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[RCT2] Miracleland Amusement Park [2005]


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Welcome to Miracleland, established in 1943 by Ray Benton, who owned this small beachfront property since the 1920s, we jump into the park in 2004, under the Miracleland Park LLC, still owned by the Benton family- the park has seen much better days by this point. With Mr. Benton's death in 1965 the park has been on a stagnate state since about the late 90s when his grandson, George Benton took the park with his brother Woody Benton. Woody Benton owns a local family fun center and leaves most of his father's park's maintenance and daily operations to his son, who was previously the manager of Woody's, the family fun center owned by Woody Benton. We happen to be jumping in to see the newest coaster in the park, the Looping Lightnin'! We'll see that in a bit, but for all purposes just be warned- the park has seen much better days since the golden era of the park.

 

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With that, welcome to Miracleland!

 

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The entry plaza, featuring gift shops, a cafe, park services, and the grand carousel with its iconic and aesthetic fountains.

 

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Right off the bat, you have the old Schwarzkopf looper, could use some regular maintenance but an all time classic in the park itself.

 

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Going near the boardwalk you have the other steel coaster, the Jumbo Jet. Relocated from another park, sort of was just tacked on lazily into the park.

 

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But, most enthusiasts and travelers come to ride the iconic 1944, Thunderchief. The years though have caught up to it, when the ride first opened it was known heavily for how fast the trains 'zoomed' down the tracks, over time of lack of proper maintenance the wear and tear has shown heavily on the ride. Would cost a pretty penny for the entire thing to be redone. The empty track of land near it was once suppose to be a childrens area in the 1990s, but was never finished with the death of Ray Benton's son, Franklin Benton. Who's death began the 'dark age' of this local amusement park.

 

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The Hot Shot, and other small rides such as this old 1960s, Haunted Manor ride, in the area here.

 

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BUT, This is the brand new, Looping Lightnin', very unique wooden roller coaster. The only coaster besides the Son of Beast to feature a loop, as well as the world's ONLY shuttle wooden coaster! Many complain already of pains during the loop but the Benton brothers say its one of the best investments the park has made in years, and will help put the park back on track as a regional center for tourists and locals alike.. Lets, hope...

 

[NOTE - Had to use cheats in OpenRCT2 for this to actually operate as a shuttle coaster]

 

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Only time can tell if this depressing park can once again see likes of its golden age. See you next time.

 

 

Tapper (Galaxian).

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Welcome back to Miracleland! Some new big changes off season occurred as the Benton brothers attempt to revitalize their father's dream for a great amusement park. You can see at the bottom right corner of this picture here actually, is the brand new antique car ride in the Plaza Gardens.

 

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A new ride called, 'Casino', has been installed in the empty plains of grass behind the Ice Cream Palace.

 

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The park also has a new family area called 'Speedzone', it has great potential but many complain about how lazy the area was designer, in the area once prepared to be the kid's area of the park, with only two rides and a restaurant, it is heavily more lackluster then most thought it was going to be..

 

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The 'Round-Up' (Very original name guys) is another new flat ride, but you can tell the park was lazy and opted to use cheaper mesh fencing across the paths to restrict guests instead of the standard brick and wrought iron fencing.

 

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Finally, the other new roller coaster the Ultra Twister, imported from Japan made by TOGO. Very dizzy and exciting coaster for this corner of the park. Though, the colors are a bit hideous for many people's taste its still a extremely busy ride.

 

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Did these improvements help the park, or is this just starting to look like a junkyard of nothing more then a collection of carnival rides near the beach.. Maybe you can pitch in on that debate.

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