[RCT3] Tropic Adventure (Park)

[KDFAN]

 

Welcome! In this thread I will update you on the brand new amusement park being built in Hawaii. For your information I have attached a copy of yesterday's newspaper with some information about the brand new attraction.

 

Honolulu, HI - Funtime Amusement LLC, a new start-up entertainment company, based out of Washington D.C.has recently bought the site of the abandoned offices of British Petroleum's Hawaii Operations, which recently shut down after concerns of environmental damage. Bank of Hawaii who owned the land was not available for comment, but John Palladio from Funtime Amusement LLC was, he agreed to sit down with us and talk about the plans for the park.

 

According to John, the old offices from the site have already been demolished and Funtime Amusement LLC is planning to start construction on the park very soon. John was able to tell me that the new park would be a amusement park, and would named Tropic Adventure.

 

Funtime Amusement LLC will be making an announcement soon announcing the line up of attractions for the new park. John tells us that we can expect a wide variety of attractions which will be enjoyed by the whole family. John sent us an image showing off the initial site before any work is done.

 

©Funtime Amusement LLC

 

I will be keeping you up to date throughout the construction process. Since I am the Media Relations person for Funtime Amusements LLC you can expect lots of exclusive shots .

 

John Palladio

 

EDIT: Just got word that I will be able to show you the on-site offices, parking lot, & entrance building tomorrow. We would love to also hear if there is any types of rides in particular you would like.

 

Part 2

I was recently able to take a trip out to the front entrance area to take a look at progress. Here are some of the pictures I took.

 

The construction and management offices for Tropic Adventure/Funtime Amusements

 

Lobby of offices

 

Side view of the same offices, this picture shows one of the bigger multi-person offices

 

Shot of the parking lot, I have been told we will be getting new banners before the park opens.

 

Through the palm trees!

 

The park entry building, Guest Services & ticket pick up will be off to the right.

 

Workers tell me that work on the park's main street will begin next week.

 

View from the air!

 

Feel free to leave comments, both positive and negative, you can't improve if every one just says it is wonderful.

Edited December 31, 2010 by KDFAN

[tiger01]

I can't wait for more! And even though it migh be Hawaii, you still need a variety of colour in those trees. I think some red will go nicely. What sort of scale will this park be on though, (in roller coaster size) Because I think if you put a nice giga coaster in your park it will look very 'flamboyant'!

[KDFAN]

Here is an image of the new ticket pick-up building, this will allow our guests to buy tickets at the gate, or buy them at home and the park will have them ready for them at the gate. This is also where group sale pick-ups will be.

 

Here our friendly guest services people will be happy to assist you with any problems. Guest Services will be open after the park closes. You can also come here if you lost an item.

 

I went up to the roof of our park management offices, to get this picture of the entrance.

 

Part of the entrance plaza.

 

Another image of the entrance plaza.

 

Overview of the area. Still under construction.

 

Enjoy!

John Palladio

 

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I can't wait for more! And even though it migh be Hawaii, you still need a variety of colour in those trees. I think some red will go nicely. What sort of scale will this park be on though, (in roller coaster size) Because I think if you put a nice giga coaster in your park it will look very 'flamboyant'!

Currently I am playing catch up with the updates, as most of the park is already built. For the trees a lot of color will come in with the buildings, and flowers. We have recently invested in some new Palm Trees from Old Spice Nurseries Inc. The scale of the park is a mid-size (think Canada's Wonderland) park, we currently have two coasters a Premier coaster and a small Intamin Family Coaster. Our rides are mid-size, as we could not get height waivers to go over 200ft.

[paradisecoaster]

Truly amazing work! and with the hawaiian landscape it will become one of those paradises that I love

[ericm95]

I love it so far! I love the architecture of the park. The only thing I don't like is the blue paths. What path set did you use for the paths in the entrance area?

[KDFAN]

View of new all you can eat buffet building.

 

New Building from the Water

 

Upstairs we have a group dining room. Available to rent for any interested parties.

 

View of the entire left hand side of the plaza.

 

Just a quick picture. The previously unnamed counter-service restaurant is now named "Big Easy Burgers".

 

This area is up on the balconies and is the perfect spot to sit and rest, or do some people watching.

 

Here is a view of the new Guest Services building inside of the park. The floor above is another office, apparently I may be getting it .

 

Another shot of Guest Services

 

Our friendly staff (when they are hired) will help you plan your day, book dining reservations, and help with any problems you may have.

 

This building has a gift-shop "Hawaiian Island Gifts" and more group event rooms upstairs.

 

Another view of the same building.

 

Another gift shop will also be open in the front plaza. This one will sell gifts that represent the "spirit" of Hawaii

 

Here is view from the lake of the patio for "Mama's Buffet" serving unlimited Tropical and Southern Food. And the backside of Hawaiian Island Gifts. The blue path leads to stairs up to the balconies.

 

This is from the site of the observation tower and shows the completed entry plaza.

 

Overview of Complete Front Plaza

 

Quick Update

Talking to Scott, the head of construction, he told me that the front plaza is done except for a few small things here and there. He also told me that there would be another plaza area further down the path, and then the entrance to the theme park area. I can tell you that construction of our star rollercoaster, a Premier custom launcher, is nearing completion.

 

Enjoy

John Palladio

 

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I love it so far! I love the architecture of the park. The only thing I don't like is the blue paths. What path set did you use for the paths in the entrance area?

If you are talking about the dark blue paths, they're gone, I have replaced them with a new path set. As you see in the picture currently, the dark blue paths are actually the roofs from Mr PKI's Coaster Tunnels Set, the green/blue paths from Shyguy's Main Street Set. In the new version (not yet pictured), I have replaced the outer dark blue paths and the circular blue paths with Stu-2693 Curved Path Set, I recommend all builders have this set.

 

Truly amazing work! and with the hawaiian landscape it will become one of those paradises that I love

Thanks

Edited January 1, 2011 by KDFAN

[B.A.B]

One question when will thsi park open,by the way I am not really a RCT3 player,but I love this park already.

[KDFAN]

One question when will thsi park open,by the way I am not really a RCT3 player,but I love this park already.

I'm not sure, work is slow (curse being a perfectionist), and I not really happy with the rest of the park, I hope to get another update out before Jan 3rd.

[KDFAN]

Here is an exclusive first look, at the new water-ride

 

Just another shot to round out this mini-update.

[paradisecoaster]

I'm sorry to say this, but those pics are not as good as the last ones, seems a bit rushed with both the water ride and the coaster, but I guess you aren't quite done yet...

[Ace Of Spades]

Au-contraire, I think they look on-par with the original update...which looks fantastic!

[KDFAN]

I'm sorry to say this, but those pics are not as good as the last ones, seems a bit rushed with both the water ride and the coaster, but I guess you aren't quite done yet...

 

Thanks, for the criticism, its nice to get something other than I love it. Let me ask you, what do you feel is missing from the rides? If you were given the file what would you do to make it more "complete".