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Rapunzel's Tower? I know it may be far fetched but it is something that is on my wish-list.

Happy Sunday everyone! The Discover Expo had its final day today and we just debuted something bright for the park's icon. I came into the park about sunset to get a good spot of what was to come. About 8 PM or so was when something new debuted to the guests. Team members advised guests what was about to happen was under technical rehearsal but is now a permanent addition to the nighttime lineup. "Good evening, friends. One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creations and all discoveries. From natural wonders to other nations, a guiding light acts as a beacon for a great gathering. In celebration of 20 years of thrilling discoveries and memories the little spark lights up for you." This is a huge bonus to the park and was a huge undertaking for @wolfpaw. Things are under technical rehearsal, but we coordinated to get the sizing to a good enough scale for the park's icon. A huge thank you to @wolfpaw for the quick acting in effects, the lights twinkle and make for a great photo opportunity.

Happy Saturday everyone! Day 2 of the Discover Expo is going strong! Since this is the first Discover Expo, anything that was even mentioned was cheered for. There were quite a few teasers for future announcement at future events. Guests were able to tour the gravity building of Geolocoaster, sadly no photos allowed as it is an active construction zone, but it is going to be a thrilling attraction. Below is a summary of announcements today. Today's Announcements: Geolocoaster opening Fall 2024. Egypt will feature a family coaster known as Pharoh's Curse. Reusing track from the old version in old iterations of the park. France was teased as a country with a family dark ride as its main draw. American pavilion will feature an animatronic show. New resort is currently laid out, needs further work before name formally announced. Connecting boat line with Creations, Innovations, and Discover Resorts. World Of Screams begins in September. Something with park's icon?

Looking good! Not sure if this is a secret park if you are announcing it 😉.

I have that version of UOE and the publicly released version by CaptainEO with the orange/yellow color scheme. The rainbow colors will be fitting for Geolocoaster and may even have some displays showing different geodes with similar colors to the wedges. Those SGW days were wild, looking at old pictures I have backed up 😆. Spaceship Earth is an icon and being able to use it as a symbol for this project has been incredible. There have been 3 iterations, with two having the 3D triangles. The current iteration will remain because of sizing as well as other factors. I did look at many vacation pictures and RCT3 Epcot videos (mostly the ones with these buildings) to get the landscaping just right around Spaceship Earth.

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the Discover Expo! There are so many announcements for the park planned and the creative team has cooked up a pretty involved agenda to celebrate this massive project. Today is just a social gathering with some minor announcements shared to guests, I decided to head over to the park to get some shots of the areas mentioned so far today. Coming up to the main entrance, the park entrance music has changed again! What now plays is a music loop that debuted in the real world in December 2023. I can confirm that this is the only music loop that has changed. The rest remain and have no talks of being changed. The previous music loop was pretty cinematic and had a lot of music from nature documentaries. The new loop is nice and definitely gives a grand entrance feeling. The main core of the park was the topic of minor announcements walking into the Discover Expo. It will continue to look like this, but many facilities have openings planned for October 2024. The additions are inspired by those at Epcot and both buildings will remain as the real-world theme park has some additions and losses that are not so favorable in the latest reworking of the park. One is the Global Cafe, the park's main quick-service restaurant. It will be a place to discover many flavors from many areas of the world. This will be inspired by the Connections Eatery at Epcot, Starbucks is already in a small facility within the same building. It is unlikely it will be connected to the Global Cafe and will be its own entity to help with crowd control. This will finish one half of the two core buildings. Another is a meet and greet with RCT3 characters for the 20th anniversary of the game. This space will bring all RCT3 mascots under one roof to meet guests who have experienced meeting these characters for 20 years in multiple projects that inspired World Of Discovery. To finish the other half, an announcement will be made at a later date for the remaining space. There are talks of a flex space being installed temporarily to help give guests a space to relax and recharge. Discover Expo guests received the surprise that they will be invited into the gravity building of the park's most thrilling addition coming soon. The possible name for the attraction is Geolocoaster. This coaster will involve geological sciences in a thrilling way. The coaster is mostly complete with the completion of the track inside the gravity building. Guests were informed that the trains are x-car trains seating 4 to a row and that this attraction will feature inversions and many twists and turns. Team members teased a zero-geode roll is the first element after launching into the gravity building. This attraction is of course similar to Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Since we do not have a CTR or CT of that attraction (wish list item) this is a good placeholder. The big box is towards the back of the park to not affect the main entrance sightlines as much as the attraction at Epcot....big blue box! Guests were also teased that one little spark will illuminate World Of Discovery in a new light. Sunday night something is being revealed and this is said to coincide with the 20th anniversary of RCT3. I wonder what it is because the park does seem more alive at night. During the ParkCrafters Awards the intro tag of a "great gathering" was used, possibly another sort of great gathering. 🤔 The Discover Expo ends Sunday with today being the first day. Already there has been quite a bit to unpack and it is said that tomorrow will be even more!

Another awesome creation!

Any predictions for this weekend's expo?

Celebrating 7 years of the place where dreams become a reality! Guests were let in today for the first time in forever to see what Walt Disney Imagineering is cooking up for the latest iteration of the park. Many popular attractions are still under development, but the magic is calling.

Creations Resort now open!

Press Release: July 5-7 join us for the Discover Expo! Learn what is coming soon to World Of Discovery and get previews of what is currently under development for Discover Parks and Resorts. Expo guests will need to pick up their badges at one of the ticket booths at the main entrance to World Of Discovery. Included are food and beverage lanyards as well as the event lanyard for after-hours events at the park. On July 5, come and enjoy the park and newly opened resorts as a kickoff to the event. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided at multiple kiosks for guests attending the expo. This will be an opportunity for guests of the event to socialize and get pumped up for the Discover Expo. July 6 will be announcement day! This is where we will announce and possibly tease the new additions as well as provide updates on what has been under construction at World Of Discovery and nearby resort areas. Guests will gather in the conference rooms at the Innovations Resort for the event. July 7 will be the final day of the event and will culminate with the after-hours event. We have a very special moment planned for the evening that will showcase something that is planned for the 20th anniversary of RCT3 and celebrating the results from the ParkCrafters Awards last month.

The ghosts were celebrating that well deserved win! Congrats @iEddiez!!!!

Congrats @Wabigbear and @citytrader!!! Disney's America has been a huge inspiring project for both RCT3 and Planet Coaster.

Thank you! Same to you with your big win!

Congrats @Kablary!!!!

Possibly one of the biggest shocks of the night for me. I am very grateful to have not only been nominated for this category by my peers but also to win it!

I am still in shock about this! Thank you all for the opportunity to win Best RCT3 Project!

Thank you @Wabigbear!!!! Also thank you to everyone for the opportunity. This category had a lot of parks that I am a HUGE fan of, so definitely still in shock.

3 awards won tonight!!!! Thank you everyone for voting in the ParkCrafters Awards! The three categories this project won are very shocking to me because they are pretty large categories! There were a lot of amazing nominees that I am a huge fan of and a lot of veteran creators. The categories as seen in the quick posts above are: RCT3 Project Of The Year Park Of The Year People's Choice Award In honor of the big occasion, I would like to share that a sister park is in the planning phases for this project. It is going to be a mixture of themes with a larger central theme. It will encompass many concepts and will be another test of RCT3 limits. Again thank you for the amazing honor of winning these awards for this project, I am excited to continue the project for a really long time.

World Of Discovery just won the People's Choice Award!!!!

World Of Discovery just won Park Of The Year!!!!!!!!!

World Of Discovery won the award for Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Project Of The Year!!!!!!

Welcome to World Of Discovery! Tonight is a special event and the 1 year anniversary of this project being posted. I am currently at the social hour going on before the big awards! They were letting guests stay at the entrance as most of the festivities are in World Exposition. Of course, ParkCrafters colored banners to greet guests of the event. The barges are ready for the 8 PM awards and pre-show tag for World Of Discovery. It is a great gathering of sorts 😉