Jon Sabo

http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=58975 Unamed Flying Coaster. T-Rex.

Work on Phase-2 has been a bit slow, but progressing. Pase-2 area (West end of island). Unnamed B&M Flying coaster. T-Rex. An Intamin coaster cross between I-Speed and Maverick....well, sort-of (without inversions). Raptor: B&M Wing-rider. Could this have a water brake feature? Hmmm... Brachisaurus coaster(s). Two different style coasters. They are designed to represent the movement of the dinosaur. It is a racing-coaster style.

Jurassic Park-Isla Nora (RCT2). http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=58975 One of several waterfalls throughout the island. Dilophosaurus. A high-speed dueling coaster with several surprises.

Phase-2 construction. Another amazing waterfall (one of several throughout the island). Southeast end of the island (Phase-2 area). another amazing waterfall area. Gallimimus exhibit. Dilophosaurus coaster & exhibit area. These 2 high-speed dueling roller coasters are sure to challenge your senses with many surprises. another high-speed thrill ride. finishing touches on Phase-1 area. Raptor finishing its test runs. About ready to open with the Phase-1 area of the park.

thank-you!....will have another update soon.

lovely park!

congrats to the winner.

Actually the coaster(s) are 2 different styles. One is a Wild Mouse version and the other is a Suspended Hairpin Coaster. The idea behind it was a theme of Brachiosaurus and the 2 coasters not necessarily "racing" each other, but the movement of the 2 dinosaurs in motion with trees. *Edit* Raptor has begun test runs. Flying coaster nearly complete. Isla Nora's beautiful waterfall. One of several throughout the island Raptor testing. Can you spot the train? B&M's 'wing rider' concept. Raptor is now testing all 3 trains. Raptor and station area.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=1964 re-uploaded....see if this works now. Thanks.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=1964 re-uploaded.

Phase One is almost completed for opening while construction is underway for Phase Two. East end of the island. Breeding habitat area. Raptor area completed. Testing is now underway for the coaster and adjacent rides.

Project: JP-Isla Nora. A project I've been working on for a few days now. Has John Hammond lost his mind?....

May 2, 8:17 AM EDT Russian Billionaire tapped to resurrect theme park By Jonas Edwards Associated Press -AP-Newswire: Monday May 2, 2011. A report has surfaced that Russian billionaire magnate Alexei Petrovski has been working behind the scenes in funding a new theme park to be built on the island of Isla Nora, located approximately 2-miles from Isla Sorna (formally known as “site B”). Jurassic Park-Isla Nora is now being resurrected as a theme park and Injen Research & Development Group (IRDG) will become the primary operators. Jurassic Park initially started as a theme park funded by John Hammond, CEO of Injen. The futuristic park was developed by a team of scientists to clone dinosaurs by using their DNA to create a unique attraction for park guests. The park was immediately shutdown when a park worker was attacked and killed by one of the dinosaurs. Site development work has already begun on the multi-million dollar facility and infrastructure is nearly complete. The park amusement rides have begun to arrive via cargo ships and will be erected within a couple of months. The park will boast over 50 rides, shows and attractions when completed. Phase One of the project will incorporate several themed rides including a state-of-the-art rollercoaster named “Raptor”. Raptor is a B&M-designed wing-rider attraction that will surely thrill guests upon entering the park. Located on the former Injen research lab site, Raptor will take guests on a journey reminiscent of the days when the original park was being built. “This ride will be in memory of those who sacrificed much over the years working for InJen,” John Hammond comments. “We are committed to this project and the amount of time, money and effort being put into this park will showcase a new realm of theme park design.” Total cost of the project has been kept secret although some may suggest the park and its investors are pouring some $400 million into the project. Theme park expert Jason Garau believes the park may be biting off a bit more than they can chew. “That is a large sum of money and risk considering their past two project have failed,” Garau states. “I doubt they will be able to recoup any of their investment poured into the park.” John Hammond disagrees. “We have learned from our past mistakes and took a prudent approach and looked at all of our options before proceeding with this project. Our success is based on the team we have assembled and our goals remain the same.” The local Costa Rican government is an agreement with Hammond as they have infused some $10 million into the project and have offered assistance in any way possible to see this park succeed. Others may be skeptical, but the local people are excited that the project is moving at a rapid rate. Look for a soft-opening around the end of 2012 with phase one completed. Phase two will open approximately in mid-2013. JP-Isla Nora under construction Park entry plaza. "Raptor"-Park signature coaster is being constructed. West end of the island. Another ocean view of the island. This area nearly completed. Another view of West side of the island. Raptor roller coaster area.

here is my entry....unable to load a photo at this time.... http://themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=1922 *Photo's updated on game exchange*

Can someone help me with an issue in RCT2? I keep getting an error message whenever I try to create a coaster under the "Dive Machine" selection (only this coaster!). The message reads: "Exception Raised-Access Violation. Error Location- Unknown". Thanks!

I have a question to any of those familiar with Windows 7. I cannot located any of my saved games to upload into the games exchange. The RCT2 program is under the Program files (x86). I have about 24 games, scenarios, track files all saved, but cannot locate them via the Program (x86) files. It has the Inforgames file located there. The only files I can open is the game scenarios from the disk (such as Gravity Gardens, Bumbly Bazaar, etc). Anyone can help me locate the files or how too?. Thanks!

Busch Gardens Europe has submitted preliminary plans to James City County's planning department to expand the park by five buildings and "various guest attractions and theming." No details have been released. But Busch officials have told planning staff that nothing in the expansion will exceed 60 feet in height, so the expansion would not likely include a roller coaster. The Big Bad Wolf has the shortest drop of the current roller coasters at 99 feet, and the new Griffon ride drops 205 feet at 75 miles-per-hour. Busch's application did not indicate the height or number of stories for the buildings, and the planning department has asked for that information. If Busch is adding a new country, it would be the first since Ireland was added in 2001. Before that, there hadn't been a new country since Italy was added in 1980. Busch Gardens, which closes for the winter months, re-opens to the public for its 2008 season on March 21st. Source: http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-biz_busch_0305mar05,0,308023.story

I recently found my RCT2 game again and started to make another park. This one is called Alpine Village. It contains a total of 8 coasters and various other shops and rides within the park. The park is not completed as of yet, but I thought I would share some images. I still prefer RCT2 over 3 for some odd reason. I have seen some nice parks/images from RCT3, but I personally enjoy the older version. Is that lame? Hmm. Perhaps. Comments welcome. Snowbeast: Sasquatch: Avalanche: [/img]

I really enjoy watching alot of these videos. Some of them have alot really get you through those 'rough' days from work or life...lol Here is a video I found that was unexpected, but looks quite fun. Link: http://media.putfile.com/360-deg-swing

Credit Link: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/all-b2-5dorney.5912457jun25,0,3028527.story?coll=all-newslocalallentown-hed I would be curious if this will be similar to Maverick-style from Intamin. Any comments?

Looks like Expoland is getting in more hot water after this recent discovery. Credit Link: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070625TDY02006.htm

I downloaded IE7 (yeah...I know) and also have Firefox browswers. I have tried viewing some videos on the MSN homepage as well as Youtube, but the MSN video will show and error message (and 'do you want to report problem to microsoft..etc')-if I do not respond to the message, IE7 closes completely. This also occurs on Firefox as well. In the case of Youtube, the video (including all of my saved favorites-listings) will only load about 1/2 way and then stop. I already tried deletion of Internet files/cache, etc. Is there a fix for either of these issues? Suggestions?

It has been awhile since I posted on this (and other) forum sites due to conflicts of interests/contractual agreements (park). Now that some of those issues have been resolved or completed I want to say a special thanks to ALL of those who posted pic/video updates-Kudos! I noticed that the "green" wheels on the test video is the supposedly new wheel material test compond(s). That would possibly explain part of the reason for the appearance of the increased speed. Perhaps since the weather was warmer also. I also noticed how fast that Griffon's trains engaged up the lift-I hope that speed comes into use during normal operation (and not stacking of trains-which appears to be the norm for the BGE coaster crews past couple of years Look how much more open the wheel carriers and bogey system is exposed since the trains are floorless. That certainly takes a bit of getting used to. I also believe that the stadium seating is going to catch some people by surprise!! The reason being is....look at some of those photos of the third row and the height of those seat riser blocks...No more looking at the back of someones head(s)..Yeah! Anyone else notice those boxbeam blocks for the splashdown effects? They look like a huge wart-hanging from the chassis like that. I think a couple of good photo's showed variations/perforations within each train that will surely explain the different splash patterns. Is SheiKra's trains going with different splash patterns when BGT convert to floorless trains also? Just curious. May 25 is looking more exciting for (Chuck's)-Euroburg Thanks again for the vid/pic updates Ferg and others!

Apollo's Chariot@BGE *One modification: Change tbe crew members to people that actually can "efficiently" run a coaster/ride. And, get rid of: "Are you ready to ride?"

While this news is rather unfortunate, we should reflect on what the industry is going through the past few years. Also, it just seems like another business cycle for the industry. For example, Arrow, Vekoma, Morgan, Chance, Setpoint, Giovanola, Intermountain Lift, and several mfg. had company and money issues and either teamed up with other vendors or split up into a seperate company (similar to Vekoma's scenario when Jac Houben left and how issues with in-house mfg. took a dive). I actually think this may be a "good" move if the announcement comes to fruition. For some odd reason, the company may split up into seperate entities and become a stronger group. Look how Morgan/Chance Mfg. combined resources and so on. From S&S standpoint, they should sell off the parts sales division and have another company run that as a seperate entity and S&S file chpt `11 or 13 and reorganize as a smaller unit and become more focused again. I agree with several of the earlier posts in that the company really took on a major debt-load when it acquired Arrow and the issues with the 4D coaster associated with those terms. This may in fact be a result from the Arrow "4D curse", because it is S&S that took over that massive cost-overload and debt. Also, I too think the company grew too fast and wasn't able to get returns on the investment and perhaps some of the quality control (manufacturing, parts supplies, service/sales) have greatly dropped and they did not recognize it in time. This may be a silver-lining and a good thing that happens to the company. Time will tell when an announcement is made, but this may only be a temporary setback for the industry. Not sure how the stream of information will allow for updates since Amusement-Business is no longer in service, but perhaps the orginal poster of this forum will keep us updated since he is closest source to the situation.