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World Of Discovery Preparing for new discoveries Coming in 2025

Hollywood, 1939. Amid the glitz and the glitter of a bustling young movie town at the height of its golden age, the Hollywood Tower Hotel was a star in its own right. A beacon for the show business elite. Now, something is about to happen that will change all that.

It's 5 o'clock somewhere. I am excited to see this develop as we all dive into PC2. The coaster looks real smooth and is a classic coaster.

Well, this park decided to randomly work, I am still trying to figure out why.

Something miraculous happened today. All of the park files that were causing me trouble (this one and Hollywood Studios) decided to behave. Of course I have already restarted World Of Discovery, but this means that I can pull different things from the previous working park to be in the new 2025 version. I will more than likely keep the Innoventions buildings that have been placed and possibly make a new version of what I had previously created piece-by-piece. Just a brief update to share that has affected my RCT3 updates.

Can you hear it? Can you feel it? I'd say there's something magical in the air, wouldn't you? Why it's the spirit of the season, a season that sparkles with its own magic and memories. - Jiminy Cricket, Holiday Wishes

Another day another splash! Emerald Waters is growing at a rapid rate and I am happy to share current progress and discuss changes that I have made today. Classic entrance shot. This park is under heavy development and is still in the beginning stages in most areas. Splash Cove is the first section of the park to have a sign. This replaced a small wading pool and sunchair area. Now there are Chief Beef and Hotdog Squad stalls. There is also a small seating area behind the two food stalls that has plenty of shade for guests to enjoy. Splash Cove includes Plunge (both slides), Seastorm, and Whirlpool. More slides and swimming areas are being planned for this area, but the two raft slides are new additions teased yesterday. Seastorm is a double-raft slide and Whirlpool is a single-raft slide. Of the two, Seastorm is my favorite in terms of the layout. This was the first raft slide I have ever made in Planet Coaster 2 and it has a simple yet thrilling layout. Whirlpool is a traditional "toilet-bowl" slide with a sharp turn and drop that leads into the bowl. The view from this tower is amazing and also allows guests to see everything being developed for their enjoyment (much more to cover). Two more raft slides were added to Emerald Waters, but have not received their tower covering yet. Seaweed Splash is a family raft ride with some oscillators leading into sharp turns and drops. Coral Curl is a double-raft slide with traditional elements. A much longer profile than Seastorm that dominates the skyline. Last but not least our family area, home to five slides that cater to everyone. This area acts as a buffer to the rest of the park as well as a place for guests to relax and catch a few rays. The five slides include three body slides and one single raft slide. Starting from left to right of where the flumes end, we have Dreamsicle, Double Dipper, Double Red, Green Hills, and Zig Zag. Double Dipper is inspired by Downhill Double Dipper at Disney's Blizard Beach which is why it sports the blue color scheme like the real-world slide. The names are fairly random with a few having some fun backgrounds like Dreamsicle being named after the sweet treat, and Double Red is named just like the flag colors that close beaches. An overview of the park. This park is under heavy development and is rather barren. I have been focusing on the slides and getting some good layouts. Splash Cove will be the first area to see love in terms of buildings and details. Water parks here do not have too much theming other than tikis or a loose pirate theme, so this park is really on par with those 🤣, but with more modern slides. I am excited to continue sharing my progress, this park is a fun build and is a great introduction into water parks in Planet Coaster 2.

The UK is a pretty basic pavilion to build. Not too much that you had to do, so it was one that I know went very quickly in comparison to others. China is a challenging pavilion with trying to get the curvature of the temple just right....then you found the temple in your archives 🤣. A beautiful World Showcase and I will keep saying that it is inspiring and definitely helped me see what sets could do in each pavilion.

Yeah and now they can get sunburnt 🤣. This game has some quality-of-life changes that were good and some that are not so good. I am finding different techniques as I develop this project that I wish I knew when I dove into it.

Awesome stories all of you! Glad to have you all here at ParkCrafters. A lot of familiar members from SGW and from projects that are part of the RCT3 history books.

Good morning from Emerald Waters!

Hmmm a storm is brewing capable of generating whirlpools 😉

Day 2 of Planet Coaster takes us back to Emerald Waters. The entrance saw some love (and a new park file 😉). I am keeping things simple starting out and the entrance is pretty basic, but this is a Planet Coaster 2 water park. The crew decided to paint the letters and let the waves crash in to add a new graphical element to our main entrance. Future changes will include implementation of the logo from the announcement post once images are able to be uploaded into Planet Coaster 2. Again, keeping a basic theme, the guest services counters and the restrooms are outside of the park. More facilities will be in the park, but these are going to be the first stops for many guests coming to Emerald Waters. The park's first slides are a pair that make up the Plunge Slide Tower. Guests will climb around 100 feet about the ground and have two options of free-falling back to Earth. One is a trapdoor option, and the other is on their own free will. A basic slide type, but one that might cause guests to say "no I'll do it tomorrow." The view from the bottom is quite spectacular, but from the top it is magnificent and will be one of the highest points of the water park. Of course there will be many thrilling slides that dominate the skyline, but this will be the first. Making it special for the design team. Choose your fate or take the long trip down using the stairs. Whichever your choice, Emerald Waters will be your place to make a splash.

I have been a lurker, never posted any projects. I have already made entrance changes. 🤣

Splashing in on the first day is the park's main entrance. This is my first ever build and with the new tools I wanted to try some things out. Using the prebuilt jetty pieces, I made this entrance into the park. This of course is just the beginning as I still have to plant some foliage and add more details, but I am happy with how this came out with in-game pieces.

Thank you @Wowman, I am a huge fan of your creations and look forward to seeing more of them!

Welcome to Emerald Waters Water Park! Florida's newest water park in the Emerald Coast! To celebrate the debut of Planet Coaster 2, I am happy to begin this splashtacular water park that is inspired by my hometown, and it is going to be a project that develops one wave at a time. I look forward to sharing more of this project as we welcome Planet Coaster 2.

Look at that radio tower! I love the surrounding areas near France like the bridges. Something I have not really done as I keep my parks rather flat. I am using your terrain depth trick for the lagoon at World Of Discovery and I can see it mitigating some of the issues when making bridges and adding curvature to the square lake. This is such an amazing project and really shows you can be a Parkcrafter!

The lighting was too perfect not to share. The tacos are not an eyesore 🤣.

Hey all! Happy Friday! To celebrate the premiere of Illuminations: Reflections Of Earth on Discord by @wolfpaw, here is a night shot of the new World Of Discovery. Currently got most of the pavilions placed at the front of the park and working on the entrance and core of the park. This night shot of course has the barges for Discover that @Anon-P created so that the Harmonious barges from Epcot live on 🤣. This version of World Of Discovery is already a different beast than what has previously created (2016-2024 versions). I am excited to share more as this develops.

Happy 20th Anniversary to RCT3! As part of today's special occasion, I am happy to announce that World Of Discovery is being reworked! For 2025, a new version of World Of Discovery will open to guests. Today ParkCrafters members are getting a first look at the main entrance. This entrance calls back to the original park entrance only this time a bit more details. This iteration is going to continue to be an everchanging project and I am excited to share more.

Hey everyone! Saturday is the 20th anniversary of RCT3!!!! 20 years has flown by and I would like to begin a good discussion on how you got started with RCT3 and how have you developed. Share your thoughts and lets get deep! I was 6 years old playing the game. I began with the demo before the official release. Made some real bad Splash Mountains and other attractions that were of interest as a 6 year old. My parents claimed I played RCT games since I was two, but RCT3 has been on so many computers and I have quickly evolved starting in my freshman year of college where I began finally posting projects rather than being a lurker. The first official project I was posting was World Of Discovery at SGW and TheCreatorsLounge. Then it evolved into my two Disney parks which are continuously growing and changing. I will not consider myself a veteran 🤣. I love sharing my creations and ideas which have spawned many discussions on how the real world could better existing theme parks. 😀

The main entrance of this park has been my favorite piece-by-piece build as it has been a lot of reference images and getting crafty. Plus Tower Of Terror in the background just adds to it.

You guys made voting real difficult! These entries are creative and cover a variety, whether it be a park, attraction, or show. Great job you guys!

I may have to trade in the ring and tacos for the blue egg 🤣. I am excited to see your progress, I know I get personal updates and enjoy seeing how you are conceptualizing how to approach different potential roadblocks. I see this being an incredible show once it is all finished.