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Thrill Rides

In the excitement

department, this

is next step up

from mild rides.

Despite their

name, “thrill”

rides are generally far less intense

than even the tamest roller coasters.

Still, these attractions offer a good

medium point — exhilarating enough for most guests without being

extreme enough to scare them.

Thrill rides generally do not involve custom design, and most of them take

up relatively little space in your park. On the down side, many thrill rides

seem to lose their novelty more quickly than other types.

Water Rides

The thrill of rid-

ing on fast mov-

ing water pre-

dates even the

earliest amuse-

ment parks.

Confined and controlled, rushing

water can provide your guests with

a spine tingling, yet totally safe

experience. In hot weather, they also

get a welcome chance to cool off.

Water rides come in all types, from

the mildest paddle-boats to flume

rides that rival roller coasters in

intensity and excitement. Almost all

of them allow — and some require — custom design. In addition, you can

often specify the design of the water craft used in the ride. Make sure to

read the ride information in the Ride Selection window before you begin

construction.

Design Tips

♦ Most water rides have a theme.

You can increase your guests’ satis-

faction by providing scenery near the

ride that matches or compliments

that theme.

♦ Like transport rides, well-

designed mild water rides give guests

a good view of the park, which can

increase their interest in visiting

other rides.

♦ Be aware of a ride’s nausea factor,

specially for those with spinning

rafts and whirlpools. That way, you

know when to provide benches and

bathrooms near the Exit.

Building a Custom Ride section for the details on constructing one of these.)

Whichever you choose, be prepared to use quite a lot of space and spend a

significant amount of your funds constructing the track. Each roller coaster

is a big draw and will likely bring you profit in time, but you pay up front

for the opportunity to add it to your park. When using a standard design,

you can watch the information in the Construction window as you position

the ride; the price of construction is constantly updated to reflect the cost of

building the coaster exactly where the footprint marker stands. (If there is

no price listed, you cannot build the ride at the present location.)

Because roller coasters are such popular rides, you should be prepared for

crowds — especially when you first open a new track. Build a longer

queuing line than you would for a less thrilling ride; it will fill up faster

than you think.

Roller coasters are also complex pieces of machinery, and the more com-

plex a ride is, the more often it will break down. Make sure that you have

Mechanics in your employ to inspect and repair your coasters. If a ride

begins to break down more often than you like, you can schedule inspec-

tions more frequently. That usually prevents problems, but as a roller

coaster ages, it will deteriorate gradually until it is no longer safe to operate.

The RidesThe Rides

Design Tips

♦ Guests sometimes need to sit down

somewhere after an exciting ride.

Consider providing benches on the

path near the Exit from a thrill ride.

♦ Some of these rides have a

significant nausea factor. Take that

into consideration when placing

food stalls and bathrooms.

Design Tips

♦ Roller coasters are very expensive, but provide good profit over a long period.

Price them high when new, then gradually decrease the admission over time to

keep the ride reasonably popular and profitable.

♦ Coasters are high-intensity, sometimes nausea-inducing rides. It’s not wise to

build them too near the food stalls, and providing benches and bathrooms

near the Exit is always a good idea.

♦ Riding less intense rides near a coaster can often help guests get up the nerve

to ride the more extreme attraction. Consider surrounding a roller coaster

with less exciting rides.

♦ Scenery and theme items placed near the track can add to the excitement of

a ride, especially when you create the illusion of an impending collision.

Tracks that cross over or under other parts of your park — footpaths,

terrain, other rides, and such, are also more exciting.

♦ Dropped food is not the only threat to the tidiness of your park. Handymen

also deal with the after-effects of ride-induced nausea. Keep enough on staff,

or your park paths could become quite disgusting.

♦ Most roller coasters are not popular when it’s raining.

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