BuddyChrist Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) Hello everyone! I know I'm not a frequent poster on TPR, but I have posted my RCT2 work here in the past and it got a good response. I'm moving into RCT3 and I just finished work on the first part of my park, Illum Hills. I'm going to update it on a season by season basis and seperate the updates by Spring, Summer, and Fall. Here's the first season of Illum Hills, enjoy, comment, and criticize! Illum Hills: Spring, Year 1 Park Owner: David Illum and Family Park Manager: Roger Bryant Park Location: Westworth, VA Park Opening Date: April 12th, Year 1 Park Hours (Spring): Sun:10am-7pm Mon: Closed Tues:Closed Wed:Closed Thurs:Closed Fri:4pm-10pm Sat:10am-11pm Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $12.00 Child General Admission:$6.00 Spectator:$5.00 Under 3: Free Season Pass: $40.00 Attractions: Eagle's Nest Pioneer Super Swinger Wonder Wheel Galaxy Teacups Grand Carousel Double Take Pictures from Opening and Spring Preview Night Pictures from Opening and Spring A large line had formed on Opening day. Pioneer looms as you walk in the entry plaza The fountain with Pioneer's lift Eagle's Nest in Full Operation Guests make their way to Double Take's platform Brand New Arrow Launch Loop Mr. Illum insisted on landscaping all attractions Wonder Wheel dominates the skyline Heading towards Pioneer, a wild PTC creation Pioneer's twisted layout Looking out from Pioneer's queue A train roars through a helix Walking past a game stand Double Take's loading platform and the bathroom Inside the park's sitdown restaurant, American Classics Over by Patriot's Corner Cafe Overview of the stand and eating areas The Skyview Cafe Grand Carousel with dark skies above Rain showers were common at the park in April but barely occurred during May Double Take in the loop, not sure if this is backwards or forwards OVerview of the entire park during the day The park takes on a whole new personality as night takes over: Skyview in the sunset Pioneer's station in sunset Pioneer's lift is decorated with colorful lights at the request of Barbara Illum, Mr. Illum's Wife The main area with the lights on Eagle's Nest and Wonder Wheel all lit up First glimpse of Galaxy, the park's enterprise Double Take has an awesome lighting job Double Take's awesome night lights All in all, Guest satisfaction is very high and management is very optimistic about the park's future. The Summer is looking to be even more busy as word spreads about Illum Hills! Coming Soon: Summer, Year 1 Edited July 9, 2015 by BuddyChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 This park looks great! It seems very realistic, keep it up. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wow, this is awesome. Keep up the good work dude! ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks for the feedback, I've been hesitant to post it because I've seen some truly stunning creations on here that I wasn't sure I could compete with. Another update will be coming later this week! The park isn't on a real timeline, but it's kind of starting around the 70's if one wants to be technical, hence the Arrow Loop (Which I now see that the other support got deleted, I'll fix that!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen_Dk Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 What a great park. From the pictures in the park, it looked quite big, but from the overview shot, it looked quite small - weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Summer Year 1 Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $15.00 Child General Admission: $8.00 Spectator: $7.00 Under 3: Free Park Hours: Sun:12pm-10pm Mon:10am-10pm Tues:10am-10pm Wed:10am-10pm Thurs:10am-10pm Fri:10am-11pm Sat:10am-12am Park News: Attendance has been high throughout the Spring and guest satisfaction is very high. Lines varied between 1/2 and hour to 45 minutes on most rides. David Illum was interviewed by local media outlets and he was quoted as saying "I couldn't be happier, we have many families coming here and everyone has something to ride. All of our attractions have been open and running well, except for Double Take's motor difficulties on June 23rd, but Arrow promptly replaced it and the ride has been certified safe for operation. The money doesn't matter as much to me as my investors, I'd rather get paid in smiles." The staff is friendly and working hard throughout the park and the summer was full of screams, fun, and beautiful weather. Mr. Illum asked what was in store for park guests this Fall, he replied "We're holding an event called Fall Fest with a small Halloween theme, so be sure to come weekends in the Fall for it!" Next years attractions are in planning stages and being decided upon after guest surveys are finished. Mr. Illum gave us a hint when he said "You should think about bringing a towel to the park next year." Here is the Summer photo update: Double Take received a covering for it's station Vendor Carts have started appearing in the park Eagle's Nest is very popular with the public Pioneer dives into a foggy tunnel Looking over at the park while on Pioneer's lift Double Take's second launch motor began smoking on June 23rd It was closed for 2 weeks while inspections and repairs took place Empty trains started Testing July 5th and it reopened July 7th Re-opened Double Take from Wonder Wheel Galaxy is an awesome ride in the back corner of the park Through the loop at night by the watching area Fireworks during the weekends! Coming Soon: A special update for the Fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 There has been a large influx of talented beginners recently. This is very good for a first park! Keep up the good work! Interesting park name, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriannaBanana Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Oh my goodness amazing park! Keep up the FANTASTIC work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinciDAWGS12 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 WOW!! I love this park! Everything in this park seems to just fit together. Keep up the great work! I love the realism of the rides. Pioneer looks fantastic! Keep Expanding! -Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Not a full update right now, but a teaser shot of the scary part of Fall Fest! A full update for Fall Year 1 is coming soon! Including shots of construction of next year's attraction! Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If I Were you I would put some rocks or trees around that tunnel its too plain and boring The fog is good though! Great job so far, Keep up the good work! Keep Smiling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Great Job man! I'm surprised I didn't pick up on this park sooner. It looks really good. Just one question, where did you get the awesome skiball machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 Thanks for all the positive comments! I'm sorry the next update still isn't ready due to many exams this week. ^The Skeeball machines are from Shyguy's Circus Center set. ^^ I would put more foliage in, but that's the entrance area only with temporary walls put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfreak Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Awesome park! Can't wait for the next update. I need to improve my skills with RTC3, looking at all these great parks popping up is inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sorry for the delay, but here it is! Fall Year 1 (Fall Fest) Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $15.00 Child General Admission: $8.00 Spectator: $7.00 Under 3: Free Park Hours: Sun:12pm-10pm Mon:Closed Tues:Closed Wed:Closed Thurs:Closed Fri:4pm-11pm Sat:10am-12am Park News: Mr. Illum loves Halloween, so Fall Fest was full of scary scenes throughout the park. He set up a scary walk through area in the park's entry plaza and put fog in around the park. A haunted walkway by the Wonder Wheel proved to be very popular with all ages. Fall Fest ran from September to Halloween and the park then closed down for the offseason. The park's new ride for Year 2 has begun construction, and during the offseason, the press will be invited to see the progress of the new ride. The new ride will be Lumberjack Falls, a flume ride that will be on the other side of the entry plaza. The ride will wind around the trees and in and out of themed structures, culminating in a large drop sure to soak all riders! Mr Illum also said that the ride will be an expansion of the park that will include a few kid's rides and a petting zoo. Be sure to keep an eye out for an offseason construction tour! Here are some snapshots of the park all done up for Fall Fest! The Entry Plaza was outfitted with fake wall sets for a spooky walk through as guests enter the park Inside the structure Coffins and Crypt by the fountain Entrance to the Haunted Walkway A large black figure dominates the walkway Overview of the area Double Take had it's viewing area decorated A mist was added and the lights changed to red for added effect A web covered games stand The empty park as the offseason begins Stay tuned for offseason construction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 looks good, I love the realism. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckrazy06 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I think HHE's Zhambi Sidewinder would look good in this park, you should think about getting from CD5 for year 3 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Funny you should mention that, I saw that HHE was having a sell-off and last night I was thinking about adding one of those attractions so it can be saved. I'm looking through CD5's park at the attractions that he has up for sale and figuring out which one would a smaller park like IH want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen_Dk Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 That haunted walkway looks pretty creepy = I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Construction Preview! Mr. Illum provided the local paper, the Westworth Press, With a picture of construction work going on for Illum Hills' newest ride, Lumberjack Falls. Mr Illum wrote that construction was "going smoothly and the ride is set to open for Memorial Day." An offseason construction tour is coming up soon so the improvements and additions to the park can be shown to an eager public! The station work has begun and the ride has gone vertical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 A rival log flume, eh? lol Can't wait to see how this one turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Construction Tour Update Snow and cold weather didn't delay the construction tour! The tour was held on February 28th, Year 2 with many members of the press in attendance. Mr Illum showed off the park to the press and the expansion with Lumberjack falls. In addition to the flume being added, two rides have been added for the younger peeps and an animal exhibit has been added as well, though Mr. Illum said this would only be for this season only. Without further ado, here are the photos of the changes! A new building has been added in the entry plaza for people to purchase their tickets at The parks originthge al bathroom building has been take out to make way for a path into the new section Looking down the parth, you can see construction of the station building continues Overview of the new ride A new building under construction, Mr. Illum said this will be a gift shop The animal display for the family Inside the station for LF The new rides in the section, some landscaping and work still left to be done The tree in front of the carousel was taken out, providing for a better picture Overview of the snow covered park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 The park looks great! What type of file are your pictures? (JPEG, BMP, ect...) I ask this because it takes FOREVER for your pictures to load! Does anyone else have this problem? (My computer is pretty fast, too...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Thanks! I'm not exactly sure about that, but I apologize for it. Promotional photo released by the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkd freak Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Park is looking great and reaistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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