DashHaber
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If we want to play with that vertical element with the valleys and mountains, a drop tower would be a good fit.
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The House of the Future - Week 10
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NigelChanning
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Maybe there’s a more practical solution to the issue? A FoP type attraction through the city? Maybe the Elephant is more of a spirit guide that flies you through the clouds?
PerGron
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Could ride an East Asian style dragon?
NigelChanning
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Maybe a whole menagerie of animals? I feel like it should be more than “ooo Dragon cool” but should have a lesson or a journey involved hence the spirit guide aspect.
Take Dash’s temple idea and craft an attraction around growth and willpower!
DashHaber
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Like, we could have a spirit guide as we go through this temple, presented with dark visions in a test to see if we can be pure in spirit and character.
NigelChanning
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The spirit guide takes us to a palace where we see corruption due to wealth and objects. Then we soar above the clouds and learn what it means to be truly pure of heart!
That may be too much haha
DashHaber
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Nice. We start off with a more "dark ride" portion with the corrupt palace, before soaring into the "roller coaster" portion.
NigelChanning
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Reflecting the cultural AND mythical aspects of Shambhala!
NigelChanning
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Outbound
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Great to see everyone on the same page so early. We've lost a day from the veto extension but I think we've more than made up that time. Here are my thoughts on the land -- I can describe it best with a map, so that's just what I made.
(Gray is backstage)
I suggest going all-out on the verticality. Four levels of the city, slowly working up a massive mountain facade Each level could be partially specialized: the 1st would be a gardens / naturalistic environment, possibly home to animals if @PerGron so chooses, the 2nd for shopping and dining, the 3rd for higher-scale dining and some attractions, and the fourth for our major e-ticket. The 3rd and 4th connect to backstage while the 1st and 2nd do not.
Guests enter the land from the Arctic Passage along the bridge shown in the concept art below. Along guests' left is a massive waterfall (meant to block views of the backstage) with magnificent views to welcoming all to the land.
At the top of the fourth story is a temple serving as the land icon (and the entrance to the main E-Ticket. To the left is a small archway in a similar architectural style to the archways in the image below, which connects to a floating island (in the same style as Pandora's) only thanks to the archway, there will be no intrusive vines. Guests may walk across this narrow and extended archway and defy the laws of gravity by looking out at the rest of the park atop this floating island observatory.
Thoughts? This is all very WIP, so things can be easily changed or moved around.
(Gray is backstage)
I suggest going all-out on the verticality. Four levels of the city, slowly working up a massive mountain facade Each level could be partially specialized: the 1st would be a gardens / naturalistic environment, possibly home to animals if @PerGron so chooses, the 2nd for shopping and dining, the 3rd for higher-scale dining and some attractions, and the fourth for our major e-ticket. The 3rd and 4th connect to backstage while the 1st and 2nd do not.
Guests enter the land from the Arctic Passage along the bridge shown in the concept art below. Along guests' left is a massive waterfall (meant to block views of the backstage) with magnificent views to welcoming all to the land.
At the top of the fourth story is a temple serving as the land icon (and the entrance to the main E-Ticket. To the left is a small archway in a similar architectural style to the archways in the image below, which connects to a floating island (in the same style as Pandora's) only thanks to the archway, there will be no intrusive vines. Guests may walk across this narrow and extended archway and defy the laws of gravity by looking out at the rest of the park atop this floating island observatory.
Thoughts? This is all very WIP, so things can be easily changed or moved around.
AceAstro
Well-Known Member
This is beautiful!!Great to see everyone on the same page so early. We've lost a day from the veto extension but I think we've more than made up that time. Here are my thoughts on the land -- I can describe it best with a map, so that's just what I made.
View attachment 514830
(Gray is backstage)
I suggest going all-out on the verticality. Four levels of the city, slowly working up a massive mountain facade Each level could be partially specialized: the 1st would be a gardens / naturalistic environment, possibly home to animals if @PerGron so chooses, the 2nd for shopping and dining, the 3rd for higher-scale dining and some attractions, and the fourth for our major e-ticket. The 3rd and 4th connect to backstage while the 1st and 2nd do not.
Guests enter the land from the Arctic Passage along the bridge shown in the concept art below. Along guests' left is a massive waterfall (meant to block views of the backstage) with magnificent views to welcoming all to the land.
View attachment 514831
At the top of the fourth story is a temple serving as the land icon (and the entrance to the main E-Ticket. To the left is a small archway in a similar architectural style to the archways in the image below, which connects to a floating island (in the same style as Pandora's) only thanks to the archway, there will be no intrusive vines. Guests may walk across this narrow and extended archway and defy the laws of gravity by looking out at the rest of the park atop this floating island observatory.
View attachment 514832
Thoughts? This is all very WIP, so things can be easily changed or moved around.
I think that second bridge from the "island" can be connected to the mainland for more walking trails/ flat rides as I think we need more than 1 E-ticket in the whole land!
Outbound
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Good idea. Looking at it now, the map could use a bit more “natural” space.
For attractions, I’ve given both the 4th and 3rd backstage access, so we can have two e-tickets on each level linked to the backstage. I was just imagining the “main event” would be the central tallest building.
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NigelChanning
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Maybe with all the waterfalls seen in the picture and the idea of a drop tower (mentioned by somebody) there could be a Log Flume as one of our attractions?
PerGron
Well-Known Member
This is great!Great to see everyone on the same page so early. We've lost a day from the veto extension but I think we've more than made up that time. Here are my thoughts on the land -- I can describe it best with a map, so that's just what I made.
View attachment 514830
(Gray is backstage)
I suggest going all-out on the verticality. Four levels of the city, slowly working up a massive mountain facade Each level could be partially specialized: the 1st would be a gardens / naturalistic environment, possibly home to animals if @PerGron so chooses, the 2nd for shopping and dining, the 3rd for higher-scale dining and some attractions, and the fourth for our major e-ticket. The 3rd and 4th connect to backstage while the 1st and 2nd do not.
Guests enter the land from the Arctic Passage along the bridge shown in the concept art below. Along guests' left is a massive waterfall (meant to block views of the backstage) with magnificent views to welcoming all to the land.
View attachment 514831
At the top of the fourth story is a temple serving as the land icon (and the entrance to the main E-Ticket. To the left is a small archway in a similar architectural style to the archways in the image below, which connects to a floating island (in the same style as Pandora's) only thanks to the archway, there will be no intrusive vines. Guests may walk across this narrow and extended archway and defy the laws of gravity by looking out at the rest of the park atop this floating island observatory.
View attachment 514832
Thoughts? This is all very WIP, so things can be easily changed or moved around.
To the animal point, on one hand, I feel it’d be kinda weird that we have animals in one land and not the others, plus I have a few solid ideas for this one.
On the other, the judges mentioned not wanting more animals on the podcast saying I’ve overdone them (disagree, but it was a complaint they made) so what do y’all think?
AceAstro
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I love this list of animals!!
