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[The BeastFan]

Well, I'm back on the RCT2 scene after a lot of time of not posting anything here. I've been dibbling in the game, as many of you have probably seen in the Downloads section with my 2 mega parks. However, I figured its time to go back to doing projects on the forums, and I'd like to start with Kingston Park.

1978- In the hills just west of New York City, a new park has opened. Kingston Park opens with over 40 attractions. Among the 17 rides, 4 roller coasters loom over guests enticing them to join in on the thrills. The center piece of the park includes a entry area filled with flowers and gardens. Lots of shops offer merchandise and souvenirs. At the end of the area, a giant carousel, Grand Carousel, fills the air with music, and the 350 ft Sky Tower rises behind it offering guests a spectacular view of the New York landscape, including the ability to see New York City on a clear day.

As guests venture to the left of the entrance, the area becomes filled with rides the entire family can enjoy. The centerpiece is a car ride which roams the woods and offers younger folks to drive the family around the park. Lots of different rides and shows are also apart of this area. A small steel coaster, Sunshine Scooter, offers the youngest of guests to enjoy a gentle coaster ride. A 2nd coaster, the wooden Blue Dipper, is one of our rides designed by Philadelphia Toboggan Company and John Allen. The small woodie is a step up from Sunshine Scooter, with a top speed near 40 mph, a tunnel, and a figure 8 course with exciting drops.

To the right of the entrance, the main midway offers Sky Ride as a way to travel from one end to the other. Along the side of the path, many flat, spinning rides and our swinging pirate ship Buccaneer offers ways to toss and turn. The Dodgems bumper cars music fills the area with upbeat tunes. However, the 2 main attractions are the real draw. The 95 ft, 55 mph Comet is a woodie that has tons of 'air time' as it takes over a dozen drops at high speed. A helix at the end spirals into the finale. There is also Corkscrew, one of the only looping coasters in the world, including a vertical loop and a double corkscrew, bringing a total of 3 inversions into one swirling ride experience.

We hope you come and enjoy YOUR day at Kingston Park!


Kingston Park overview


Main entrance


Shops, restaurants, Grand Carousel, and Sky Tower


Antique Cars and the main family section


Sunshine Scooter, hidden in the trees


Blue Dipper


More of the family section


The main midway and thrill rides


Corkscrew as its flips through the vertical loop


Overview of Comet's layout


Comet as it flies down the 85 ft first drop. It will get up to 55 mph at the bottom.


Comet's queue line and station


A pizzeria near Comet and Corkscrew


Comet's turn around and a few rides that line the main midway.

As always, comments appreciated!

DISCLAIMER- I have indeed found out there is a Kingston, New York. The problem is it is well north of NYC, not west. The park itself is not in Kingston, NY.

Edited by Mike Strobel, 12 October 2012 - 10:33 AM.

[Doriguin]

Looking good! I'll always have more admiration for the RCT2 users as I find it more difficult to actually use CS in RCT2. I just got into making custom scenery for RCT3 for some reason and have left RCT2 for a few months while I perfect my scenery techniques. Can't wait to see what you do with another amazing RCT2 park.

Edited by Doriguin, 10 May 2012 - 03:40 PM.

[biZarRo]

Looks really good Mike, can't wait to see more.

[Ryan Shrout]

Overall I love it. Inspiring me to start a timeline park of my own even. A few nitpicks of course. I love that there are literally trees everywhere, but disappointed that the terrain is entirely flat. Comet is a great concept, though there are just too many hills for it to really be realistic. I like the skybuckets over the main midway, although I feel like the middle support columns are backwards, like it should bump up, not down. I love Blue Dipper as a classic junior woody, even if the pacing is probably rather slow at some points (and it looks like you put an anti-rollback on a downward slope?). The Arrow looper looks perfect in accordance with the Arrow's of that day; I mean it looks a little bit off, but that incredibly realistic. The Grand Carousel is great, and I like the Skydeck ride, though I don't think the large double deck platforms came into being until the mid 80s. Can't wait to see where the park expands from here. Its looking great!

[The BeastFan]

Comet's hill course is supposed to mirror that of KI's Racer with some slight variations. The anti-roll back on Blue Dipper is indeed going up. Its hard to see, but the course crosses under the lift after the first turnaround (its inspired by the small PTC kiddie woodies at the various Paramount parks, its a figure 8 layout).

As for terrain, most of the area is flat, however, what you don't see (and I'll show in the next update), the area towards the back has hills and there is a large lake that extends out of the park.

[Reapers Ashes]

This park is looking pretty good!!!

[Silver Swordsman]

Good to see you back here, Mike. It's always nice to see some antique RCT2 back on the scene.

[The BeastFan]

1979

The park did well its first year. There are a few additions in store for the 1979 season. One of the towers was taken down along Sky Ride as it was found the cable was under too much tension. In addition, the ground beneath Sky Ride has been transformed into a massive fountain which opens up the midway nicely. Lastly, 2 new flat rides have been added. Monster has the form of a giant spider as guests ride on the ends of the flapping arms, and Disco Dancer offers a spinning, twirling experience as the latest pop music fills the air, along with lots of bright colors and lights.


Here's a photo of the park near the back. More terrain and water areas to come.


The newly renovated Sky Ride and accompanying fountain.


Monster and Disco Dancer

[MorganFan]

I love NCSO parks. They offer a variety of RCT2 that is special. It is like the missing link between RCT1 and custom scenery RCT2 parks. I will always appreciate NCSO parks, because the people who manage to make them successfully make them beautifully.
I love this already. The fountain is a really cool touch. It reminds me of SFGAdv.

[Ryan Shrout]

Looks good. Water under the SkyRide looks great.I like the two flat ride additions, especially given the current timeline date. BTW, where did you get those from?

[The BeastFan]

1980

Kingston Park enters the 80's with a new transportation option. The Kingston Railroad is now open on the eastern area of the park with the station near Comet. The 0.6 mile track weaves through the woods and around the lake. Also along the route are 2 small mining towns for a true venture to the wild west. Park officials say the track may be subject to much change as the park expands and new stations are needed.






Comments appreciated!

[biZarRo]

looks nice, reminds me of CP's railroad

[The BeastFan]

1981

The park enters the 80's with 2 big additions. The railroad has been extended and a station has been added in the kids area just behind Blue Dipper. In addition, Kingston Park would like to announce our 5th coaster. Developed by Schwarzkopf as a family friendly ride, this new steel coaster utilizes a spiral lift hill for less room to get coasters up to the highest altitude and onto the main course, featuring 8 major drops and swooping curves at 47 mph. The ride has been called Jet Star.


The new train station in the kids area.


Overview of the park including the extended train track.


Jet Star and its simple yet effective layout.

Comments appreciated!

[A.S.Coasters]

I really like it, the park has a somewhat dark vibe to it.

[MorganFan]

Nice spiral! Very Whizzer-like. I wish SFOT kept Big Bend instead of putting in La Vibora. The park is shaping up rather well!

[biZarRo]

Looks very nice, and I really like Jet Star, you don't see many speed racers in RCT.

[The BeastFan]

1982

Kingston Park has now added a new area which adds 50% to the parks developed area. Mine Town opens in the park's eastern edge and along the lake. The area adds a dozen new attractions. A Wild West show provides action packed entertainment with a stunt show, showcasing all the best the frontier lands have to offer. Tree Twister is another circular motion ride which is themed to the dense forest in which it inhabits. A new restaurant with southern style cooking, mostly fried chicken, fries, and fresh squeezed lemonade overlooks the lake, and a new general store offers many souvenirs.

Of course, its hard to overlook the 2 bigger rides added. Both are made by Arrow Dynamics. A log flume called Logger River Falls offers a wet and wild journey above the forest canopy before a 40 ft plunge soaks riders at the end. Mine Shaft is an Arrow Dynamics mine train coaster, featuring lifts of 55 ft and 75 ft. The course winds its way through Mine Town including a 82 ft underground plunge at 55 mph on the last half of the ride as the trains fly through mines and over Logger River Falls.

A new bridge has been built across and a path loops back towards Sky Tower and Grand Carousel, but it remains closed off to guests until the next stage of development can begin. Also, a local news paper has found a 3rd ride in the contract between Kingston Park and Arrow Dynamics. The park declined to comment on that.


Mine Town overview


Logger Falls, which flows through 1,500 ft of flume tubes hovering high above the trees.


Mine Shaft's station and first half and Tree Twister.


Mine Shaft's 2nd half, including its biggest drop at 82 ft getting trains to 55 mph underground.


A few shops and the Wild West Show.


The southern comfort food restaurant and new restrooms that overlook the lake.


A new bridge over the lake towards the next phase of construction.

Comments appreciated!

[biZarRo]

That looks very good, but I have some minor complaints. I feel that both the log flume and mine train could use some more theming, like some tunnels for the mine train. For the log flume, I would keep the layout at a lower altitude and add some western buildings and then there would be the lift and drop. I also feel that this area lacks the "atmosphere" of the wild west. You could do some minor things to change that, like less trees and more western themed buildings. Simple things like that can really spruce up the area.

Still, I love the way this park is going, and I'm guessing the next Arrow coaster is either a suspended or hyper.

[The BeastFan]

This is the style I was going for in the log flume.

[biZarRo]

Yes, but I still think it could use a little more theming before and after the lift, to get the atmosphere you're going for.

[The BeastFan]

1983

Kingston Park enters the 1983 season by opening up the loop behind Mine Shaft. A few new rides anchor the new area. First there is Wave Swinger, a spinning swing ride which lets guests glide gracefully against the tree line. Second is G-Force, which uses centrifugal force to pin riders to their seats as it raises up to nearly vertical, kind of a ferris wheel gone wild. Lastly and most unique of the 3 rides is Revolution. This is a different take on the swinging ship style rides. Instead of simply swinging, Revolution completes 360 degree loops, sometimes slowly and even coming to stop while hanging riders upside down for what seems like an eternity. Included to enhance the area is a new restroom as well as a sub sandwich restaurant, selling deli style and grilled subway sandwiches, fresh cut fries, chocolate chip cookies, and freshly squeezed lemonade.


Moving from left to right, you see Revolution, G-Force, Wave Swinger, and the sub sandwich restaurant.

[biZarRo]

Looks pretty good, but I still feel there are too many trees.

[Ryan Shrout]

The park is expanding nicely. I love the addition of a western section as those were very popular in parks for a while. However, I do have a few nitpicks on execution. I would have loved to see a another drop on the log flume. I know there are a few single drop Arrow log flumes, but there's usually a short (10-15 ft) shallow drop prior to the big one at the end. Moving on to the mine train, that think is massive! I can't think of a single mine train that tall save for Excalibur, and that one isn't incredibly long. Idk, but I just think its very oversized for the ride type.

[The BeastFan]

With the mine train, I set it up in 2 parts. Its based on how Big Bad Wolf was done. The first part meanders through the area and focuses on theming. Most of that part passes through mine towns and over the midway. The 2nd half is faster paced (it goes above 50 mph off the 2nd lift). But the main thing was path interaction. I admit, its a little longer than intended as it does stretch to over 6,000 ft long, but it paces nicely with a ride time around 2:30. Its doing over 40 mph as it passes over the flume on its way back. I'm also running 4 trains on it so it eats the lines a bit. There are things I want to do with this area later on in the time line in regards to theming.

[The BeastFan]

August 1983- The park seems to have printed a unique message on ticket stubs recently...

"The stroke of 12 will send you soaring."

Most guests have simply missed it, but enthusiasts are convinced this might come into play for what's in store for 1984.