# Talk:Great Bear (roller coaster)

@Epicgenius:, can you please provide the sources which you know to exist which indicate notability for this topic? Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:17, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Horse Eye's Back, I noticed you are challenging the notability of several coasters. WikiProject Amusement Parks typically supports having articles for roller coasters that have a unique design and received coverage in secondary sources. These generally meet WP:GNG. However, cookie-cutter designs that see multiple installations around the world are not really noteworthy. Also, coasters that may be unique but came and went with only basic coverage in press releases shouldn't have a standalone article either. In those cases, it is preferred to have a redirect and merge the content of the article into the park's main article. Great Bear and SooperDooperLooper are probably okay as standalone articles. Toboggan is definitely more questionable. Consider bringing this up at WT:WikiProject Amusement Parks for more visibility and participation. --GoneIn60 (talk) 17:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for weighing in @GoneIn60. In response to Horse Eye's Back: the Great Bear article does not consist merely of "local coverage", as was alleged in this edit summary. For example, the Morning Call (Allentown, PA) and the York Dispatch are not considered "local" - Allentown is as far from Hershey as it is from NYC. There is a feature length article about the Great Bear in the Lancaster New Era, which also isn't exactly a local newspaper. The coaster is also covered in a New Jersey newspaper. I did not include the travel reviews that I found, but these can also be used to describe critical reception. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:32, 16 August 2022 (UTC)