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Hmm, not sure if this is just me, or youtubes video compression, but it looks like that zero-g roll after the launch is hit with way too much speed... I'm not really sure how easy it is to change the speed of the launch, but from the looks of it a drop in speed of about 4-5 MPH would probably help the realism of the ride, not to mention the spines of the people riding

^ I agree, especially with lapbars

Let me apologize for the lack of updates on the park. I kind of got a bit of a block with it, but now that I have for the most part sorted that out new updates should be coming out ever few days or so... 5/5/82- Spring has sprung at CCP, and the lines are short while the list of open rides is disappointingly small. Today Wooden Warrior broke down early in the morning and was closed for the rest of the day, while the Tilt-a-Whirl was closed due to the close proximity to the construction... I'm hoping the new area will add a few new attractions to Carolina Coast's short list of rides, but from what I've seen in the construction records it looks like they're building more of a kiddie area then anything...( ) This shot is becoming slightly overused, but its a good way to start out an update. I decided to go up the observation deck to get a look at the construction site first, but while I was up there I noticed that Wooden Warrior had gotten stuck on the lift hill. I was really looking forward to riding it today too... The new rollercoaster is coming along very nicely, but is looking more like a crane and less like a coaster at this point Looking past the billboard and the trees you can kinda make out a large cylinder thingy... Wonder what this will be..? Hmm, stupid fence made it hard to see what they're building over here... From the signs it looks like it might be a new themed area though... Haven't read about that yet. People on Wooden Warrior were still waiting to be unloaded nearly an hour later... Glad I didn't head straight there after all Randomish picture of the roped off queue area Since the park is so small and a few rides were closed and/or broken I decided to leave early and head to the library. While I was there I saw that they had the annual aerial photo of the park... From the looks of it the park should be pretty good sized when the new areas open...Unfortunately thats about a year away . So until then I have to go. ~Micheal

I see your talking the Dorney route with the multiple drop towers ... All you need now is a Space Shot and then Valley Hills and Dorney will be neck and neck

I'd really like to ride Expedition GeForce, T2, and I'd really like to ride a Togo Pipeline rollercoaster... HOWEVER, since Astroworld shut down I now have little-no chance of riding any one of these anytime soon... Also, Skyrush is suckish

I'm still mad that they got rid of the Sky Swat for NESS... That ride was probably one of my favorite flat rides ever

Coming next year... (Or when my game stops crashing and deleting everything...) Names might be changed though, looking for some feedback on that. Keep in mind that they are Mine Town themed and I've already built an entire new area based around that theme so any suggested names should try and stay true to the general theme...

Sorry about the lack of updates . I was recently very sick and then went on vacation, updates should resume quite soon. Hopefully the next update makes up for the lack of activity on this topic... (Lets just say that Anton got a pretty large order...)

Thanks, glad your enjoying the park! The next update should be just as interesting as this one... If not a bit more.. hehehe , well if you could build something similar using Moby Steel Supports if you wanted to. The peices for that C-Support pack fit together VERY nicely so there are virtually endless possibilities for designs . And I'm glad you're enjoying the park too, if you have any suggestions or comments feel free to post them, I'm open to almost all ideas

I love the level of detail that your parks have, its truly amazing! (Though it looks as though you use a fair amount of CS). The only thing that kind of sticks out to me is the drop tower, it kind of looks like a large S&S Frog Hopper... Which I don't really think Six Flags would lean towards... Anyways, great job and keep up the great work!!! (Also, if you want me to put up a download for my observation deck just ask )

4/28/81: I'm Back! Hey, its Michael. Today is opening day at Carolina Coast Park and my mom helped me get into the park early to take some pictures of the new area the park added. I don't know a lot about the new area as the park has kept it very hush-hush for the past winter. However, it is rumored to have cost more than 1.5 million dollars (About 3.7 Million in 2014). That makes this the most expensive expansion in the parks history. Lets see what the parks added Hmm, there is definitely something different about the park... I don't know, it might be the massive observation tower in the backround... That's right, this year the park decided to add a huge 183 ft. tall observation deck to the park. From the top you can see almost 15 miles and you get amazing views of the surrounding city of Wilmington and of the ocean! The tower does look very nice behind the main entrance, and its a good landmark for finding your way around this very wooded park... This is the new hotness for this year, a brand new midway. Its a little thin with only 3 major rides... Though, something tells me the park has a lot more planned than just this. The first ride on the midway is a new Loop-o-Plane named Turbo Looper. This ride is normally seen in fairs or carnavals, but this one is slightly different. The main difference is that this one is permanent, and the second difference is that this one is electric instead of gasoline powered. The next "ride" is the observation tower, this ride was built to the tune of 1.5 million dollars to a height of 183 ft. It is the second tallest structure in Wilmington, surpassing the Murchison Building by 45 ft, while being 17 ft short of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The final ride of the new addition is Larson Tilt-a-Whirl, this ride is a classic! The crowds when the park opened were pretty insane, I think there was like a hundred million people here today (Not really). I think Wooden Warrior's wait was a little over an hour when this picture was taken though... Turbo Loopers lines were gargantuan, when I took this picture I heard a few people say that it took them an hour and forty five minutes to get through the line. The tilt-a-whirl was a little barren for its first day open though, I hope that crowds pick up for it... I managed to get up and down the observation tower before the elevator broke, here's a picture of Wooden Warrior from the top! Here's the city of Wilmington, and the coastline. The front entrance looking classy as ever And to finish off the Trip Report, here's an artsy picture of the Observation Tower as the park was getting ready to close. I guess that's all for now! Until next time, Michael 6/18/81: Alright, this will just be a short little blirb. Apparently Carolina Coast Park was really good about keeping its newest expansion secret because the concept art just recently made its way into the library Also, while I was at the library I also managed to get a copy of a picture of the park from above. I used it and my other pictures to create a graphic showing how the park has expanded, the top part is the two most recent expansions, the middle is the first two expansions, and the final picture at the bottom is how the park looked when it opened in 1949. Enjoy, Michael...

That's caused by the exit, not the shrubs. I did look into ways to make it look better, and found that putting a flat roof above the exit hid the problem nicely and made for a covered exit. Thanks! This coming update will probably be up tomorrow, its a pretty large update that should allow the park to spread out a bit more. Although the area that is complete right now might become congested as the park ages, a future update might have to handle that... Anyways, glad your enjoying it, and hope you enjoy updates that are yet to come

That catch-car looks really good, I have a question though. Is it only for a specific length, or can it be shortened/lengthened? Also, does is its speed linked to the set launch speed of the coaster or..? (Sorry if the questions seem kinda stupid, but my computer can't handle NL1 or 2 so I have no idea how these things are scripted)

Hello, its been a while since my last post on this thread. Sorry about that, I kind of got distracted planning the rest of park instead of focusing on the time period/attractions/park size that I should've. In any case this update will be fairly short and will run the span of approximately a year or so... (Please also note that I don't bite and welcome criticism) Oh yeah, and I have decided that insead of attempting to create this entire park vanilla(ly?) I WILL be using a limited amount of custom flat rides/custom rollercoasters and will be using custom supports on steel coasters (And hybrids when the time comes) as well as larger wooden coasters (Meaning that Wooden Warrior will still use automatic supports since it looks pretty good with them anyways ). Now onto the update! 4/28/80 Hello! Michael here, so for the beginning of this year Carolina Coast Park added a dining area for the restaurant, which is really more like a snack bar , but it looks like they have a few plans to add in a guest services building as well as a parking lot. No rides announced yet, but the park is still immensely popular for family outings or for teenagers looking for something to do. The new "dining area" is really bland and is basically just benches in a well landscaped area, it is really shady though and the park left out a few trees so you get a really good view of Wooden Warrior going around its corner. The view of Wooden Warriors station from the "dining area". This was previously hidden behind a large pine fence, it looks much nicer now The new bathrooms fits snugly ( ), I do wish the park had more rides though. I couple of good new rides would really make this park amazing... Hmm, looks like the parking lot and guest services building will be added to the left of the main entrance. Hopefully this will allow the park to attract more visitors besides just locals? I guess thats all for this update, hopefully I'll be back later in the summer to see how the parking lot and guest services buildings look. Judging by the rest of the park I think I have a pretty good idea, but it doesn't hurt to look 9/4/80 Alrighty, Michael here. So I recently took a little day trip over to the park to see if construction was finished, and it was so I took some pictures before leaving. Like the rest of the park its nicely landscaped, I really like how they used different colored flowers to spell out "WELCOME" though I don't think I've ever seen that before. So this is, umm, you know... Well, its a parking lot. Not really anything special about this sheet of pavement, it's free if your going to the park though, which is nice. I'm sensing some sort of theme here... I can't seem to figure out what it is though... . Maybe guest services has some information on that... Inside the park is the same, however it looks like the park has some sort of expansion planned. No word on that yet, but hopefully it'll be a new ride! I guess that's it for this update, looking forward to seeing a new thrill here. Lets hope Carolina Coast Park delivers in 1981. Until next time, Michael.

Thanks for the critique JonnyRCT3, I agree that a coaster for a first ride is a bit of a stretch, but Kings Island did it and look where they are today . I also looked into the Safari Fencing and it didn't really blend well with this current section of park. Maybe a future addition will make use of it though... I also looked into the wooden fence and encountered the same dilemma, so for now I'll stick to the scaffolding fencing. (Though future additions will most likely be better themed) 6/2/79: Micheal Here! Over the past two years or so CCP has been closed as they have been busy building a major expansion that has turned it from a city park into a forming amusement park! I went the library to see if the developer had put any concept art on file, and he had! Turns out that 2 years of work can turn a park around... My first picture of 1979!! Here is the entrance to the park, it hasn't changed much. But it is being used a lot more... The information and umbrella stand has been freshly painted and refurbished for this season. It almost looks brand new! The used Ferris Wheel cleaned up nicely, and the landscaping work definitely does it some justice Pssh: "To your left on the Ferris Wheel you can see the most hidden ride in the park, the main attraction... Wooden Warrior!" This coaster definitely packs a punch for a little PTC junior coaster, I hope this ride stays around for a longgg time. Another used ride, this time a Carousel. This park is really good at making old rides look brand new! The new restaurant seems follow the general theme of the park, not really too special but fulfills its purpose. Since Wooden Warrior is very hidden by trees I snuck my camera onto the ride to get some pictures. This ride had a really long wait though so I only got to ride twice. Heres the first drop, here the coaster reaches its max speed of 34 mph after falling a height of 31 ft. This ride is definitely a peanut, but still packs a major punch for its size. I still find it hard to believe the Big Tobacco Man investor spent $210,000 on this rollercoaster during the parks first year as an amusement park! This is where all the air time was at, these bunny hops threw you out of your seat ending the ride on a high note! Looks like this is all they have planned for 1980, not that I blame them, they spent a ton of money this year alone... I guess that finishes this trip report, I'll have to try and give more updates on the park and see how crowds are. I'd hate to see the park die in its infancy, but judging by todays crowds of more than 1,500 people I don't think this park is leaving anytime soon.

HI! Since my computer crashed and all of my data was lost ( ) after getting everything back to the way it was I decided to try a CS RCT3 park a second time, this time with more detail and skill. Also because I have the Soaked and Wild expansion packs which makes this process less time consuming and makes the park look much better. (I will keep this park Vanilla unless there is significant outcry for me to change it) Anyways, first some general information about the park. Carolina Coast Park is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Luckily the area it was originally built on was a large, flat, open area (Typical of the Carolina Coastline). The original PARK was built in 1949 with the Wilmington housing boom, however the area it was built upon was never actually developed leaving the park in the middle of a large undeveloped field (<- This will make sense with the pictures, although I did unfortunately leave the backround as mountainous... I'll fix that in the next update). So, since the park was built out of town in an area that never became developed it suffered from low visitorship for close to 3 decades before a wealthy Big Tobacco man discovered the park in 1977. He saw the park not as a suffering city park, but instead as an opportunity waiting to happen. He purchased the park and its surrounding fields from the city of Wilmington soon their-after and developed the park into the mighty southern thrill giant we know today! This is where the story begins, just before Big Tobacco man bought the park with the storyteller/photographer Michael. 6/28/77: Hello Everyone! My names Michael, I recently moved to Wilmington from Raleigh. Lately there's been a lot of talk about a local park and how a rich man might buy it and turn it into an Amusement Park! So I went over to the library and the park to get some information and pictures. This is the front entrance to the park, it might not look like much, but the detail the city put into the architecture is amazing! It looks like a proper house from the front! However, I only ever got to see it from the front because the park was closed for renovations. I found this picture at the library, it shows the park from above when it was first built. I found this picture there too! I think it shows the picnic areas after they were added, but I'm not sure... This picture is just closer to the picnic area, I have no idea how they took this picture. They probably had to use a rocket or something to get a shot from so high up . Anyways, thats all I found on the park so far. I'll try to get over to the park when the renovations are done, until then, Goodbye!!! 8/6/77: Hello!, its Michael again. The renovations are finally done and the park looks exactly the same as it does in the pictures, but there was a neat sign in the back... Oooo, I can't wait until then!!! I hope the park has some plans to do some stuff until the new coaster opens... Looks like they've already started laying the footers though... Sorry about the lack of other pictures, but I was so excited about the new coaster I completely forgot! So, until next time, Michael.

Adlabs Imagica kind of reminds me of Hard Rock/Freestyle Music Park without the rock and roll theming...

Wow! Awesome photos and rides . Nice to see some old Schwarzkopfs found a home... One question though, was the Chinese park really as uncomfortable as it looked in the pictures? Other than that park the Mexico trip looked like a ton of fun!

Untamed... Canobie Lake Park

Double Loop at Fuji-Q? Thats the only one that comes to mind at the moment

1921- Its been quite a while since I my last entry... Wow, 12 years? Seems shorter, but in any case the park is expanding at an impressing pace. The picnic area has been demolished to make way for the newest expansion sadly, it will be rebuilt at a later date however. I consider it to be worth the loss though considering all we've gained lately... The additions include a Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden rollercoaster named Forest Runner (Which is forest themed if you couldn't guess ) and a Dodgems . I hope these positive events will continue far into the future, but until then farewell... Shot of the early stage of expansion, notice the Picnic area is gone Building of Forest Runner A different angle of the construction A picture of the completed station of Forest Runner Full overview of Forest Runner, built in 1920 A picture of the Dodgems, installed in 1918... This took significantly less time to build than Forest Runner did Nighttime overview of the entire park

Hi, Im David (Not really). I'm the main designer behind Peanut Lake Park, my friend John Wardley and I founded this park in 1904 at the end of a trolley line in Massachusetts, near Peanut Lake, with a little more than $5000 between us both. We were able to get a loan from the local bank to fund our dream of owning the best park in New England, however, as this timeline will show, it hasn't been an easy journey... (I apologize in advance for some time skips, just how I roll) 1904- The park was founded in the spring of 1904. We had worked through the previous fall and winter to get everything ready for opening day . Now that its here I feel so different than before, the dream is finally coming into grasp, its time to take hold before it slips away... The park before opening day - 1904 (In this picture you can see the picnic area and the Charles Looff Carousel building as well as a statue dedicated to a local military veteran) 1907- Can you believe its only been 3 years . Wow, people have really taken to the park. The trolley system has been really great for business, and the crowds have been really good lately... Nothing much other than that has really happened though, so i'll keep busy until the next update. Wow the park was busy today - A random June day 1907 1909- During the Winter of 1909 the entire park crew as well as a crew from the Chicago Coaster Co. were hard at work with the first park expansion ever . While I admit it was a long 5 months, it all payed off in the end with the addition of the parks first roller coaster and a kiddie slide. The coaster is named Jump-the-dips as to keep a familiar name with other coasters. The slide is named the Sky Slide, its an astonishing 35 ft. off the ground, its one of the tallest slides I've ever seen. Its truly a sight to see. General over-view of the park showing the new expansion. The next project (Electric lighting) should be coming pretty soon as well... 1910- Electric lighting has finally been added to the park, now the hours run later, the fun lasts longer, and the view at night just got that much more amazing... A sky-view of the park, angled to feature the electric lighting... Thats all for now... I'd love for feedback, general ideas, or just anything you want to add or criticize really... I want to know what everyone things, because it may seem great to me... but it might not for you just let me know...

Wow. This is great! I just spent literally an hour and a half now reading through this entire thing... I love the story-line, though I must admit that I'll miss the side-friction coaster and Racer, but probably not for too long with this great story-line and with the late 70's/80's approching ... I will say that a more "modern" coaster should start coming into view (Maybe an old Arrow?), but in any case keep up the great work and hope to see some more time pass for the park to develop

Canobie Corkscrew... The oldest surviving looping rollercoaster. Its a 1975 Arrow Double-Corkscrew, and after riding it I didn't go on another looping rollercoaster until I was 9 (I first rode it when I was 6). Oh, if you ever go to Canobie Lake Park I recommend sitting up from on it. Then you'll only suffer slightly less brain damage. This is what Hell on Wheels looks like after being referbished

Hmm, I guess it just looks strange from the angle?