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I think of BBW if anything as being a 'milestone' coaster for me, so it tends to have a very high regard in my views... Back in the dark ages, before B&M had even been thought of, and the idea of the 200 foot coaster was a while away, I first rode BBW as my first 'willing' coaster- I had ridden junior coasters around the country, and even knocked off a few of the now-gone coasters in New England (Whalom Park Flyer, the Lincoln park Comet) as well as some in SoCal and in the midwest, so no novice was I... however, the first time I saw the second drop, I was -intimidated- by it. Nessie, my first real 'looping' experience was even further off on my radar... I will admit: I ruined the bushes at the exit stairs. Twice. However, for me there is and always will be a sentimental attachment to BBW. That having been said: I sort of have to agree with Robb on this one: Other than the unique theming, and great placement of elements to the ride: It wasn't a spectacular ride overall. Eagle's Fortress was far more terrifying- and used more of the 'suspended' element to better effect. BBW used it's suspended elements well, but it really didn't push what the technology could do. Now I know what you're thinking: It was one of the first 'successful' suspendeds, and it was really a great ride when it was new... But let's face it: Did Busch Gardens ever think about 'plussing' the ride? Nope. Did they push for Arrow to make the 'coachless' trains that Vekoma did? Nope. They could have. Easily, in many cases. I will miss the BBW as much as any lost coaster, more so for memories rather than the ride itself. R.D.

Let's see: Massive cuts to 'branded' rides, shows and attractions. Closings of subsidiaries of the company Reductions in overall operating capacity Reductions in new ride investment at many of the parks Parks that ARE getting expansion rides are getting smaller attractions... I'm going to look into my 'crystal ball' on this one and say that parks are next to be sold off/closed... Short list: SFA: Bye bye bye... For years this park has languished under mis-management and neglect; it's showing serious problems operationally and internally, and has suffered at a total lack of investment in new rides. Hearing the repeated excuse that the park has been recieving funding for 'infrastructure' improvements, while still seeing many things unchanged doesn't sound like they're putting any real money where it needs to go. Infighting with Prince Georges county doesn't help the matter- not to mention they have been fighting them uphill for the better part of 20 years over expansion and additions (I can think back when Wild World was fighting to put up new rides on this one) and it hasn't changed one bit. Solution to SF? Sell off the land, move the rides, and close up shop, putting people out of work, and PG county losing a tax base. Great Escape: SOLD to the highest bidder: I'm still pretty amazed this hasn't happened yet. The park is in good condition, and has a decent mix of rides that would make it attractive to another company for purchase. La Ronde: SOLD to the Highest bidder: This park, although smaller than most, has also got a good mix of rides and attractions, and is generally well-kept. The problem is that the international aspects of the SF company aren't working- two parks do not an international chain make, and it just doesn't fit with the SF branding overall. SF Mexico: SOLD to the Highest Bidder: Same as with La Ronde: It just doesn't fit under the banner of what a true SF park should be. Yes, there's a population base, but it's far removed from what SF is used to working with. It's an asset that can be unloaded I think with some effort. The problem with selling off some of the parks will be getting a decent price in a saturated sales market and slumbering economy.This might make it more attractive to dump these parks when things turn around; unless a 'miracle' buyer is found. Either way, SF is showing their cards that all is not well in the new kingdom... and that they are making choices to preserve what they DO have in store for the future. R.D.

Biggest Disappointments? 1.) Not getting to go on a TPR trip (again) this year. 2.) Castles and Coasters (Peoria, AZ) still having the most craptacular spread of rides in all of the Southwest- and NOTHING new coming. 3.) Maliboomer going bust. 4.) Flying all the way to Dubai the opening weekend of Formula Rossa and NOT making the trek to ride it. (I'm STILL kicking myself over that one) 5.) Not getting married AGAIN this year. R.D.

Very cool looking park- I like that it's all intertwined, and that everything seems to play off of each other. The intergration of the theme and the rides is flawless- outstanding job with it. R.D.

Hey! Thanks! I had considered adding a forth tower to the Casino building, but the time it took me to build the first three, well, I did get a bit lazy there... It's a bit late, I'm afraid, to add the 4th tower; the Casino for the most part is outside the park's boundaries- and since I don't use CS/trainers on my games, unless I go back and re-do the level (FROM THE BEGINNING!) it can't be added. Oh well, only 2400 rooms in this resort, I guess... LOL I've been toying around with an idea for the next set of coasters for the park. Right now, I'm thinking of taking a page of inspiraton from USS and doing a racing/dueling Inverted/standard looping coaster in the StarPort 75 area- but it's still in the root stage right now. R.D.

OUT-FREAKIN'-STANDING! The new Schwarzkopf is a TRUE gem. VERY nice layout, stays true to what Anton would have wanted, and looks very good... That having been said, a color change for the track/supports is in order: The current color is too 'meh' with the vibrant loops- Perhaps a nice yellow beam, with bright blue rails, and silver supports- Otherwise, I'd love to see an on-ride video of it! Great work! R.D.

Well, thank you for your input. Shame it's not a valid point. Why is that there? Because I like to see box-girders on a steel coaster- especially one trying to emulate a wooden coaster without the capacity loss of it. I don't recall that structure ever being listed as wood. But who knows. I've only been playing it since the release day of RCT1 Version 1.0 back in 1998. But I might be nuts on that one. Thanks! I think I've tried to put that point across in the previous pages- but a reminder is always appreciated! For those who have been following this thread, it's not dead- I've been VERY busy with work these past few weeks- but I'm taking time off over the next few weeks to build again... Expect an update just before/just after X-mas. R.D.

OHHHHYEAAAAHHHH!!!! MY FIRST TPR BAG o CRAP!!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAYYYYY WHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEE!!!! This just made my entire week! R.D.

Chaos at Opryland 1:Time: The voyage through time 2. Expired- These rides are now pretty much extinct 3. Houdini 4. Athens 5. Aerosmith: Music park that played some of their music over the speakers 6. Mickey 7. Boomerang: A popular model of coaster from the manufacturer of this ride, Vekoma 8. Parthenon: Big rectangular temple, like the building 9. Enclosed: Chaos was enclosed 10. Closed: The ride closed with the park.

Clue #1 Time Clue #2 Expired Clue #3 Houdini Clue #4 Athens Clue #5 Aerosmith Clue #6: Mickey Clue #7: Boomerang OK: My shot at this... I'm going with Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on this: 1. Time: It goes through time. 2. Expired: The hotel is long gone, as is the narrator, Rod Serling (R.I.P.) 3. Houdini: Lots of Magic in the hotel is afoot- 4. Athens (Sorry, i can't think of Athens at all here) 5. Aerosmith: Easy, it's R&Rc nearby 6. Mickey (Well, he IS part of the park... 7. Boomerang: The tower does go back and forth in T4 mode.. Just a guess or six.

Socal- Love the new Enterprise- very cool idea to put the queue under the ride itself- I've not thought of doing that with a flat ride before... (hmmmm... stealing idea....) Keep it up- looking forward to Anton's return to your park- R.D.

Robb, MCJaco, and the rest of the -phenominal- crew, EXCELLENT job on the database- one of the easiest I've been able to negotiate so far, and far less complicated to use. I've tried uploading, downloading and searching, and I've yet to encounter a single failure, save some early on uploading troubles (But then again, I guess I should READ what's going on first...) I'll keep uploading/downloading till I can break it- if I can break it! R.D.

Dateline: RedLine Park Houston A brief update, as only two new rides have been added for the new season. First, after waffling about for many hours, I decided finally on a new attraction for Amazon Adventure. The fine folks at Intamin A.G. were brought in to develop and build PYTHON. PYTHON stands 100 feet tall, and sports a 4500 foot long track with numerous hills, dips, curves and a few surprises along it's journey. The new attraction opened the way for the construction of the second major attraction, in the form of the RLP Transportation System. RLP Transportation system is the park's new Monorail attraction. Built over, through, around and under several of the parks' existing rides, the attraction boasts eight four car air-conditioned monorail cars, and four stations at the ends of each of the existing spokes of the park. It's presence around some of the existing rides allows for some great views- such as threading through the BundyCoaster and the Turn of the Century rides. I look forward to our next several rides: I've been talking with the good people over at B&M about Knightsbridge- and it needs something to really pop on that end of the park, as well as for a few other new attractions still in development. I've also been talking with the folks from Arrow Development about a new ride or two from them as well.. Stay tuned! R.D. SCR41.BMP Finally: The first new full-scale coaster- an Intamin Mega-Lite named Python for the Amazon Adventures area. SCR43.BMP Python takes shape QUICKLY- as it's desperatly needed for the park. SCR44.BMP An overview of the park prior to a mega-expansion blitz. You can see the RLP Transportation System looping around, over and through existing attractions- adding up to a whole lotta new fun for the park.

Dubai: Why? Very simple. The A380 picture: While Singapore air flies it, Emirates has more of them- and they don't chuck engines like the Lufthansa or QANTAS birds do.... 2. IAD has a daily non-stop to Dubai on the 'new' United Airlines. Just my .02, but I'm betting Formula Rossa is in the future for them! R.D. (BTW: As of today, No airline currently flies A380 into IAD. That will come this spring when AirFrance adds A380 to Paris in May)

Dateline: RedLine Park Houston More expansion has occured- and the park has added two new lands to it's expanding spaces. First, Bundyland was completed, and several new rides were added: Kelly's Confusion (maze), Bud's Playhouse (Round-up), Peg's Driving School (Bumper Cars), Al's Sunday Drive (Car ride themed to time travel), Marcy's Mood Swings (Spinning swing) and the Giggly Room (Simulator boxes) completed the ride offerings for BundyLand. In Knightsbridge, the first rides were also added: The Dungeon (Spinning Mace rides), Katapulter (Trebuchet), and Merlin's Motion machine (Tilt-A-Whirl) were added to the product mix. The largest expansion so far has occured with Ginn E. Pigg's Land, a place where the Celebrated Pig has her own special rides just for the children, and the children in all of us. Here, you can take a spin with Neptune's Fury (Neptune boat ride), See a Guinea-Pig Cirucs (Circus), take a ride on the Carousel (Carousel), Spin with the flowers in Dizzy Daisies (Relocated from the front of the park; Spinning Flowers ride) and Slip Trip (Slide). In addition, Ginn E. Pig herself is here, with another recreation of the Ginn E. Pigg Farm Adventure junior coaster (Wild mouse tamed down). The next big change will be the addition of the ciruclar railway from the four spoke lands: Amazon Adventure, Springfield U.S.A., Knightsbridge and Ginn E. Pigg's Land. A new coaster is in the works for Amazon Adventure as well as Knightsbridge- but I'm still deciding on which will go first- and what type they are. Enjoy the latest construction! R.D. SCR29.BMP The new attractions arrive, and are setup for use. This is Al Bundy's Sunday drive: A bizarre time-travel adventure in the old Dodge. SCR30.BMP Here's an overview of the first wave of new attractions in both BundyLand and Knightsbridge. SCR31.BMP Bud and Kelly get their rides, as does Marcy. The Giggly Room is to the bottom of the pic. SCR32.BMP In Knightsbridge, the enclosed building houses THE DUNGEON, and you can see Katapulter and Merlin's machine here. SCR33.BMP Meanwhile, Ginn E. Pigg's land has begun construction. SCR34.BMP King Neptune gets his due here, too- SCR35.BMP Ginn E. Pigg is happy with her new land at RLP: Houston.This is the first time an entire land was dedicated to the world's most famous Guinea Pig! SCR36.BMP Meanwhile, speaking of said Pig... construction begins on the RLP trademark ride... SCR37.BMP The layout, like the other four, is different from the others; this time I've got more space to work with. SCR38.BMP The ride's track system is completed, and structures are added throughout the area to build on the theme. SCR39.BMP Ginn E. Pigg fully themed and ready to open. SCR40.BMP The RLP Houston project as it approaches it's 15th year. Right now, the next big push is about to happen... Stay Tuned!

Dateline: RLP Houston. The park was a success, and some re-design of paths and routes helped to make our guests happier. AN underground tunnel was added from the Casino to the Main gate, allowing for easier access to the front of the park's rides. Phase II construction has begun, and the rides are starting to fill in. First, Amazon Adventure has been started, with three flats and a Flintstone's themed ride added for the kids. Shops were filled in, and the rest of Springfield U.S.A. was completed, adding the Springfield Parkway (Olde Tyme Cars) and SkyTower to the park's ride arsenal. On the other end of the park, a new high-capacity ride was added: Shoot the Chutes! This ride fit nicely into the plot of ground available, fit the theme (Older style parks) and had the best factor of all: HIGH capacity. Building up with rides like this helped in one other way: This end of the park suffered from people transiting from the Casino building to the other parts of the park without really stopping to shop or ride things, and with the addition of this e-ticket ride, attractions like 2Tone Plunge are now getting the traffic they need to be profitable. On the other side of the park, BundyLand has begun construction. Here, like in RLP:Guangzhou, the Bundy's shall be celebrated with themed attractions based upon the Married: With Children franchise. The cornerstone ride, the BundyCoaster, opened before the theme area was completed to allow for more guests to enjoy the park. Now that it's open, construction on the rest of BundyLand as well as Knightsbridge will begin. The BundyCoaster is similar to it's cousin in Guangzhou, only this one is a bit longer, a bit taller, and just as fun as it's sibling. Additional trackway in the form of helixes came first, as well as additional stucture just for effect. I'm quite pleased with it- this Moeibus racer is ONLY ONE TRACK, but like the Kennywood racer, it's a single coaster overall- you start on the right... end up on the left. I've been toying around with the idea of making a wooden BundyCoaster for the future, but that's still in my head- and not on the ground... YET. Enjoy the update, and I'll be back with more soon- including Knightsbridge, the rest of BundyLand... and the next major coaster is just around the corner! R.D. SCR12.BMP Construction on the first of three car rides- the Springfield Parkway. SCR13.BMP A SkyTower and theming is added. SCR14.BMP Meanwhile, in the Amazon Adventure, the second set of rides is started: A Wave swinger first... SCR15.BMP An overview of the park with the Amazon Adventure area beginning to fill in. SCR16.BMP The rest of Amazon Adventure is finished- and the park is really filling in nicely. SCR17.BMP In addition, as a stop-gap measure, I decided the park needed something wet. How about Shoot the Chutes!? SCR18.BMP A bit of a splashdown effect- they might be just for decoration, but I like them. SCR19.BMP A small tunnel is added over the top. Due to an oversight, waterfalls were not installed as I usually do with this class of ride. SCR20.BMP The ride finished, and people are now boarding. This ride really did help add some traffic flow to this corner of the park. SCR21.BMP Meanwhile, on the other end of the park, something familiar has started to grow. SCR22.BMP The BundyCoaster has filled in, but it required some re-work and tweaking to make it run right- so this is 'technically' the first version... SCR23.BMP After some re-work, the ride is themed, structure is added for effect, and the ride begins testing a second time. SCR24.BMP An overview of the park again- the next expansions will cover BundyLand, as well as Knightsbridge. SCR25.BMP And this, my friends, is why I added the BundyCoaster. Insanely fun. Intense to a degree... SCR27.BMP ... and capacity out the WAZOO. SCR28.BMP And here the Bundyliners are streaking through the third run, headed for the finale.

DATELINE: RedLine Park Houston. We were very lucky to get this project all around. First, this park presents us with it's first challenges in the Hotel/Casino/Conference center nearby, as it provides a source of people to visit the park while staying in the general area of the property. Secondly, we have much higher goals here than before, making rides necessary for all to enjoy. As construction begins, the Hotel buildings are built first, so a source of money can start rolling in. Once that is completed, we moved onto the construction of the first phase of the park. The park is laid out with several different areas for you to explore. Starting off at the main entrance, you enter Springfield U.S.A., a tribute to small town America, and the great people who built it. Heading off from the spokes, BundyLand is to your right, Ginn E. Pigg's World in front of you. To the left is Amazon Adventure, to the center right is Knightsbridge. In the far Right corner you'll find Gila Bend, our western Town, and to the far left, StarPort 75, an out-of-this-world theme area. A circular railway will eventually link the four quadrants of the park, as will a Casino-Park monorail to make it easier for guests to negotiate the park easily. Let's start off with Springfield, U.S.A. as our starting point in Phase I construction. The first rides are pretty much the same to a degree as in other RedLine Parks. Dizzy Daisies (Spinning flowers ride), Apple Turnover (Enterprise), and lightningLooper (Schwarzkopf Shuttle Looper) form the year one rides. In Year 2, we open up the second spoke to Springfield U.S.A. with the 2Tone Plunge, an Intamin GyroDrop tower. Year three brings us the new Turn Of The Century Corkscrew coaster from the fine folks at Arrow Development- a throwback to a ride I wish I could have ridden. The next expansion will open up the third spoke of Springfield, U.S.A. as well as Amazon Adventure. Enjoy- more is coming this week! R.D. SCR01.BMP Here we see the construction of the Hotel towers, the Casino, and the Conference center. This will be the first casino licence in the state of Texas. SCR02.BMP The towers are complete, and the rest of the building is taking shape. SCR03.BMP The Casino now complete and open, we can now begin work on the RLP:Houston project. SCR04.BMP Here's the park's basic layout. It is VERY similar to RLP: Springfield in it's design, but with some key changes overall. SCR1.BMP Some trees are planted prior to the park's construction beginning. Due to the different heat and humidity here, trees are a bit more challenging to grow, so we're being very careful about the designs therein. SCR2.BMP The first starter rides are added: Apple Turnover (Enterprise wheel), Dizzy Daisies (Spinning flowers ride; temporary location) and the lightningLooper (Schwarzkopf Shuttle coaster) are added. SCR3.BMP The site for 2Tone Plunge is selected, and we begin construction on it. SCR04.BMP 2Tone Plunge is finished, themed and tree'd. SCR5.BMP Coverings are added over the entrance and exit queues for lightningLooper. The weather here demands it during the summer storms. SCR6.BMP An overall look at phase I construction. As time passes, a few other rides will be added... SCR7.BMP And here it goes. I decided to add a coaster that I've got fond thoughts for... SCR8.BMP Hmmmm... Can anybody guess what I'm thinking here? SCR9.BMP Why, if it isn't the long-gone (but HARDLY forgotten) Turn of the Century. SCR10.BMP Cresting the lift hill, guests are in for an air-time filled romp over the first two hills. SCR11.BMP And then they get screwed in the end. I really DO wish they'd bring back this design- those airtime hills looked great.

Out-Freakin-Standing. A perfect addition to the park- it looks good, it fits the park, and it's got great colors all around. Truly one of the finest additions to a park I've seen in a LONG time. R.D.

Hmmmm... Well, that we are blessed with THE greatest Arrow coaster ever Built: Loch Ness Monster. That Schwarzkopf's rides are still operating throughout the world today, and we still can ride his masterpieces, although NOT necessairly in their original locations. And that TPR is still growing strong all these years later, thanks to the efforts of Our Founder Robb, His lovely wife Elyssa, and the dozens of people who moderate, administrate, and frustrate us (joking, of course) the site and it's boards. Without them, none of us would be here 'posting' our joy! Happy Turkey Day, R.D.

Dateline: RedLine Park Guangzhou After several long 'years' of construction, the parks next major coaster is opened for all to see... and it's a beauty. BEHOLD! THE BUNDYCOASTER. Adding twin tracks with a combined length over 8800 feet (Two tracks, each 4400 feet long) and an intensity rating off the chart, this new ride packs a whollop of fun into a small plot of space, making it one of the most thrilling coasters on earth. The BundyCoaster features a terrain-hugging and tunnel filled layout, which makes the riders wonder where they're going... and what they've gotten themselves into. As you will notice, there is only one track on this coaster- This is a Moeibus tracked racer, akin to the Kennywood Racer. Passengers will board in the station, then exit out on either the red or blue sides, only to return to the other side of the platform. Synching the rides was easy, but making sure they 'raced' was not- and thus presented another challenge beyond the terrain layout of the ride itself. In other news, RLP group has just closed on land outside of Houston, TX for another park, this time working with a Casino group as well as a brewery to build it's first 'resort complex' of sorts. Details will be released soon, as will the first pictures from the chain's newest enterprise in Phoenix, AZ. Enjoy the pics, more to come soon! R.D. SCR50.BMP Construciton continues on the BundyCoaster. One of the biggest challenges is the terrain, which makes for a MUCH more interesting effect... SCR51.BMP The first high-speed turnaround, and drop into the second set of hills. SCR52.BMP The MCBR, and the third run of high-speed hills is built, and tunneling begins to return the track towards the platform. SCR53.BMP Testing of the ride produces results BEYOND expectations. This is one of the highest ratings I've ever gotten on a coaster project before- SCR54.BMP The overall site of the BundyCoaster makes it the largest single project for RLP Guangzhou. SCR55.BMP Testing the trains while they're racing. SCR58.BMP Now this is the reason I chose to build a racer: CAPACITY UP THE FREAKIN' WAZOO!

Dateline: RedLine Park Guangzhou. After several long months of wrangling, and nearly two years of construction, the largest single day expansion in RLP Guangzhou's history is now open. WELCOME TO BUNDYLAND. An agreement with Fox was signed to put the Bundy's in their new home at RedLine parks all around the world. The Guangzhou park was chosen as the Married With Children franchise is quite popular throughout Asia, with many fans all around. In this update, you will see the construction of the new theme area, as well as the start of the construction on the BundyCoaster, a dueling/racing B&M megacoaster. The new rides are based loosely on the Characters from the Married: With Children franchise. They are: 1. Kelly's Confusion! A maze that ANY true Blonde would get lost in. 2. Bud's Hand Jive: An S&S Power tower themed around Bud's favorite hobby. 3. Peg's Driving school, the park's Bumper Cars attraction. 4. The Giggly Room: Al's favorite place to go when Peg's in the mood, here it's a set of motion-simulators 5. The Bundymobile: A driving car attraction with Red Dodge's one can drive. 6. Marcy's Mood Swings: A TopSpin with a horror-theme around "Marcy's time of the Month" and... 7. THE BUNDYCOASTER: A dueling/racing B&M Megacoaster. This ride was originally designed to be a standup/sitdown looping set of coasters, but due to speed problems, I couldn't get the prototypes to race. Instead, a single-track design was chosen, which will feature a moeibus track layout: You board on one side of the platform, and return to the to other side. I've done a few of these in the past, and they are tremendous fun, as well as having one of the highest capacities of any ride I've ever built. Imagine this: Six nine car trains, four seater cars, dispatcing in 22 second intervals... DROOL! Enjoy this update, and I'll be back with the grand-opening of the BundyCoaster soon. R.D. SCR33.BMP The land acquisition begins, but at this early point, no real decision is made on what will be put here. SCR34.BMP More land is acquired. The park is battling a severe overcrowding, which required attention ahead of land acquisition. SCR35.BMP At this stage, we had just acquired the rights to Married: With Children, and the early decisions are made for style of paths, and early theming. SCR36.BMP The extention to this area is quite big; it actually doubles the amount of land the park will sit on; when it's complete, it will add almost triple the land the park owns. SCR37.BMP The initial extention is completed, and the paths have plants and scenery added. The plant colours are selected from the title credits of Married: With Children. SCR38.BMP The first two rides are assembled- but not yet painted/completed. SCR39.BMP Two more rides (The simulators are considered a 'single' attraction) are added. SCR40.BMP As anybody knows, Al's favorite hangout is... THE GIGGLY ROOM! SCR41.BMP The final two rides are added to phase I of construction. SCR42.BMP Meanwhile, at RLP, we don't take kindly to vandalism or line-jumping. Here, a guest is caught in the act of Line-Jumping. We first detain him. SCR43.BMP He is tried, Sentenced, and then we give him his punishment: DEATH TO ALL LINE JUMPERS AND VANDALS. SCR45.BMP The 'problem' guest is eliminated. Now if only ALL parks would take on this sort of system, we'd never have any problems with Line Jumpers and Vandals. SCR46.BMP BundyLand is complete, and scenery is added. Due to a lack of 'Bundy' scenery, it was a challenge. SCR47.BMP An overview of the RLP: Guangzhou park. Compare this to it's genesis a few years back! SCR48.BMP Construction begins on the BundyCoaster. Despite the paint job, this is in all actuality a single-track coaster with a Moeibus loop layout. (Think Kennywood's Racer) SCR49.BMP The first track is placed on the already purchased/edited land. The rest of the ride will fill in over the next year or so.

For me, I've not played RCT3.0 enough to make a true 'judgement' on it; nor do I tend to judge as a rule... But amazing job all around with the rides. They look and feel just right- and the colors are stunning! (And thanks for the 'shout out' over your Wild Mouse! Mr. Mouseburger approves.) R.D.

Robb, Elyssa and the rest, Amazing job so far. The quality of the porn being sent us is amazing... and that Launch wooden shuttle? Ahem. Kleenex, please. How about some footage from the ProSlide people? Some of those new installations look amazing all around. Thanks- "I need to go and watch the Wooden Shuttle Video again" R.D.

Dateline; RLP Guangzhou After much purchasing of land, the first major park expansion has been completed, and a new coaster has been added to the park's arsenal of thrills. First, a larger off-shoot of the main plaza has been built, allowing for further expansion of the park, and a future 'nature trail' of sorts will be added near the lake in the middle of the parks' expansion territories. 2Tone Plunge was relocated to it's permanent home, and a few new rides have been added to the site to increase our number of Flat rides. These include SkyTower, Hampster Cage (Round-up) GoalZone (Football ride) Shanghai Surprise (Spinning Cab ride). The new 'cornerstone' coaster addition is the new Falcon Flight suspended coaster from Arrow Dynamics. This free-form suspended uses the terrain behind the new expansion for a swinging and swooping high-speed ride throughout the back woods of the park, and is by all standards, terrifying. Enjoy. Some new developments will be coming soon to the park! R.D. SCR18.BMP The first construction begins on the new expansion area. SCR19.BMP In order to contain the higher-than-expected crowds, the Tidal Wave was shipped back to RPL. SCR20.BMP Tidal Wave is up and running! SCR21.BMP Trees, something I love to use for shade, are added to part of the landscaping around the Tidal Wave. SCR22.BMP The first section of the new expansion area is added, and the Hampster Cage (Round-Up) and the SkyTower are added. SCR23.BMP The second phase of the extention is under construction. Terrain leveling here is VERY necessary to avoid unsightly pylons and supports. SCR24.BMP New Attractions and scenery are added: The Flying Lotus ride is seen here. SCR25.BMP GoalZone (Football Ride) and 2Tone Plunge are moved into their permanent homes. SCR26.BMP More scenery and trees are added, and the food/souvenir concessions are added. SCR27.BMP Construction begins on Falcons Flight. This was one of the most challenging builds I've done yet; the terrain and costs of land make it one of the most expensive builds yet. SCR28.BMP The second lift under construction. I really wanted to use as much of the terrain as possible for the ride's layout. SCR30.BMP A look at the second major drop on Falcons Flight. I had to 'edit' the terrain a bit to fit the drop- but it really works, I think. SCR31.BMP Falcons Flight completed. The ride took for freakin EVER to complete. SCR32.BMP A look at the back half of Falcons Flight.

Dateline: RedLine park- Guangzhou After months of political wrangling, and many efforts to expand the chain of RedLine parks, the land was granted, and the park was able to open it's first phase of operations. Due to the land constraints, the park's initial terrtitory is quite small, leading to some interesting development of rides and early attractions in order to make best use per dollar of the land provided. Expansion at this park, located about 30km west of Guangzhou, is limited only by how much land one wishes to buy, and the Chinese government has put a steep price per block of land on it. Guangzhou is China's third largest city, and is one of the fastest growing cities in all of the world. Supported by it's mild and temperate climate, Guangzhou's primary consumer good is the production of food such as rice, citrus, and other mild-climate foods. Electronics, and consumer goods form the other side of the economic equation, and make the city/province formerly known as Canton a stable place for living and working. To open the park, a few small rides were initially added: Tradewind (Enterprise) and Lotus (Spinning flowers) opened the park first, followed by a portable Schwarzkopf Shuttle loop. 2Tone Plunge follows, being added in a temporary location, and the first 'semi-permanent' coaster, the Arrow Semi-mine train known as Blue Streak followed. Once it was completed, the Schwarzkopf Shuttle loop was sent back to RLP:Coventry, and a permanent B&M floorless was added, known as Mao's Revolution. Guangzhou itself is located in an area which is quite hilly, so flat land for the new park to be built on is in short supply, creating a different level of difficulty beyond the costs of land therein. It will be interesting to develop this park as time progresses, as there are a lot of great terrain challenges and opportunities to be built. Enjoy, R.D. SCR1.BMP Here's the first plot of land that we're given in Guangzhou to work with. Very small, but with enough creativity, you can use the land wisely- and profitably. SCR2.BMP A general overview of the terrain and land layout for the granted area for the park to be built. SCR3.BMP In order for the park to start working, a few small rides (Tradwind and Lotus) are added. SCR4.BMP Using a portable Schwarzkopf Shuttle loop, the park adds its first coaster: Mao's Revolution. SCR5.BMP At the end of year one, this is how the park is shaping up. SCR6.BMP As the second year begins, 2Tone plunge, a RLP staple, is set up in it's temporary location. SCR7.BMP Construction begins on Blue Streak, an Arrow semi-mine train. Instead of using the typical Mine-train track and structure, I went with a modified hypercoaster, for capacity reasons. SCR8.BMP 2Tone plunge, open for business! SCR9.BMP Good grooming is important to park health. Make sure to mow those lawns regularly. SCR10.BMP Blue Streak is coming along quite well; the ride's initial lifts and supports are added, and the ride is filling out the small plot of land completely. SCR11.BMP A close-up look at one of the block brakes into the second lift. SCR12.BMP Testing the Blue Streak. SCR13.BMP On the other side of the park, land is being acquired on the side of the waterfront to allow for a larger capacity B&M floorless to take over Mao's Revolution. SCR14.BMP Mao's Revolution is removed, and the 'permanent' Mao is being built on it's site. This site presented NUMEROUS challenges to use the land wisely, and still create a top-ten thrill. SCR15.BMP The 'new' Mao's Revolution completed and ready to be opened. SCR16.BMP Now open: Mao's Revolution (the second)- a five inversion B&M floorless coaster. SCR17.BMP A general overview of the initial phase one development at RLP:Guangzhou. A lot more is still to come... All that lovely hilly terrain, all those low-to-the ground trees. Why is it I get the feeling an Arrow Suspended is in the near future?