BuddyChrist Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Haha, yup, it's a little overkill I know. But the wait is over! Illum Hills: Spring, Year 5 Park Owner: David Illum and Family Park Manager: Roger Bryant Park Opening Date: April 4th, Year 5 Park Hours (Spring): Sun:10am-9pm Mon: Closed Tues:Closed Wed:Closed Thurs:Closed Fri:4pm-10pm Sat:10am-10pm Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $20.00 Child General Admission:$10.00 Spectator:$10.00 Under 3: Free Season Pass: $45.00 Attractions: Eagle's Nest Pioneer Super Swinger Wonder Wheel Galaxy Grand Carousel Double Take Dino Run Scramble Inferno Rotor Plunge Games Square Horror at the Hills New Attractions for Year 5: Rampage Rodeo Bulls High Noon at Garis Gulch Mine Mountain Madness Park News: With a great amount of funding, the vision of Mine Mountain Madness was able to make a leap from imagination to reality. Mr. Illum was very excited as he looked over the finished product, stating "It's just so great and it feels like I'm actually at a real mine!" The new addition to Illum Hills fit right in as crowds lined up to grab their rides on the Mine Train, past abandoned buildings and through treacherous tunnels. Mine Mountain Madness is sure to be the hit of the summer. Along with MMM, High Noon at Garis Gulch, a Western gunfight show, and Rampage Rodeo Bulls also were welcomed into the park. They helped to create a whole western themed area with their old west feel to them. Now they just need an old time photo and they'll be set! In other park news, Warner Communications is setting up a new division called Warner Parks. Since Warner has helped so much with the park finances and the new addition, Mr. Illum has agreed to have "A Warner Park" attached to all marketing for Illum Hills starting next season. Illum Hills will be the flagship park as the division grows and grows! Here, as always, is the photo update from the Spring!: Double Take has received a new Blue and White paint job Rampage Rodeo Bulls and Mine Mountain Madness The new queue area The new show is housed on the right New views of Inferno have been opened up with the expansion! What happened to Galaxy? They moved it! A nighttime shot of MMM PARK DOWNLOAD What you've all been waiting for is finally here, the download! Make sure you have all of the CS sets listed on Page 4 installed into your "Themed" folder and you're all set! I hope to see some photo trip reports as well soon! Let me know how your day at Illum Hills went! Get it here! http://files.filefront.com/Illum+Hills+by+BuddyChris7zip/;10618258;/fileinfo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Fantastic, simply fantastic! I love this park so much... So will the park become "Warner Brothers Illum Hills" next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I didnt see a list of CS where is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen_Dk Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That Warner thing sounds interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Fantastic, simply fantastic! I love this park so much... So will the park become "Warner Brothers Illum Hills" next season? Nope, it will still be Illum Hills, it will just say "Illum Hills, A Warner Park" I didnt see a list of CS where is it? The CS List is one page back That Warner thing sounds interesting... Corporate takeover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I can't get DaMartze's Fences & Railings to download. If you have the zipped folder already in your comp, could you possibly email me the folder and I can download it from there? My Yahoo account would probably work the best: coastermatt28@yahoo.com When I saw those fences in your screens, I just fell in love with them. You also have a nice park going on there too! Can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks HP, there is an alternate download site at Vodhin's Community Pages, here's the link, it's such a great set! http://98.130.102.38/e107/download.php?view.649 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Looks great I like all the upgrades. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks so much BuddyChrist! I'll check it out. I know that the links usually work on Vodhin's site. Again, very nice park going on here! Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thank you very much! Illum Hills: Summer Year 5 Park Owner: David Illum and Family Park Manager: Lee Yardston Park Partner: Warner Parks Park Hours: Sun:12pm-11pm Mon:10am-10pm Tues:10am-10pm Wed:10am-10pm Thurs:10am-10pm Fri:10am-11pm Sat:10am-12am Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $20.00 Child General Admission:$10.00 Spectator:$10.00 Under 3: Free Season Pass: $45.00 Attractions: Eagle's Nest Pioneer Super Swinger Wonder Wheel Galaxy Grand Carousel Double Take Dino Run Scramble Inferno Rotor Plunge Games Square Horror at the Hills New Attractions for Year 5: Rampage Rodeo Bulls High Noon at Garis Gulch Mine Mountain Madness Park News: Increased attendance during the Spring led to complaints about wait times for the new attraction Mine Mountain Madness. Mr. Illum responded by putting more staff onto the new coaster and increasing dispatch times. Air conditioning was also installed into the rocky queue part for those hot summer days. An unusually hot heatwave had lines at Lumberjack Falls reaching up to 3 hours at some points. Mr. Illum said more boats were purchased from Arrow, the maker of the flume, but lines still were outrageously long, hopefully a new water ride is in the works. Mine Mountain Madness has been commended for its high level of theme in the waiting area, but many people think the layout of it is too simple and not as thrilling as Inferno or Double Take. Despite this fact, the queue has been full almost everyday with everyone trying to get on the ride. High Noon at Garis Gulch has also proved very popular and now run 3 times a day to meet the demand. Horror at the Hills got approval to open for the Summer after Mr. Illum pleaded with the Westworth council to amend the law keeping it shuddered until the fall. He showed pictures of waits at the park's main attractions and said that opening the haunted house would help to alleviate some of these waits. On the corporate radar, Park Manager Roger Bryant has stepped down as he is moving to California, having taken a position at Six Flags Magic Mountain as Park Director. Mr. Illum commented "Roger has done a great job and will be greatly missed, I can only wish him the best as he takes this new job at one of the largest parks around!" With the position of Park Manager now open, a Warner employee stepped in to take over the duties of a Park Manager. Lee Yardston had been working with Roger Bryant since the Summer of Year 3. "I think I made a great decision, Lee used to be Vice President of Warner Communications, so he is very well suited to manage the park!" Here is the photo update from the Summer! Here's a better look at Galaxy's new location Inferno's morning test runs as seen from the Operator's control panel Grand Carousel has a brand new sign Pioneer had some retracking done in the offseason, you can see the new wood and old wood Mine Mountain Madness with another train of Miners ready to go! Park Maps have started appearing all over the park A backhoe has started ripping up Galaxy's old queue location The park has really grown a lot as you can see from this overview! Fall Year 5 is coming soon, with a new addition coming to Fall Fest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 This is such a great park and I really enjoy following it. great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanSe_Colombia Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 The park is looking so cool!. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Thanks! Hey everyone, sorry about the delay in updates, I've been very busy working and doing other things, but I'm also putting a lot of thought and design into the next update! Here is a small preview of something new for Fall Fest Year 5! Yes, it is a hayride complete with flames and other exciting props! The full update will come as soon as I can complete it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hmm...I'm thinking that this year's haunt may be themed more towards "disasters" than ghosts and ghouls...? Can't wait to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Great idea with the hayride, keep up the good work. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MummyAW Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 This is, without doubt, the best landscaped park on RCT3 by any TPR member. The coasters are VERY realistic to their time period. Could you please update this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Thanks everyone, I know I've been slacking on updates, but my job has been occupying most of my time. Couple that with some creative block in my mind when working in RCT3 and there's going to be a long delay! So without further ado, here is the new update! Illum Hills: Fall Year 5 Park Owner: David Illum and Family Park Manager: Lee Yardston Park Partner: Warner Parks Park Hours: Sun:12pm-11pm Mon:Closed Tues:Closed Wed:Closed Thurs:Closed Fri:10am-11pm Sat:10am-12am Ticket Prices: Adult General Admission: $20.00 Child General Admission:$10.00 Spectator:$10.00 Under 3: Free Season Pass: $45.00 Attractions: Eagle's Nest Pioneer Super Swinger Wonder Wheel Galaxy Grand Carousel Double Take Dino Run Scramble Inferno Rotor Plunge Games Square Horror at the Hills Rampage Rodeo Bulls High Noon at Garis Gulch Mine Mountain Madness NEW FOR FALL FEST YEAR 5 Haunted Hayride News: Mine Mountain Madness still drew long crowds as the season was winding down. A spike in attendance also occurred during Fall Fest as the popularity of the event has grown and grown through the years. A new attraction has been added to Fall Fest to help alleviate some of the long lines throughout the park. Overall, the hayride was praised by park guests for its elaborate props and scenes that instilled terror into them. Lines grew to be around 3-4 hours at some points during the night! On the business end of things, the Warner executives have been walking around the park with Ron Toomer of Arrow Development, most likely planning for a future attraction considering the success of Mine Mountain Madness. The profits for Illum Hills are really starting to outpace the expenditures, so new additions could easily be more than 1 ride in the coming years. There has also been rumors that people representing Six Flags have been in the park, but none have met with David Illum or Lee Yardston, so maybe they are scoping out the park as a possible purchase. On the maintenance end of things, Double Take has had some problems lately with downtime. Ever since it got repainted, the launch motors have been having problems getting trains off the second platform and getting the train off at the correct speed, leading to constant valleying. Lee Yardston is starting to get impatient with the ride, but Mr. Illum still treasures the ride as it is a park original. Here is the photo update from Fall Fest! New ticket booths have been built in front of the entrance to help alleviate the long lines at the ticket building. Pioneer has become even rougher, leading to drop in a ridership. The entrance to the hayride You know it's scary when you start out passing below a demonic clown and the first display is nothing but clowns! A killer robot The graveyard and plane crash Another killer robot A huge fire spouting demon The T-rex animatronic And finally the warzone! Then you arrive safely back where you started. Stay tuned for further updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 COOL! Your hayride is one of my favorites yet! It's good to hear that the park may/will be receiving multiple new additions in the coming year. You know, it's about that time period where Arrow started designing Suspended coasters...could be a VERY unique addition to Illum Hills... Can't wait for more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 COOL! Your hayride is one of my favorites yet! It's good to hear that the park may/will be receiving multiple new additions in the coming year. You know, it's about that time period where Arrow started designing Suspended coasters...could be a VERY unique addition to Illum Hills... Can't wait for more! Thanks! And it is the time period when Arrow Suspendeds were coming into the picture, but will it be what Mr. Illum thinks is best for the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Umm...yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Keep it up Christian it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Love the hayride good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcp1fan Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 How did you get the red lights? They really add to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmereStars Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 ^ dpr lightz, or Vodhin's light kit, I think there are some more light kits available I really like the evil MacDonald, looks like an awesome halloweenfest, a tip though: place the mist 1 level below ground, that way the mist doesn't fly in the air but stays on the ground, and if you have Instant Woods you can create woods with a lot of trees, which I think is better between 2 evil clowns (so you don't see the clown until its really close and scares the crap out of you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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