Best Coaster Types for a Small Park

[BenJamin13]

I'm trying to make a relatively "small" amusement Park on RCT3, and I just wanted some other people's insight on what I should put in my park. My park's name is Rissler Freizeitpark (Rissler Amusement Park). I know I want a wooden roller coaster for sure, but I'm thinking another "major" roller coaster and possibly two smaller ones. I was thinking a SLC, a wild mouse, and I'm not sure on the other one. Any ideas on what I should do?

[Yamez]

I would suggest a Eurofighter style, those tend to fit well in smaller parks and can have a fairly good capacity in larger parks.

[djbrcace1234]

SLC's are nice, but it's like seeing a Batman Clone all the time. However, A SLC for a small park is a nice addition.

 

Maybe a water coaster maybe? It sounds like it will be located in a forest like setting, so if that as well, A nice terrian looper would go nicely.

 

Just some ideas of mine, though.

[BenJamin13]

Ohh by the way, I'm doing an alpine theme. A Euro-Fighter sounds good, and I saw where you can get those actual cars that look like they're wooden, so that would fit my theme great! Can you do inclined turns on the wild mouse track though? I know you can do loops and twists with the wild mouse track, but you can't with the mini coaster track. I considered a water coaster with themeing, but my only question is how many trains do you think is good enough? By looping, do you mean like a Schwarzkopf?

Edited July 23, 2010 by BenJamin13

[djbrcace1234]

Can't go without a classic Schwarzkopf.

 

For a water coaster, it depends on the brake sections, but I would say 4-5

 

And I don't play rct3, but I'm pretty sure you can't do bank upwards turns on any wildmouse type track, but flat banked upward I believe so.

[BenJamin13]

For the Euro-Fighter, will this do: http://www.dasmatze.de/rct/page.php?83? It says that the track is a mix of the mini coaster and wild mouse, so I won't have a problem there with what I was thinking.

[Solid Gold]

You are playing a fantasy game, and you choose to put an SLC in your park?

 

[BenJamin13]

I don't want any huge B&M or Intamin roller coaster. A lot of parks buy SLCs... and I don't think they're all that bad. The RCT3 ones aren't that good though because of the lack of elements. The RCT2 creation of El Condor at Walibi World in the Netherlands put onto RCT3 is off from the real thing. I just want to know about popular roller coaster types in Europe. I've seen Parque de Atracciones de Madrid from the Palacio Real, driven past Disneyland Paris and Parc Astérix, but I've never gotten to experience them. That's why I'm reaching out to people who have...

[10ryansmith]

For a small, thrilling coaster I would base one off of Kanonen at Liseberg. I know that you said you didnt want a HUGE intamin but Kanonen is a small coaster.

[mcjaco]

I'd add a kiddie coaster. Just a small woodie or the classic RCT lady bug.

[BenJamin13]

Thanks again for your input guys! I really appreciate this because I seem to always stick to a few certain roller coaster types. I've tried something like Kanonen at Liseberg before, but with the "Hershey's Stormrunner" track, it's too tall of a top hat. Unless there's a custom track style I could use? I really like the small wooden roller coaster idea. Maybe like an out and back running one train of 30 people like Falken at Fårup Sommerland? A kiddie coaster sounds like a good idea. I was thinking something along the lines of a Gerstlauer spinning roller coaster, a spinning wild mouse, or just a regular wild mouse? Any suggestions?

[Six Flags Enthuseast]

For a small park, the types of coasters I'd recommend would be wild mouse of some kind, kiddie coaster, mini woodie, and/or Boomerang. The Boomerang could be your 'major' coaster, while the kiddie coaster, mini woodie, and/or wild mouse could serve as smaller, family oriented attractions. A Corkscrew instead of a Boomerang might be even better.

[alasdair12]

Eurofighter style is the best option for you. I have visited only one time but it is very nice and funny. You can enjoy more, there is no doubt about it. Its really wonderful.

[BenJamin13]

I've decided to only use Bavarian roller coaster and ride companies. There's still a lot of options with this though. It's going to be a small park, but it still has the thirlls of a larger one. For roller coasters: Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 320+, Gerstlauer Launch Coaster 540, Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster 380/4, Gerstlauer/Holzbau Wooden Coaster, and Zierer Force Coaster Force - Zero. These all have the smallest possible model of their types, and will all use custom CTRs that look like the cars/trains are wooden to add to my alpine theme.

[astro]

Definatly Eurofighter, use Dasmatzes (sp?). On his, you can use upward and downward banked turns. Euro fighter sounds like your best bet. A compact layout, plus some swooping drops, and you'll be good.