RollerCoaster Tycoon/Controls

The mouse and keyboard are used for RollerCoaster Tycoon. The left mouse button interacts with all buttons, objects, and people on the park by clicking once. The right mouse button can be held down to freely drag the view of the park in any direction by moving the cursor. The cursor itself can move the view by lying near the edges of the screen, but this does not work if the game is running in a window.

The keyboard's arrow keys are used to move the view of the park around. In addition, some keys are assigned to other actions by default. To see the list of available hotkeys, click on the Game Options button on the toolbar, select Options, and click on Customize Keys which is located under Controls. You can assign different keys as well by clicking on a shortcut and pressing the key you want to have assigned. The table below shows the pre-assigned keys.

General Controls

Esc	Cancel action
Backspace	Close top-most window
Shift + Backspace	Close all floating windows
Pause	Pause
Ctrl + C / X / V / Z / Y	Copy, cut, paste, undo, and redo text fields
Camera Controls
Right-click + drag or Move mouse to edge of screen or ↑ / ← / ↓ / →	Move camera Edge-scrolling does not work in windowed mode
Enter	Rotate Camera
PgDn / PgUp	Zoom in/out

Construction

F5	Build new ride
Right-click ride, stall or select a tool	Enter Construction Mode
Esc	Cancel Construction Mode
Z	Rotate Construction Object
Scenery and Paths
F3, F4	Build scenery, paths
Land Tool: Left-click + or drag	Remove paths, scenery etc. Drag to remove area
Scenery/Path Tool: Right-click	Remove paths, scenery
Path Tool: Left-click + drag	Continue creating paths
Terraforming
F1, F2	Adjust land, water
Land/Water Tool: Left-click + drag	Raise/lower land/water

Park Management

Right-click ride/stall	Enter construction mode for ride/stall
Left-click ride/stall	View ride/stall information
F	Show Financial Information
D	Show Research Information
R	Show Rides List
P	Show Park Information
G	Show Guest List
S	Show Staff List
M	Show Recent Messages
Tab	Show Map

View Options

1	Underground View Toggle
2	Underwater View Toggle
H	Remove Base Land Toggle
V	Remove Vertical Land Toggle
3	See-Through Rides Toggle
4	See-Through Scenery Toggle
5	Invisible Supports Toggle
6	Invisible People Toggle
7	Gridlines Display Toggle
8	Height Marks on Land Toggle
9	Height Marks on Ride Tracks Toggle
0	Height Marks on Paths Toggle