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 906 Ω = 4.79

SeaWorld Entertainment
SeaWorld Entertainment articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 GA 5 9 1 15 B 2 1 1 4 C 8 5 5 1 19 Start 4 1 16 5 4 30 Stub 1 1 4 1 7 List 1 1 Category 6 6 File 3 3 Project 2 2 Redirect 1 2 2 5 Template 7 7 Assessed 14 15 34 13 20 6 102 Total 14 15 34 13 20 6 102 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 310 Ω = 3.97

Six Flags
Six Flags articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 20 23 B 6 6 4 16 C 9 7 29 1 2 48 Start 13 12 80 2 6 113 Stub 1 26 1 4 32 List 1 1 1 3 Category 28 28 Disambig 2 2 File 1 1 Project 1 1 Redirect 13 1 10 24 Template 17 17 Assessed 29 29 173 5 59 13 308 Total 29 29 173 5 59 13 308 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,043 Ω = 4.50

UK Theme Parks
UK Theme Park articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 3 3 B 3 1 2 6 C 5 2 12 2 2 23 Start 8 6 30 3 5 52 Stub 1 16 2 2 21 Project 2 2 Redirect 3 2 5 Template 4 4 Assessed 16 16 62 7 6 9 116 Total 16 16 62 7 6 9 116 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 502 Ω = 4.78

Universal Parks & Resorts
Universal Parks & Resorts articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 1 GA 2 6 8 B 5 3 1 1 10 C 2 7 16 2 1 28 Start 4 8 28 12 8 60 Stub 1 7 2 2 12 List 7 1 1 9 Category 49 49 File 3 3 Project 2 2 Redirect 9 2 11 5 25 52 Template 19 19 NA 1 1 2 Assessed 29 22 71 23 98 12 255 Total 29 22 71 23 98 12 255 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 530 Ω = 4.45

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 2 1 3 FL 1 1 GA 2 1 3 B 8 4 10 4 26 C 7 29 48 23 1 108 Start 6 51 188 105 21 371 Stub 9 57 29 8 103 List 1 5 14 3 2 25 Category 127 127 Disambig 4 4 File 129 129 Portal 1 1 Project 4 4 Redirect 1 24 13 65 103 Template 59 59 Assessed 22 104 343 177 389 32 1,067 Total 22 104 343 177 389 32 1,067 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 2,989 Ω = 4.87

Requesting an assessment

If you have created a new article or made significant changes to one, and are seeking another editor's opinion on its assessment, feel free to list it below in the form of:

* {{Article|articlename}} --~~~~.

Note that requesting assistance here is not required. Any editor who feels comfortable doing so may assess or re-assess an article on their own. It is recommended to use the charts above as a reference. Also, you may leave brief comments below when performing an assessment for others, but extensive commentary is best left at the article's talk page. WikiProject members should help keep the list below tidy by periodically removing old entries in the list that have been assessed.

Important: If you assess an article listed below, please indicate  Done, as well as the result, and strike it off the list so that others are aware.

• Old Sydney Town (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) --GossieGoodTimes (talk) 00:05, 30 December 2023 (UTC). Article is classified as a "Start" but I rewrote the history and ensured all the information was sourced.

 Done Already assessed as C which I would keep. Good additions but missing sources and could benefit from more content. Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

• Demon (roller coaster) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - I've been working on this article for ~5 months (and have added 37 sources in that time, as well as over doubling the article length) and I would like an unbiased opinion on its quality - I'd like it to be reassessed. Any feedback would be very welcome as well! I'll ping @Adog because the last person didn't and their article hasn't been reassessed yet after 9 months. Thanks in advance! - Plighting Engineerd (talk) 04:12, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Start to C class. Good deal of work into the article (the graphic made was a nice touch). More information is good. There are a couple of missing sources, and could use the addition of more content from independent web-based sources (I would suggest doing a deep dive into the Newspapers.com archive or local newspaper coverage, less of enthusiast sources/YouTube/Official website where possible). Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

• Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) -- Wrote the history and ride experience sections, changed some parts of it, and added some images. The article doesn't currently have a class, and I also believe it should be mid-importance, looking at the importance scale on the roller coaster task force page. Thanks - CosmicVortecs (talk) 13:07, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
• Good Gravy! (roller coaster) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - (@Adog:) I've substantially expanded the article's History section and added to the other sections as well. I think the article is now either B or C but I'm not sure which. Thanks in advance! Plighting Engineerd (talk) 18:26, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
• Efteling (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Seemed insane that Europe's third-most popular park was not covered by the project, so I've added the box to the talk page. I'd suggest a mid-importance level (based on other similar parks receiving the same) and a C class, given some poorly-formatted but good quality information as well as broken English use (though I'm relatively new to this). Isicar (talk) 22:25, 19 April 2026 (UTC).
  • @Isicar: - it appears that an erroneous bot edit moved the banners into a random comment further down the page. I've  fixed this now. The C quality rating still looks appropriate. Thanks for bringing up the page. Plighting Engineerd (talk) 00:23, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Assessment log

See Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Amusement park articles by quality log for the log of all articles added to the project.

The logs on that page are generated automatically (approximately every three days); please don't add entries to them by hand.