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[Buckeye Becky]

Park SIXTEEN is now up for download in the first post...enjoy!

Park FIFTEEN - Christmas Land
At first glance, I liked this park. Liked the green and red and it was just very festive looking...well done on that. However, the buildings were kind of weird in that only one side was decorated and they were more like skinny store fronts...looking at the park in different angles made me not like it as much...but still good job to parkmaker to catch the festive Christmas spirit!

Park SIXTEEN - Winter Wonderland
Loved this entry...all sparkly and landscape was nicely done..really was a winter wonderland!

For those that are saying things like.....not Christmasy, only wintry feel...please keep in mind that even though a "Happy Holidays" contest with a 24-day countdown to Christmas would make people assume it should be a "Christmas" park...I personally would not take away from someone's entry just because it isn't Christmasy enough for you...after all, the contest was still was open-ended in that the parkmaker was only told to make a Happy Holidays park and some people do associate the Holidays with Winter...

Also, why is everyone just listing the top 3? You all need to be voting on the top 4.....just a reminder about that

[rct_xXx__master]

kool, my top 4 will be,

#1
#8
#13
#15


(P.S. Becky, have u noticed my sig its smaller now! its 378x60 instead of 434x104!)

#1 - good archy, nice, christmasy feel!

8.5/10

#8- TrOpIcAl Christmas, nice, warm feel, like a fireplace!

8/10

#13- Careening Caribou, cool

7/10

#15- good archy, but only 1 ride

6/10

Edited by rct_xXx__master, 16 December 2006 - 05:16 PM.

[OrlanDude]

I, too, am behind in my reviews. I'm downloading park 16 now and will be back with my reviews of parks 13 through 16.

#10 Mele Kalikimaka
. . .Reminds me of where I live, Florida. Not a clue to the christmas season. . .

Haven't you ever seen "National Lapoon's Christmas Vacation"? "Mele Kalikimaka" is Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.

[OrlanDude]

I liked the consistent use of brick (paths & buildings) thoughout park THIRTEEN, but the food court building looks out of place & the side walls look 'thin'. The ride selection was typical for this holiday theme, but I liked the reindeer coaster.

Park FOURTEEN took a different approach to the holidays incorporating New Years Day into their park. Unfortunately this park looks too busy with numerous miscellaneous objects (gray & purple) that didn't appear to represent anything. Also the messages written with blocks get lost and could have used consistant coloring. I did like the "champange glass" themed ride but agree with Wolfman that a different color (yellow/pink/white) would have worked better.

The builder of park FIFTEEN used the Christmas colors well in construction of the 'half' buildings, but I didn't like the step-pyramid in the back left corner or the 'tower' in the back right corner. I liked the Christmas tree drop ride, but the park could have used some food & drink stalls (and a mechanic).

Park SIXTEEN was more like a twinkly holiday postcard than a park, with well done buildings in the foreground & the snowy, tree covered mountain in the rear. I really liked the look of this park except for the randomly placed roofs in the back center and the floating roof over the path in the back right corner.

I would have edited my previous post but there is no Edit button (or Fast Reply) on this topic.

[Wolfman]

I, too, am behind in my reviews. I'm downloading park 16 now and will be back with my reviews of parks 13 through 16.
Haven't you ever seen "National Lapoon's Christmas Vacation"? "Mele Kalikimaka" is Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.

Yes, but I knew this a long, long time ago. We have the Bing Crosby & Friends Christmas Album & CD, which is where Nat Lam got the song. Bing sang it with the Andrew Sisters. See, I've been around for 48 years.

BTW: I think a problem we might be experiencing is that the park is a wee bit too small. I think we could up the size to 20x20 for next year. What do you guys think? Should we poll on this?

Edited by Wolfman, 17 December 2006 - 08:29 AM.

[Levis]

Park 16 was nicely done. it had a gread atmosphere and the buildings etc wheren't bad at all .
I liked the sparkles also but you became a bit lazy with them at some points because there are sometimes 4 above each other ....

nice park still .

[Buckeye Becky]

Park SEVENTEEN is now up for download in the first post...enjoy!

[Levis]

the style of number 17 looks familiar but for as far as I know this is not from him .....

it gives a good impresion of the village in deutchland or österreich where the winter came, I only mis some ice on the roofs .

nice park , this one deserves a top 5 atm .