First off let me start by saying that this was a great twist, and the idea behind this challenge was the craziest thing I've seen on the forums in a while.
Omega's Overview
Cedar Point
Wyandot Lodge; Off the bat this addition reminded me of the Wilderness Lodge, a beautiful resort with plenty of theming to engulf guests into a magic that is inspired by nature. Wyandot Lodge however is able to match up with the Wilderness Lodge, and acts a sister resort to the Wilderness. Both resorts are distinct, but related. While the backstory will take guests on a journey to simpler times.
Boulder Mountain Run; This is a unique way to offer resort transportation, and definitely something that will make memories for guests. Its very unique, and acts as a bonus. However while it may be unique it much more limiting in terms of being an actual form of transportation. It isn't accessible to all guests as not only will the younger audience not be able to ride it, but some people with disabilities may not be able to make use of this feature of the resort. Furthermore for those in need of a wheelchair or a scooter would it even be feasible for them to ride the ride, and then wait on the other side of the ride to get their wheelchair/scooter back? Overall this is a unique ride, but while you're aware of losing the younger demographic (as was stated in the actual description) you also in a way discouraged those that have disabilities as this unique feature may be too much of a hassle for them. Normally this would be okay, but given this is resort transportation it should be something that should be a bit more accessible. Or at least an example could've been provided if the scenario I mentioned did occur. Overall a solid idea, but with just a couple of snags.
Otter Country; I like how you made a way to connect school field trips to a water park, clever
. Overall the waterpark addition is a nice touch, and allows for Cedar Point to be a year round destination while offering an alternative to the Great Wolf Lodge.
Overall; I'm not sure if this would help out the main focus of Cedar Point, but it does make the resort stand out more. So I think as a whole this was a success as it makes Cedar Point into a location that is more desirable to visit.
Dorney Park
The Wind-Up; The queue while simple is nicely done, and ties into the overall theme of the park nicely. The video ride through was nice touch.
Old Smokey Railroad; This ride to me is just a copy of Thunder Mountain, but with a new coat of paint. Additionally the ride itself lacked detail to really distinguish itself from other rides. I wish that there was a more vivid description to this ride itself.
Palisades Pier and Additional Enhancements; There's not much to go off on here as there isn't much detail to be explored here. Overall this sounds like a nice area if it ends up being similar to Paradise Pier prior to 2017.
Overall; This is by far the weakest portion of the project, but it is clear that effort was put into it given the recreation of the park trough Planet Coaster.
Six Flags Over Texas
Spanish Rain; The queue and preshow were really well done, and would fit well in any Disney park. The premise of the ride itself is great, and the actual concept is fun. However I feel like the tone itself is off. This coaster seems to be aiming for the tweens to teens age range, but the prewshow itself is geared more towards family. In general everything is a good idea, but I feel like the preshow followed by that ride is too different in audiences to really work well together.
Voyage to Deep Space; Starting off I like the premise of the ride, and the concept itself. However the ride itself reminds more of Epcot than Six Flags. As such I'm not sure if an edutainment based omnimover attraction was the best move for a Six Flags attraction. It seems like an odd fit into the park itself. With that said the ride is great, and is a good concept. However I can't see this working in a Six Flags environment.
Overall; These are some of my favorite aspects of this proposal so far however neither them work perfectly. Spanish Rain has what I'm going to call tonal issue, with the family friendly preshow and teen/adult ride. While Voyage to Deep Space is a good ride, but in the wrong park ven when Disneyfying it. However I do like the effort made to make this park more themed to the six flags that have flown over Texas.
Six Flags Great America
Looney Tune Town Fair; Off the bat I like that Six Flags and Disney IPs never once intermingled as in my eyes could damage the image of the main two Disney resorts. The various flats and smaller rethemes throughout the area are nice touches, and make use of the given area. The headliner sound like a it would be a good riff on splash Mountain, and for the most part is really fun. While some of Bugs and Tweeties jokes are a bit on the nose
Look to the Stars; This attraction is a homerun, and in my opinion fits perfectly within Six Flags. It brings roller coasters to a new level of immerson and innovation.
Overall; I feel like y'all were saving the best projects for last as not only were thee the strongest attractions, but also contains the best placemaking and tone.
Teams Brava & Castle
Breview & Conclusion
First off just glancing over, everything is so detailed I really like that, but I'm not sure if I'm not a fan of the total ~120 slide count. EDIT: I am a fan of the slide count. Nothing ever felt drawn out, nor too short. I think these teams have found the perfect balance of details! Great job!
Discovery Kingdom
Looney Tunes Seaport; Once again I like the placemaking here, and like how many of the older attractions are kept. Duck Dodgers sounds like an exciting ride, and the sprucing up of the animal exhibits seems like a nice move as well.
DC Super City Celebration; The placemaking here sounds enjoyable, and will definitely bring a new level of immersion to Metropolis. I'm not sure the Batman coaster wouldn't be considered a major attraction, but I'll let it slide
Overall the ride sounds like it would please the masses that visit a Six Flags park.
Medusa Plaza; Overall anything is an improvement over a parking lot, and I feel like this devotion to rockwork and theming will really liven up the place. While also plussing the remaining rides to make them more immersive. Overall nice touches.
Looney Tunes Canyon; Foghorn Falls sounds like an enjoyable upgrade to a rather basic flume ride. While Roadrunner Rockets sounds like an extremely fun coaster with a dash of Disney spirit. Overall this expansion sounds like a fun one, and broadens the market and theme of the park itself.
Dino Area; I'm not a huge fan of the name here, but I do like the synergy between the attractions located within the new area itself. The TREX coaster sounds like an exhilarating addition that sound like it'll be pretty cool to see especially with all those animatronics throughout the hills. Overall the story throughout the three major attractions gives life to the area, and as a whole makes it more interesting.
Animals; Something about that snake in the picture seems off, what did you say it's genus was? Serpentes Plasticus?
Overall; I like what has been done to the park, and as a whole the improvements add up. It fleshes out the park more, and provides for some great Disney touches throughout the Six Flags park.
Carowinds
Before starting I have a slight issue with the injection of Disney IPs into the park. I understand that technically it's not not Disney, but something feels off. Additionally ike the safer route by utilizing what's more common to us as Disney fans.
Carolina Hills; Overall these changes sound great, and the visuals look great as well. While the theming of the area is top notch really giving this area a Disney feel. Race for the Carolinas is very unique, and quite honestly sounds like it would be a lot of fun to experience. The idea of creating a dueling coaster to duke out which state is better is a great one.
Temple of the Lost Souls; In terms of cohesiveness and placemaking your team was able to achieve this aspect. The land as a whole sounds nice, and all the rethemes come together to form a well done land.
Muppets Pier; As a whole this whole area is genius, and something that totally fits with the Muppets theme. THe attractions all sound really fun, and are pretty clever. I especially love the cardboard cutouts for Rizzo's Coaster. The shooting gallery is a bit of a headcratcher for me in terms of capacity, and as to why we are shooting at Muppets.
Star Wars Rebel Post; As a whole some aspects of this area are better than others. The backstory doesn't add up as the Rebellion has no time to recruit against the building of the Death Star, and for being an immersive land Force Sliders seems like a stretch for a restaurant. The ride itself sounds like fun, and a great way to throw guests into the story of Star Wars.
Overall; Your team set out to preserve the spirit of Carowinds, but I feel that spirit has diminished replaced with the spirit of a Disney studio park. While the prompt was to integrate DIsney, I would have preferred something that didn't convert this into a major Disney themed park with major headliners like an immersive Star Wars land as it may draw attention away from Walt Disney World.
Kings Dominion
Old Virgina; At first I was hestinat at the inclusion of Pocahontas, but the IP fits the par well and isn't a draw within a ny major park already. The Pocahontas ride is a nice retheme, and gives life to a rather basic flume ride. While the Upper James River Trail acts a parallel to to the Pocahontas flume. The Hall of Presidents is a natural fit into the historic park. A funny detail, but how could Jamestown be founded in 1907, and be considered one of the first settlements
As a whole Phase 1 was pretty solid, and an American Journey is a great addition. That has some elements of thrill as mixing in some edutainment.
The Industrial Revolution; Ahem it's boujee
This may seem out of place to some, but it's relevant trust me
As for the ride I love the idea, the execution,and the preshow for The Foundry. It's unique, and very likeable. Meanwhile Factory Tour seems a bit superfluous given that we already received a tour of the factory through the Foundry. This seems likes the biggest miss for the whole project.
Overall; A read through could've helped this park as there were many spelling and factual errors present within the park itself. Besides that the majority of the ideas worked well, and the ideas to flesh the resort out into a historic Disney park works well. It's different enough that locals would still like to see Walt Disney World, but unique enough that it would draw guests in for that Disney feeling. Good job!
Magic Mountain
Gotham Pier; The placemaking and retheming of the various ride throughout the area solidifies the Gotham theme. Each ride seems clever, and fits the characters rather well.
Metropolis Plaza; Once again nice placemaking and retheming to keep the entire area well themed. While also including the smaller DC characters that are still beloved.
Olympic Realms; For the most part this is more of the same as the last two lands, but with one incostincey. Why keep the go karts and up charge experiences? They seem out of place in an otherwise serene land.
Superman Summit; I was beginning to wonder when the first new E-Ticket was going to come online, but I'm glad to see it here.
Wow the coaster sounds intense, and this will definitely all the coaster fanatics to a Disney park something most would've never thought had been possible. As a whole this E-Ticket is both breathtaking an insane. A great combination of thrill and theme, which is Disney mixing with Six Flags.
Central City; This entrance is sure to make an impact on guests setting people up for the day. It let's people know that this just isn't a regular Disney park, no it's home for the thrill seekers. Onto the second E-Ticket Flash Point. Once again wow! This coaster proves that a roller coaster can have the thrill and the theme. The ride sounds crazy, and fast which again combined with the Superman E-Ticket is sure to bring in the coaster fans for years to come. Maybe even get them to go to Disneyland as well.
Overall; This park has been injected with Disney magic, and given some place making. However some of it still feels distinctly Six Flags namely the constant retheming of older rides even if they didn't feel the area they were in. This issue is strongest observed in Olympic Realms. Besides that theses upgrades is sure to make any DC fan or thrill ride fan go crazy as they are superb.
Yes Poe did it last round, but this round mickeyfan and Tiki, um yes please? Fantastic work!
)
