Well, I've done it again - I made yet another park. It is done, however it is running so I can make minor adjustments as situations arise. After the final tweaks it will be "complete."
I had a number of things I wanted to try in this park, and a few unanswered questions about how RCT3 works. The one thing I wanted to verify was how peeps use rides to enter the park itself. I made the main attraction area of the park and the park entrance connected only by transport rides, with no direct path access. With no direct path into the general park area, will they see the transport rides as just a transport to the other attraction areas, or just see them as a ride?
The answer turned out to be not so clear. The peeps who would ordinarily ride the transport ride will take it and get off at the station inside the main ride area. Those peeps not inclined to ride the transport ride will just mill about seeming to wait for new attractions to appear - and some give up and leave. Those in groups where the whole group will ride the transport - no problem. Where some in the group prefer not to ride the transport rides - the group breaks up and those who like it, will ride the transport ride. When they get to the inside station, some get out and begin to enjoy the other rides while the rest of their group waits out by the entrance to the transport ride. Some get out - check out the park a bit then get back on and return to their group. Some stay on the transport ride and return to the entrance station where their group is waiting. When the entire group is together again at the entrance, they seemingly discuss what to do. At that point, some groups then all board a transport ride and enter the main park, and a smaller number just leave. What else I did see is the group break back up while the previous rider returns to the main park via transport, and the rest of the group waits for their return. I never saw part of a group leave the park without the rest of the group.
Oh, here is the park:
The Entrance. It is just a little access way between the big rocks.
The bigger picture. The entrance is in the rocks. Two transport rides connect to the entrance "plaza" for lack of a better term. Up and slightly to the right are some green steel beams among the foliage. This is the monorail. To the left of the rocks is where the tram station resides. You can see a tram emerging in the lower right.
This is just inside the gates - the "plaza" at it were. to the right is the entrance to the monorail and leading off the top of the picture heads to the tram.
The monorail station. It is a combination of old walls and old steel open roof. This contrasts and compliments with the Jules Vern-ish monorail.
The tram station is a bit more modern - more post modern rather than art deco.
The monorail goes around to the south side of the park and here is the monorail station inside the main park.
This is how the peeps leave the enclosed monorail station and enter the park for their first look.
Here is the how the monorail station looks from inside the park.
This is a tram approaching the tram station on the north side of the park. (opposite side as the monorail)
This is a view from inside the station building.
The tram station is on top of a berm so the peeps must take the stairs to enter the park.
Well that's how the peeps treat the entrance, the transport rides in, and an introduction to Gwangi. Let me know if you want to see more.
