Disney Now OPEN Due To Playstation

[George Lucas on a Bench]

While I can honestly say I haven't had the desire to visit the theme parks since the shutdown, I was for some reason inspired to revisit the classic Playstation WDW racing game. It turns 20 this year.

That's right, 20 years ago this Mario Kart game set in Disney came out of nowhere and charmed us all! Despite its legendary annoying difficulty as cutesy characters ruthlessly pummeled you with acorns, the ridiculous charm and accurate feel of the classic attractions like Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain and the Dinosaur ride made for arguably one of the best Disney games ever made.

Now that you can't actually go to the parks in these immersive times, the game is finally fulfilling its destiny. I can think of nothing more immersive than giving you control of the ride cars! It's set in WDW, but some tracks resemble the DL versions more such as Pirates. Space Mountain has the DL music.

Since it's 20 years old, the modern Imagineers and feminists haven't fully had their way with Pirates.

When next you sail, sail with Davy Jones! Double wrong version!

Recognize this?

You should recognize this scene despite the archaic lowres graphics.

They even included the ghosts coming out of the pictures shooting each other. How charming!

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Meh, the Dreamcast version was better.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The NES game has charm but it's brutally difficult, so it's not really fun. The Xbox game is cool to explore but the actual ride levels are awful.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I gotta admit...I thought about falling down the well of playing park management games...I still have the RCT final release somewhere...but I was thinking about getting one of the newer sims that were release a year or so ago. Any recommendations?

I love the Disney racing game - by the way. Thanks for triggering the memories.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Planet Coaster has high reviews and is considered the successor to RCT and is made by the same company as RCT 1 and 2. However, I played it for 2 weeks and went back to RCT2 as I wanted something simpler.

Thanks for the tip.

See...I think I’m like you...I want the design controls, but I don’t want it 3D intense like I’m supposed to “be there” or have a real job doing the game. I’d rather design and watch the park go.

I wish the easy interface of RCT could be crossed with more flexibility to do designs.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

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Woah...is that XP compatible? Will it
Run on 16 gb of ram?

 

[SuddenStorm]

Planet Coaster has high reviews and is considered the successor to RCT and is made by the same company as RCT 1 and 2. However, I played it for 2 weeks and went back to RCT2 as I wanted something simpler.

I absolutely love Planet Coaster but man is it tough to make aesthetically pleasing parks. I just don't have the time/willpower to design attractions that are actually good looking so my parks end up looking quite ugly.

 

[Phroobar]

I absolutely love Planet Coaster but man is it tough to make aesthetically pleasing parks. I just don't have the time/willpower to design attractions that are actually good looking so my parks end up looking quite ugly.

You might be qualified to work for Six Flags then.

 

[Th3 DUd3]

Looks more like Crash Team Racing vs. Mario Kart, but I get why you used MK.

 

[Anjin]

Disneyland Adventures is now on sale on Steam for $8.

Disneyland Adventures on Steam

Disneyland Adventures allows fans of all ages to explore Disneyland park, enjoy adventures based on 18 popular attractions, engage in 100 challenging quests, and interact with 35 beloved characters. Disneyland Adventures is your ticket to the magical world of Disneyland right in your living room.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Curious Constance]

Disneyland Adventures is now on sale on Steam for $8.

Disneyland Adventures on Steam

Disneyland Adventures allows fans of all ages to explore Disneyland park, enjoy adventures based on 18 popular attractions, engage in 100 challenging quests, and interact with 35 beloved characters. Disneyland Adventures is your ticket to the magical world of Disneyland right in your living room.

store.steampowered.com

Not sure if it still is, but it was free at one point for those that have Xbox game pass.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Well, after playing WDW Racing on and off for a few days, I managed to get 105% completion of the game.

At one point, the game glitched and I got stuck in the Haunted Mansion.

It's definitely a great Disney game and vehicular exploration is perfectly suited to a Disney theme park video game. Someone tweet Iger to remake, reboot and sequel this one.

 

[HauntedPirate]

We have the Playstation version. So much fun, we burned many hours playing that game!!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Has anyone played Parkitect? Thoughts?

It’s described as a more modern version of RCT 1 and 2....those are my favorites along with Zoo Tycoon.

Don’t have the time or insomnia for RCT 3 anymore

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Wrong train station?

These posters fly by and might as well have not even been included. What are the ones on the far left and right??

 

[SuddenStorm]

Has anyone played Parkitect? Thoughts?

It’s described as a more modern version of RCT 1 and 2....those are my favorites along with Zoo Tycoon.

Don’t have the time or insomnia for RCT 3 anymore

I've heard good things, though I haven't played it.

Planet Coaster is the way to go, though it requires a level of creativity I don't have. They ripped off a variety of Disney designs so I imagine with enough time someone could do a really decent recreation of Disneyland in it.

 

[Texas84]

Haunted Mansion track was the best, especially after I figured out you could shortcut through the fireplace.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The game has many deceptive shortcuts that are either equidistant to the main routes or actually take longer. Strategically, it makes more sense to go through the portrait room rather than the fireplace because it contains items and you can get acorns to defend yourself against the ruthless enemy drivers.

 

[CaptainTeo]

Has anyone played Parkitect? Thoughts?

It’s described as a more modern version of RCT 1 and 2....those are my favorites along with Zoo Tycoon.

Don’t have the time or insomnia for RCT 3 anymore

I don't know if you're still looking (I'm very late, I know), but Parkitect is fantastic if you're looking for something more like RollerCoaster Tycoon. Planet Coaster is amazing as an extremely in-depth park designer, but Parkitect feels more like an RCT3 than RCT3 does. It does have a few annoying balancing problems in the campaign parks (I remember park rating not increasing until guests leave your park, so, if you get a park that requires you to have a high rating and you're good at retaining guests, you actively need to make guests leave your park or it won't increase), but, otherwise, it's basically RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 in full 3D, grid building format and all.

That being said, if you literally want RCT2, I'd recommend OpenRCT2. You need a copy of RCT2 to play it, but OpenRCT2 itself is free, otherwise. It's an open-source recreation of the original game with a huge amount of technical and quality of life improvements, and better support for modern computers.