coasterkidJacob Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) In 1962, a large piece of land was bought near Orlando Florida, in a city known as Longwood Florida. This is only about 10 miles outside of Orlando. The towns people had no idea that the land was purchased, but locals say that it was once a popular hiking destination. SCR1.BMP The giant waterfall mountain, many waterfalls coming down. SCR2.BMP Once the land was bought, construction began the very next day. This is the result of just 2 years of constuction. (Only a team of about 20 were working on it) SCR4.BMP The Park is almost ready to open! This ride is 'Row Boats' which is just a small, boat ride. SCR5.BMP This is the Century Wheel. Just a generic ferris wheel. Inside the building to the left, is a scrambler ride which is called Tornado. SCR6.BMP Here it is the crown jewel of the park, Streak. It is 50 feet high, and has a top speed of 41 mph. SCR7.BMP This is just as the park opened. Since it is located in a small town, only a small amount of people came. But in the weeks after this areil photo was taken, things picked up...fast SCR8.BMP People EVERYWHERE!!! SCR9.BMP Some people waiting in line for Streak, while Streak riders are screaming down the first 50 foot hill. SCR10.BMP With Sunland located in Florida, it gets very hot during the summer, and with Row Boats now closed, we had to put a water ride in the park. We are hoping that this will increase the popularity of the park. SCR12.BMP A log ride was being built, but for about 6 months, its just been sitting there. Apparently, Knotts Berry Farm is thinking of constructing a log ride just like the one at Sunland. The owner of Sunland was born in California, and he used to visit Knotts Berry Farm quite often. We haven't heard anything on when construction will begin again, but we are positive that it has something to do with the log ride in Knotts Berry Farm that is supposed to open some time in 1969, which means it will be at least one year before they continue construction on it. Edited June 24, 2015 by A.J.
G Force Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I like what you have so far, maybe add a little more variety in the roofs though.
historyfreak92 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I like the Buildings! I really hope this has a good variety of coasters!
coasterkidJacob Posted June 23, 2015 Author Posted June 23, 2015 Now, in 1969, the log ride is finally finished! The owner made a public announcment during the opening ceremony of Florida Falls (the log ride) that the owner will be retiuring, and the new owner will have amazing and exciting rides. Florida Falls opened on Augeust 7th, 1969. Just a month after The Timber Mountain Log Ride opened in Knotts Berry Farm. The Timber Mountain Log Ride was an instant hit in the Southern California area. Florida Falls also brought in more guests, and is currently in a increasing demand of more thrilling rides. SCR11.BMP Florida Falls is finished, and is almost ready to open! SCR13.BMP With the increasing demand for more thrilling rides, we bought a previously owned mouse coaster form a boardwalk in New Jersey. SCR14.BMP Florida Falls has quite a queue today! Right after Florida Falls opened, we felt that the guests would like a new restroom facility, so right across from Florida Falls, is the new 'utilities' building SCR15.BMP New 'utilities' building, and if you look to the right, you will notice that Streak is closed... SCR16.BMP On January 12, 1970, an undercover theme park inspector came to Sunland, and inspected the cleanliness, the customer service, the merchandise, and rides. She had all good things to say about them, except Streak. When she rode Streak, she didn't hear the normal sound a chain lift would make. She asked that the ride could be shut down, and then she started investigating. She noticed that we didn't have an anti-roll back system in case of an emergency. We were forced to close the ride temperately, until it was installed. In the process, we added a new train to Streak. SCR17.BMP Back open! SCR18.BMP Over by the Mouse Towers, we built a pirate ship to increase the popularity in that area. We also felt that the guests would like a new restroom facitlity like the one across from Florida Falls SCR19.BMP After the Pirate ship was built, we expected that area to get a little more popular, but it didn't. We put in a junior coaster. Its our first steel coaster here at Sunland. That drew in a lot of crowds, because when it opened in April of 1970, it was the first steel coaster in Florida. SCR20.BMP Ugh, Streak is closed yet again. After the undercover inspector came and said that we need an anti rollback system, we added another train. This time, the inspector noticed that there were no brakes on the ride other than the station brakes. She told us that it was a safty hazard not to have brakes on a roller coaster with two trains. Streak should be open again with in the next few weeks. SCR21.BMP The park as of May 1970. There is still much more room to expand
molemaster43 Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 The scale seems.....off.... Â Why is that waterfall/mountain structure so massive and completely dwarfing the Main Street buildings at the front of the park? It just looks so odd and jarring. Â Also, I can't say that the cake-like structure of the mountain is the best. It's just three tiers with these giant drop offs with no real flow to it. It looks awkward (especially those islands at the top of each tier with trees on them). Also, those row boats are so dang close to a waterfall without any sort of fencing or blocking from keeping those row boats from going right into the waterfall. I'd suggest moving them or putting up fencing and making a larger lake area for the row boats. I also see you have a log flume going through this mountain...this might work a bit better if going through the mountain occurred only once or twice on the ride for fairly short periods of time and if the mountain wasn't as blocky as it is. Otherwise, the flume just seems somewhat far fetched. Â That being said, I do enjoy the architecture at the front of the park. Vary up your colors a bit, but other than that, it looks good! Â Lots of room for improvement here, but I definitely do see potential.
coasterkidJacob Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 The scale seems.....off.... Why is that waterfall/mountain structure so massive and completely dwarfing the Main Street buildings at the front of the park? It just looks so odd and jarring.  Also, I can't say that the cake-like structure of the mountain is the best. It's just three tiers with these giant drop offs with no real flow to it. It looks awkward (especially those islands at the top of each tier with trees on them). Also, those row boats are so dang close to a waterfall without any sort of fencing or blocking from keeping those row boats from going right into the waterfall. I'd suggest moving them or putting up fencing and making a larger lake area for the row boats. I also see you have a log flume going through this mountain...this might work a bit better if going through the mountain occurred only once or twice on the ride for fairly short periods of time and if the mountain wasn't as blocky as it is. Otherwise, the flume just seems somewhat far fetched.  That being said, I do enjoy the architecture at the front of the park. Vary up your colors a bit, but other than that, it looks good!  Lots of room for improvement here, but I definitely do see potential.  I do know what your saying, and I do agree that the mountain is very blocky, but I will keep in mind to kind of 'redesign' the mountain to make it look better. But when I first made the mountain, I was a bit rushed and didn't have much time.
coasterkidJacob Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 Sadly, as of January 1972, Sunland closed. This is all because of Walt Disney World Opening in October of 1971. The original Disneyland in California was such a massive success, that Walt felt that he should build one in Florida. Crowds came as far as Canada to see Walt Disney World, making Sunland forgotten, and eventually out of business. SCR22.BMP Mouse Towers is falling apart. You can also see a lot of the benches are falling apart. SCR23.BMP The Beloved Streak is falling apart as well. SCR24.BMP Streak is being deteriorated by the weather and vandals and bugs.
LuminousAphid Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I like what you have so far, but agree with the mountain being blocky- that was the first thing I noticed, probably not the reaction to the scenery you would want  One other tip, you could add some foliage around Streak- it would certainly look more natural with some shrubs or trees. Do trees increase excitement like other scenery/rides nearby do?
coasterkidJacob Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 I like what you have so far, but agree with the mountain being blocky- that was the first thing I noticed, probably not the reaction to the scenery you would want  One other tip, you could add some foliage around Streak- it would certainly look more natural with some shrubs or trees. Do trees increase excitement like other scenery/rides nearby do?  Yes, I am still thinking about revamping the mountain, and yes trees and foliage do definently increase the excitement rating.
historyfreak92 Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Aww Man! Not the wooden coasters! But would this close just because of Walt Disney?
coasterkidJacob Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 Aww Man! Not the wooden coasters! But would this close just because of Walt Disney? Â This park is not making much money, it is just enough to pay for everything. So when the Floridians heard that they were getting Walt Disney World, they were so excited. Almost everyone stopped coming to Sunland and went to Walt Disney World because of Disney's super good reputation. The opening day of Walt Disney World had only one park which was the Magic Kingdom. In all, about 45,000 people came for the opening day of the Magic Kingdom which is about the average number of people the Disneyland in California gets in an average day. People from all over the East Coast came to the grand opening of the park, and that made Sunland forgotten about, which is why it closed. No one wanted Sunland anymore.
coasterkidJacob Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) As of 1975, the park was bought! It was bought by Cedar Fair and the future name of the park has not been announced yet, but it will feature all of the old attractions, as well as a few new ones... SCR25.BMP This is Tidal Wave, our first coaster with a loop. Guests will definitely enjoy this ride. SCR27.BMP This is G-Force. An enterprise ride that will be sure to make you dizzy SCR28.BMP A couple hundred people came to the grand opening of the park. The park's new name is Sky Kingdom. SCR29.BMP A new Merry-Go-Round is in construction. A great ride for younger kids. SCR30.BMP The Merry-Go-Round is located next to the 'Utilities' building. SCR31.BMP Before the park opened, Tidal Wave was moved over by G-Force. However, when the park opened, it was still testing. SCR32.BMP If you look to the right, you can see the Fly Wheel cable launch system house, as well as an on-ride photo. The first in the park. SCR34.BMP Tidal Wave isn't alone anymore! The area got a chair swing ride, called Wave Swinger. It also got a little food court. SCR37.BMP It has been announced that the upcoming attraction will be a wooden roller coaster, and it will not be an out-and-back, it will have more of a twisted design. No scheduled opening day. SCR42.BMP Sadly, during the construction of the new coaster, Streak had an accident. 14 people were killed during the accident. Two people are suing the park for the loss of their family members. The park will deal with the lawsuit in court. The accident was caused by the brakes not working the best. The park is still inspecting the coaster, to make sure everything will run smoothly from now on. SCR43.BMP As of June, 1977, the park opened its newest coaster, Lightning Peak. Lighting Peak opened to great fanfare, and was an instant hit. The lines were not that long, only about 15 minutes. But at night, the lines got up to about 45 minutes. SCR44.BMP With in a month after Lightning Peak opened, the construction crews put a construction fence around the now SBNO Streak. The park didn't give any news about what was happening behind that fence. About 5 weeks later, Streak was completely demolished. Park guests had mixed emotions about this park favorite, but most were happy to see it go because of how rough it was. Edited June 26, 2015 by coasterkidJacob
coasterkidJacob Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 The park is getting great reviews, and it is now back on the map! It's getting so popular, that we had to expand the queue inside the mountain. People were waiting over 40 minutes in 60 degree weather to ride Florida Falls. This classic attraction is so far the most beloved attraction in the park. We need to keep the people coming in through the turnstiles of the park, so in the next couple of months, we will begin expanding the park. No details have been released to the public. SCR35.BMP The expanded queue in the mountain. SCR36.BMP As of May in 1976, a construction fence has been put up in the back area of the park. Something big is coming.
historyfreak92 Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Hope you read about double posting! But I see an Awesome Schwarzkopf, & things are looking much better!
Tuly Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Great park I really enjoy the main entrance plaza! Very sad to have 14 die on Streak.. that is easily one of the largest accidents in theme park history.
hillflyer Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Love the indoor/outdoor log flume. Â And I like the colors of your Lightning Peak coaster - same as San Diego's Giant Dipper!
coasterkidJacob Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 Hope you read about double posting! But I see an Awesome Schwarzkopf, & things are looking much better! Â What do I need to know about double posting? But thanks for the compliment.
coasterkidJacob Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 Hope you read about double posting! But I see an Awesome Schwarzkopf, & things are looking much better!
historyfreak92 Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Look at TPR Term of Service/Rules , & be sure to understand!
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