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[Woodpecker]

Thanks for the answers. I'll bear those in mind! Here is a link to an interactive map of the real park:

http://www.westland..../oppier-map.htm

Click on the red dots for photos of all the rides and midway, and the aeroplane for aerial shots.

[mushroomer]

^

Does that park still exist?

[Luketh]

Ok, Toonerville looks awsome! It's kinda hard to make scenery in RCT2 crooked (lol), so that IS the best you can get.

The whole park looks amazing compared to those pics, great job!

[rct_noob]

E-mail message should work now. I fixed the wrong address problem.

[Woodpecker]

Does that park still exist?

Regrettably not, it was demolished in 1967 having been turned into Pacific Ocean Park (or POP) 10 years previously. Only the carpark is there and warning 'underwater hazard' signs where the pier was. For me the greatest loss was Fred Church's Giant Dipper. The ride first opened in 1923 on Ocean Park pier, burned down seven months later, reopened on the adjacent Lick Pier in 1924 and was finally demolished in 1936 when the owner went bankrupt. What a history! Especially interesting is that the Giant Dipper was only the second coaster Church designed, the first being the 'Bobs' on Venice Pier in 1921, a small, compact three-tier figure of eight with twisting drops. The writhing turns and fan curves of his later coasters were first seen at Ocean Park! It's rather ironic that Church's wildest and best rides are all demolished and his tamer ones are still standing. As for John Miller's High Boy, the ride was renamed 'Sea Serpent' and lasted until the pier's closing.

Here's two photos of Venice's Giant Dipper, on the pier from 1923-1946:

http://www.westland....cs/vp-map14.htm

Too bad it's so hard to recreate...

Edited by Woodpecker, 24 January 2009 - 10:34 PM.

[mushroomer]

Hmmm...

There seems to be some missing data...

I put it all in the ObjData folder...I don't know what's wrong...

[rct_noob]

What's the missing file code?

[Woodpecker]

Yes, which files are you missing? I can email them to you if there aren't too many. rct_noob: you're not having any problems opening the bench?

Edited by Woodpecker, 25 January 2009 - 12:08 PM.

[rct_noob]

No, I was able to open the bench. I just had a minor problem with a missing file, "COLROOF6" which was included in the .dat pack. It seems that all of it didn't copy so I copied it again, this time overwriting all currently existing .dat files. And guess what? It worked!

I opened the park and installed 2 Virginia Reels in the park. The buildings look very realistic! I don't like that curved wall after the station on the chutes, though.

[mushroomer]

^ I remember now...It was COLROOF6

I'll try re-copying everything like rct_noob did.