Minecraft Roller Coaster Ideas: 3 Builds with Blueprints

3 Minecraft roller coaster builds to copy

Easy

Backyard Wooden Coaster

18 × 36 blocks, 15 tall · 1,092 blocks

wish for a small wooden roller coaster with a station, a lift hill, a drop and a hump

A yellow track with white rails climbs a lift hill held up by log supports, drops, rolls over a small hump and circles back through a striped station where a red, orange and green train waits. It fits in a backyard and is a good first coaster.

Materials list

Grass Block	544
Iron Block	150
Oak Leaves	99
Yellow Concrete	79
Oak Log	57
Polished Andesite	36
Red Concrete	34
Oak Fence	25
Oak Planks	24
White Concrete	24
Orange Concrete	6
Lime Concrete	6

Plus 2 more kinds of block in small amounts (see the blueprint).

Layer-by-layer blueprint

Layer 1

Seen from above. The front of the build is at the bottom. Faint squares show the layer below. Thick lines every 5 blocks help you count.

Medium

Loop-the-Loop Steel Coaster

27 × 45 blocks, 16 tall · 2,046 blocks

wish for a blue roller coaster with a tall lift hill, a big vertical loop and a station

Blue track with white rails climbs a tall hill, drops, spins through a vertical loop and sweeps around a wide front turn into the station. Gray steel-style supports hold it up, and a garden with a fountain and a GO sign sits to one side.

Materials list

Grass Block	1,144
White Concrete	303
Blue Concrete	162
Oak Leaves	132
Gray Concrete	109
Yellow Concrete	33
Polished Andesite	33
Red Concrete	28
Stone Bricks	18
Water	13
Spruce Log	12
Oak Fence	10

Plus 9 more kinds of block in small amounts (see the blueprint).

Layer-by-layer blueprint

Layer 1

Seen from above. The front of the build is at the bottom. Faint squares show the layer below. Thick lines every 5 blocks help you count.

Epic

Mega Mountain Coaster

45 × 46 blocks, 25 tall · 3,529 blocks

wish for a huge red roller coaster around a lagoon with a lift hill, a loop, a tunnel through a mountain and a ride sign

A red coaster rings a lagoon with a fountain. It leaves a striped station, climbs a very tall lift hill, turns high above the park, drops into a vertical loop, rolls over a hump and runs through a mossy mountain tunnel. A train waits at the top of the hill.

Materials list

Grass Block	1,771
White Concrete	366
Red Concrete	259
Mossy Stone Bricks	231
Oak Leaves	198
Water	192
Gray Concrete	162
Sand	61
Yellow Concrete	58
Polished Andesite	56
White Terracotta	54
Spruce Planks	17

Plus 11 more kinds of block in small amounts (see the blueprint).

Layer-by-layer blueprint

Layer 1

Seen from above. The front of the build is at the bottom. Faint squares show the layer below. Thick lines every 5 blocks help you count.

Tips for building your own

Make the track easy to read

Use a bright block for the track bed and a different one for the rails, like red with white or blue with white. Draw the track as a three-wide strip. A contrasting color makes every hill and turn easy to see from far away.

Use real rails if you want to ride it

A rail needs a solid block under it. Lay rails on a path of blocks, and a rail placed on a block one step higher tilts into a slope on its own. You can only turn 90 degrees with plain rails, so build wide, smooth corners.

Powered rails are your lift hill

A powered rail gives a minecart a push when it has a redstone signal, such as a redstone block or torch next to it. They are made from gold ingots, a stick and redstone. Use them often going uphill, about every two or three blocks, and now and then on flat track.

Real loops are not possible, so fake them

Rails cannot go upside down or straight up, so a minecart cannot do a loop. Build the loop as a decoration beside the track, or run the cart through a tunnel that looks like one. A tall ring of colored blocks still looks great.

Hold up your hills with supports

Real coasters stand on columns, and yours should too. Put a column of fence posts, logs or gray concrete under the track every two or three blocks, and add a cross beam on tall hills. Taller hills need more supports.

Add a station and a train for the fun parts

A station with a striped roof, a platform and a fence makes the build feel real. Make a short train from three or four blocks of colored concrete in a row. Put a few lanterns on the roof so riders can find it at night.

Questions

How do you build a roller coaster in Minecraft?

Plan the path first, then build a flat station and a tall lift hill. Lay rails along the path and power the uphill parts with powered rails and redstone. Add a drop, a hump and some wide turns, and finish with supports under the high parts.

How do you make a roller coaster in Minecraft with minecarts?

Craft rails and powered rails, then place a minecart on the track. Put a powered rail with a redstone block or torch at the start and on every hill. Use a button or lever to power the station rail so the cart waits and then goes.

Can you make a loop in a Minecraft roller coaster?

Not with real rails, because a minecart cannot go upside down. The best trick is to build the loop from colored blocks as part of the scenery, or to build a spiral that goes up and down. These builds use a block loop for the look.

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