Kingbooba Posted June 25, 2007 Posted June 25, 2007 My first park, Great America, is owned by a new theme park chain called Greatest Countrys. Great America is scheduled to open in 1977. *Pictures up soon. Built rides: County Fair - themed area: Rides Corkscrew- An Arrow corkscrew coaster. Three inversions. Pirate- A Mulligan swinging Pirate Ship. Carousel- A Bertazzon Carousel. Orleans Plaza - themed area/entrance plaza: Rides Log Flume- An Arrow log flume. Thrill Zone - area: Rides White Lightnin'- A Schwarzkopf Shuttle loop coaster. One inversion. KidZville - area: Rides Scooby's Ghoster Coaster- A Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden junior coaster. I'm still working on other rides though. This is my first time with a park, so my building and stations won't be very good. I need to find a photo site so I can get the pictures up. They have to j.peg, right?[/i]
Kingbooba Posted June 25, 2007 Author Posted June 25, 2007 Update #1 - 1977: Construction continues Pics Overview Quick question: How do I make pictures in that yellow box thing with the caption under it? Current rides: County Fair Corkscrew Tilt-A-Whirl Pirate The Whip Dodgems Wave Swinger Scrambler Thrill Zone White Lightnin' Kidzville Scooby's Ghoster Coaster The Genie's Lamp Plane Ride (Un-named) A Balloon ride Orleans Plaza Log Flume Construction is still underway. There are more rides to come. Comments appreciated! -KB
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Update#2 - Tour guide/More 1977 construction - Hey, what's up? Call me KB. I'm gonna be your "tour guide" , if you will. The County Fair overview. Park Overview Notes: The Racer has been added in Thrill Zone. Hopper and Crazy Bus have been added in Kidzville. Sky Tower has been added in Orleans Plaza. More to come later. -KB Comments/Critisim Appreciated!
coastercrazed49 Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Its a start but I would suggest starting close to the entrance then build out, instead of building rides in random spots throughout the park. Also where are all the trees?
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 The trees will be later. There's still a lot to do before "opening day". By the way, thanks for the tip. I'm pleased with Corkscrew's station. More comments/critiscm/tips appreciated.
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 The trees started to bug me. Can I get some tips on landscaping and trees?
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Well, trees have been planted and construction on a small western-themed area has begun. Oh, and a small coaster called Runaway Mine Train is being built as we speak. Pics: Construction. More later. - KB Comments/Critiscm/Tips appreciated!
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Crap, the park JUST opened! It was packed!I went for a spin on Runaway Mine Train, and everything was packed! Anyway, here's an overview: I forgot to mention some rides like the Hopper, Turnover, Loop-O-Plane, and Western Wheel. Also, no signs of anything new for 1978. More later. - KB Comments/Critiscm/Tips appreciated!
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 This looks awesome! "Quick question: How do I make pictures in that yellow box thing with the caption under it?" Use the attachments thing under the text box when posting.
Kingbooba Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Woah, coaster track! Probably a corkscrew coaster. Arrow again. And clearing in Western World. Maybe it's going there... More later. -KB Comments/Critiscm/Tips appreciated!
Ccron10 Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 A skyride would be cool. Most parks around this time added them with the sky bucket cars. A big park like that could need one.
Kingbooba Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 NEW COASTER! Dynamite is here! Dynamite flips riders 5 times. It is located in Western World. New for '78! Overview of Dynamite. More Later -KB Comments/Critiscm/Tips appreciated!
asr Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 I really like the beginning, but you should remove the third vertical loop, three of them on a ride this size seems really out of place. And the theming isn't very good. Also, you shouldn't have so much track touching the ground. You should raise the ride up a bit more.
Kingbooba Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 I'll work on that. Thanks for the tips! EDIT: That's the best themeing I could do. I don't have mine themeing or western themeing in this park. Oh, and I think I'll just re-do the whole layout of Dynamite. The park is in the year "1978", so I can't make it too complex.
asr Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 I know you can't but three loops just doesn't seem right for this coaster, and thetrack on the ground does not look good.
Kingbooba Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 1979 news! Dynamite has been re-tracked and is now open to the public! A new area themed to a castle has been added. It features two rides, The Time Machine, a spinning ride in which you stand up on, and an un-named roller coaster! Pictures will be up later. -KB
HCONerd Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 Well let me say that is a great start for your first park! Great job! For a first park, it a really well planned-out! Now for some tips and suggestions; try and make your buildings less blocky possibly by making them less symmetrical and not so rectangular. The roller coaster is nice in the last pic, but I think the flames are kind of random. I suggest making them have more of a pattern or just removing them and in place, add some foilage. Other than that, you're doing GREAT!
RollerC Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 Dynamite looks really unrealistic for its time. No coaster in the 70's featured a half loop. For the realism, you might want to make it a double looping coaster.
Kingbooba Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 Update 1979 has come and gone, Dynamite has re-opened with ANOTHER new layout, and a new ride has been added for 1980. That new coaster has been named "The Beast". No pics yet, though. -KB Comments/Critiscm/Tips appreciated!
asr Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 Could you atleast show us the new layouts for Dynamite? And if you want us to comment, put up some pictures!
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