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Welcome to ParkCrafters! Hope you have a better time here!

Yea, apparently a lot of the assets and construction walls that they are putting into the new area is all very green and the Wicked director is apparently attending some Epic Universe conference or party or something... just a rumor for now though, so take with a grain of salt!

Well they seem to listen to your projects and make them a reality so maybe they will bring Twister back now 😅

So there are rumblings and rumors that Epic Universe is having an expansion in Florida, and that expansion will be a Wizard of Oz area... I immediately thought of this project. Gonna need you two to contact Universal and just send them this park because this needs to become a reality, kthx.

Your facades and building work are so detailed and gorgeous... really don't know how you do it. This project is turning out lovely so far, you're nailing that aesthetic and style of classic Mickey!

Seriously Wowman, I have to applaud you for continuing work on these even after Planet Coaster 2 came out. These projects have grown so much, and you never seem to stop working on them, it's seriously inspiring to see! Love all these screenshots and this park is truly a ParkCrafters classic project at this point!

That interior show building!!! 🤩 LOVE what you did with the interior of this coaster, this all looks amazing and that launch section looks like a real photo! Great work on this and welcome to ParkCrafters! Excited to see more creations from you!

I think you need to rename this to Water World now 🤣 It all looks stunning and so detailed, can't believe those interiors.. I open up and mess around in PlanCo 2, and I'm looking at these and thinking maybe I got a different version of the game because I have no idea what pieces you used or how you did any of this!

I CAN'T BELIEVE iEDDIEZ IS CLOSING SILVER SCREAM!! THIS IS NOT CLASSIC BEECHWOOD STUDIOS!!! makes a 43 minute YouTube video rant (Can't wait to see what you do in this area and what the new ride will be! 🤣)

Great start, this park is going to look gorgeous in PlanCo 2!

No worries if life gets busy! Life always comes first, we'll be here and excited to see what you make and share when you can!

Glad to see you've also joined, welcome to ParkCrafters!

Glad to see someone over there has joined here, welcome to ParkCrafters, and we hope you have a much more enjoyable time here!

Thanks for sharing these, it is really cool to see how the park evolved and changed. Never been to Disneyland before, but it definitely paved the way with how all future theme parks are laid out, I feel. Super cool to see how it all came together!

I just went to Glacier National Park a little over a week ago, and we were driving up the road through the park, and right next to you without any guard rails or anything, is like an 8k+ foot steep drop off.. as someone from Florida, I was not okay, haha

I've shared the link to ParkCrafters on the subreddits and the Steam forums, hoping that those who didn't see it on the Frontier forums can find us. I tried sharing about ParkCrafters on their Discord servers, but it was immediately deleted and I was told I'm not allowed to advertise. I tried explaining that there are a lot of people who would prefer a forum instead of a server, so I figured I'd at least try and share, and the response was "just use Discord". I told them that while I understand why Frontier did this change, the tools that Discord has to try and mimic a forum aren't the best, and most don't use or realize they are even there and I'm just trying to provide an alternative. The response to that was "just use Discord" so I gave up after that; my point was completely going over their heads.

From someone who has been building shows in RCT3 for over a decade now, you definitely pick up that "ear" for whether a song or soundtrack will work in a show or not. There are many times when there's a great idea and song that I want to do, and then I listen to it while trying to envision a show with it, and it just doesn't click or work out. I learned this the hard way with my jazz-inspired show, Speakeasy. The music had the big moments, you could envision the bursts and the choreography, but when it came time to actually put it together, you start to realize just how intense that music style is, and no matter how many effects or lasers you add, it will never match the energy of the music. The result was this way too over energetic and effects on effects on effects crazy show. Like Bookworm said, the music used in shows really does come down to personal taste and is subjective. For some, soundtracks are their bread and butter, and other times, rock, EDM, or pop songs are what work for them. If you have an interest in this, I recommend trying out one of those songs you listed and create a show! We're always looking for more showmakers, and it is a great learning experience! Just don't do a jazz show, never again... never again...

THANK YOU for adding Twister back, I miss that ride. It all looks fantastic!

I didn't even know that Tomorrowland entrance was made as a CS piece 🫨 It's all looking pretty cool, it's still so funny to see Mission: Space in there, haha. Can we get an overview shot!?

Nice to see this finally getting an official topic! Excited to see how this turns out - are you aiming to keep the California Adventure side of the park more of the original concept ideas they had for the park, leaning more into historical California, or more of what the park actually came out to be?

Well, it's official, the forums have officially closed down over at Frontier. I hope most over there have done some research and found ParkCrafters to continue sharing their work - thanks to everyone who posted (and tried to post) about ParkCrafters over there!

I've left my thoughts on the official forum regarding the closure of their community forums. I'm hoping that many read and try out ParkCrafters here, as I do really love the forum layout for this community. Planet Coaster 2 is currently the best theme park building game out there...is it perfect? Not by any means, but it's the best one we've got right now. The cartoonish look, I'm sure they opted for so the game could age better in the future, as these 'cel-shaded' styles have an almost timeless look to them. I'm keeping an eye on Metaparks, but I'm cautious about it... I really hope it doesn't turn into another Unreal Engine mess mixed with what Theme Park Studio turned out to be. My only hope is that Frontier doesn't delete my post and that they realize fan-made communities such as this one are the ones that will keep this game relevant and active for many years. I hope that their developers and community leaders visit these types of sites and actively listen to what their actual active and dedicated player base is saying, rather than just blindly following whatever is said on their official Discord server.

Yeah I originally didn't want to add this feature since we have the main forum site, I always envisioned Discord to just be the quick chat room companion to ParkCrafters main site. If there's a want and need for forums to be added to our Discord server in the future, I can look into it, but I doubt that will ever happen as long as this site is up.

Yea, Discord is not a place for well-organized information, they tried adding a forum feature to it but I feel most users just ask things in general chats and it can get lost easily. This is why when I was creating ParkCrafters, I wanted best of both worlds and still created a forum for more organized projects and announcements and a Discord server for general chatting, voice calls, and livestreaming.

That's a bit of a surprise; it was pretty active, and Frontier used it for organized feedback and ideas. Thanks @shyguy for trying to spread the word of ParkCrafters on there! I've sent out info on all the subreddits since we probably can't share on the Frontier forums, letting everyone know that ParkCrafters is here to stay for those who enjoy a forum site. I love forums and find them much easier and more organized than just a long string of chats like social media sites and chat software like Discord - I really dislike how unpopular forums are now. We normally just have a Discord for members to talk to each other and get on calls and host events, but the forums will always be here to stay for actual site and project updates and organization. Frontier is starting to remind me of Atari now...