RCT and Real World Parks

[JJ_Whelan]

Katie's World in RCT1 is clearly based on a real world park. Does anyone recognize othe scenarios as being based on real parks?

[imlegos]

Katie's World specifically is a park called "White Water Valley", located somewhere in Europe.

(Interesting note, but it's actually where the design of the Ladybird Junior coaster cars come from, despite the ride not being in the RCT1 recreation).

And then there's the eurasia "Fun at the Beach" which has unsettling similarities to Geago lake.

[jensj12]

1 hour ago, imlegos said:

Katie's World specifically is a park called "White Water Valley", located somewhere in Europe.

It's Lightwater Valley.

1 hour ago, imlegos said:

(Interesting note, but it's actually where the design of the Ladybird Junior coaster cars come from, despite the ride not being in the RCT1 recreation).

https://www.lightwatervalley.co.uk/pages/the-ladybird

Edited January 27, 2017 by jensj12

[imlegos]

Can't tell me that isn't the RCT Ladybird car design.

[imlegos]

(Noteably, the supports for the in-game Mine Train coaster seem to be based on the supports of "Ultimate" (The Storm in RCT) from Lightwater Valley)

[X7123M3-256]

1 hour ago, imlegos said:

(Interesting note, but it's actually where the design of the Ladybird Junior coaster cars come from, despite the ride not being in the RCT1 recreation).

The Junior coaster cars are Zierer. It's a stock design and there are many layouts with identical trains. They do have one at Lightwater Valley, and that might be why this ride type was included. The game does also include the log trains, but not the snake or locomotive themed ones.

Interestingly, the mini suspended swinging coaster appears to be based on the Batflyer that operated at Lightwater valley. This appears to be a one-off and RCDB doesn't list a manufacturer, so it seems a strange choice to include that over a Caripro or Setpoint version. I think Saywer probably did specifically choose rides that were found at Lightwater Valley (maybe he likes that park?)

 

[imlegos]

Huh, apparently one of Zierer's Junior cars is the Legoland Dragon Coaster.

Now I want more Legoland-themed objects. Maybe after I do portal.

[X7123M3-256]

Which Legoland are you talking about? There are many, and between them I think they have a sample of every Junior coaster on the market, all called Dragon. Some Zierer, Mack, Gerstlauer, Vekoma, and even an obscure one called WGH Transportation, whose 6 installations are all in England (and interestingly, they are behind that human powered coaster in Wales).

[mylam]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach was included in the deluxe edition of RCT1.

[imlegos]

On 1/27/2017 at 14:37, X7123M3-256 said:

Which Legoland are you talking about? There are many, and between them I think they have a sample of every Junior coaster on the market, all called Dragon. Some Zierer, Mack, Gerstlauer, Vekoma, and even an obscure one called WGH Transportation, whose 6 installations are all in England (and interestingly, they are behind that human powered coaster in Wales).

Don't know which, all I know is that Zierer has a image of one under the Force Coaster page (Junior).

 

18 hours ago, mylam said:

Blackpool Pleasure Beach was included in the deluxe edition of RCT1.

There was also Alton Towers I think.

[NightHawk]

And also German Heide Park (before it was purchased and ruined by Merlin corp...)