Cody

Welcome back to RCT3! This park is looking like it is off to a strong start and makes me want to see more!

Tell the guards to open up.....the gates! Reopening this summer!

It is archived to just me. Lots of streams of all three projects that are here and some other tiny shelved ones. The cringe streams from when I was not doing homework in college 🤪. Procrastination at its finest.

Unfortunately, I do not plan on releasing it to the public due to it being so large and custom content heavy. Would not want computer fires 😆

The streams I archived, very monotone and not the best 😆. Debated on doing streams again, but unsure how the resources would behave. As far as releases, all Hollywood Studios custom content is public, the only thing that was exclusive/not received got shelved due to lack of communication. That area will more than likely be a piece-by-piece build. The only projects that currently have exclusive/non-public items are World Of Discovery and Disneyland Park. I can direct you to anything you need and try to remember what items came from where.

More thrills! Uh yes!

Don't mock what lies within the Eternal Temple. 😉

Holy cow that is a lot of fountains. I hope you have a great plumbing system. Looks awesome!

This park is beautiful! I like how you are handling the Disney IPs with the Planet Coaster attractions, it is a bit tougher than what we have in RCT3. I might need to stop by Maurice's Treats, hopefully during the cold months you have hot chocolate.....or is this resort in a bubble 😆. Excellent work!

I don't do resolutions, but 2024 is looking to be interesting. Last year I had a lot of growth at work and had a pretty okay year in terms of everything else (compared to 2020-2022). Already have one Disney trip under my belt and have my first work trip in April so this might be starting the year I start wanting to travel more. Other than that, getting back into my hobbies more (xbox, RCT3, etc).

Welcome to the Innovations Resort! Yesterday's opening for bookings was very successful and shows there is a greater demand than we were expecting for this resort. We have huge plans for the future so we are requesting your patience as we prepare for more accommodations.

The Innovator's Suite on the top floor. It is our largest suite with 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms (DVC grand villa size). For pet friendly rooms however, we will assign you a floor on the bottom level for convenience. All ParkCrafters Staff members will receive complimentary rooms when the resort opens in May. This came from a lot of research and looking at the Dolphin when I stayed there earlier this month. Seeing the sides being levels of walls definitely helped me get creative. A few details are missing (vent at the top, statues, fountains, and balconies), but this is as close to the real thing as I could make it. Shoutout to @shyguy and @StationJimJr for their many useful sets. The goal was to finally get a new resort area, which opens more possibilities with one being worked on as we prepare the Innovations Resort to open. Soon after something else will be coming to compliment it 😉. This is not the first piece-by-piece creation in this park, but possibly my favorite. The other section that has piece-by-piece work is the core of World Of Discovery though it is not as detailed, but rather a version of Creations and Connections with a lot more sections.

I am overjoyed to see you here! Hopefully you see a lot of familiar members and projects.

Welcome to the Innovations Resort! This week you will be able to begin reserving your accommodations for the newest resort at World Of Discovery. On May 24th, 2024, this brand new resort will open to all guests. We are extremely excited to have you and are looking forward to sharing more updates and news as plans are growing for this new resort area.

Exactly one week till reservations open up for the Innovations Resort. Would anyone want a sneak peek? 😉

How? They have not opened yet 🤣.

If it is like some other things, you may have to click a few things for it to give you an option to "accept the risk." I cannot think of these off the top of my head.

Thank you! Unfortunately this park is not available for download as it is a massive and unfinished project.

INFORMATION REGARDING RESERVATIONS/BENEFITS Hello guests! This is your reminder that reservations begin on February 2, 2024 for the Innovations Resort. We would like to share a few details with you before you book your visit to the Innovations Resort and the nearby World Of Discovery. Guests with discover passes will be able to reserve their stays starting January 31, 2024. During your stay, you will have many perks at World Of Discovery. Some include transportation to and from the park and extra hours to enjoy what the park has to offer and then some! Transportation to and from the Innovations Resort include a walkway to the back entrance of World Of Discovery and our watercraft transportation with continuing service to the Discover Resort and World Of Discovery. More offerings are being evaluated and will be further developed based on guest feedback. Extra hours in World Of Discovery will be posted on the times guides complimentary to park guests, the mobile app, and on information channels found on the resort information channel. Each morning, guests staying on-property will be able to participate in Early Morning Discoveries. All forms of transportation to and from the park will be offered to all guests staying on-property up to an hour in advance. Early Morning Discoveries is 2 hours in length each morning and includes a complimentary breakfast served buffet-style. Breakfast locations will vary based on availability and guests will be notified upon entry into World Of Discovery. Discover most of the park's popular experiences with little to no wait. On select nights, guests staying on-property will be able to participate in Late Night Wonders. Experience World Of Discovery at night and its popular experiences once regular day guests depart. All forms of transportation to and from the park will be offered to all guests staying on-property up to an hour after Late Night Wonders concludes. We look forward to having guests at our newest resort. More announcements are coming really soon as we prepare the newest resort area.

Finally got to reading this and here is my synopsis. Sorry if it jumps around a bit, there are some sections I feel that are stronger than others. I will say I agree with a lot of points @Bookworm91 makes. I know we have been messaging back and forth on Discord to share our pictures from our spots. After seeing this show twice and listening to the music repeatedly there are a lot of strong sections for such an IP heavy show. Starting at the beginning, the welcomes from the different countries with Spaceship Earth lighting up in the background is the most "Epcot" section of the show. This section always gets me super excited and when I first saw it in a live stream of the premiere it made me cheer and there was someone cutting onions in the room. The perimeter launches only unite the countries for the new nighttime spectacular and brings a glimmer of hope that this is going to be an Epcot show. Leading into the first original song, it is a nice song and they got creative integrating it into the show with the singers harmonizing beforehand. In the preview videos they pretty much played the full song, which I had assumed would have been partially the finale but was pleasantly surprised. The first IP and one of the ones that touched me personally (why was it first) "You'll Be in My Heart." A beautiful rendition of the song, the Happily Ever After version and this one are in a war for who did it better. This version is nice to integrate multiple languages, which is something Harmonious did with every section. The thing with Harmonious was that it was built to have IPs and weave in multiple cultures from its concept to its finished product. Going into this show, I was not expecting the designers to implement this type of blend as we were not told too much about the show other than it is a "symphony of us." The next few IPs are ranked somewhat low for me in the show. The Coco section is pretty, nothing negative. I am trying to determine where I rank it compared with its Harmonious version. The weakest section for myself (before reading the summary above) was the "You've Got a Friend Like Me" and "Friend Like Me" section. This seemed to me that this was an afterthought to try to integrate another two styles of music. This is comparable to the Princess and The Frog section in Harmonious to me as that section had me questioning why it made it into an Epcot show. The same question goes for these two songs being included. I love the songs, but in this show they are just filler for me. The rest of the show for me is strong! The romance section with the inclusion of "So Close" from Enchanted takes the cake. We have not had this song used in a Walt Disney World show at all, it has prominently been featured in World of Color at Disney's California Adventure. This portion of the show is beautiful and really takes advantage of the fountains. One thing this show makes me think of is World of Color during the "buffers" where pyro is not present and is one of the main reasons why I call this an "Epcot World of Color." After romance comes loss in this show and personally, I was dreading this section after reading the description for the show provided by the designers on Disney Parks Blog. "When Somebody Loved Me" was used during a loved one's services so from the narration to the end of "When Somebody Loved Me" is a real tearjerker for myself and for a lot of people after seeing it in person. Mixing it with "Remember Me" also brings in the thoughts of loss and grief. That is something Harmonious lacked was that touch to the heart for many people unless you found deeper meaning in the songs from that show. Leading into the finale is "Into the Unknown" and "See the Light." Including Frozen is almost a given in most shows, but they really played with the lighting and the story to begin a pretty strong finale. The bridge between the two shows is a nod to Harmonious with the many flares shooting from the barges. A very nice thing to see as that was one of my favorites (and meme-worthy) parts of that show. "See the Light" is already a beautiful song, and this version is perfect. From where I watched this show both times, I made sure I could see Spaceship Earth light up during the finale because it adds a really nice visual to the show and should not be missed. The use of the perimeter launches during this section is one of the most exciting things as they were scarce during Illuminations Reflections of Earth and Epcot Forever. During Harmonious they were used during the finale, which was beautiful, but Luminous takes things further. The final original song has a lot of heart and shows it through the pyro effects. Spaceship Earth with its not to Illuminations Reflections of Earth is something all Illuminations fans need to see. The designers knew they had to have some subtle nods to past shows. The center barge is something unique and definitely adds to the pyro collection. Progressing further, the hearts made out of mines is a creative effect and is something we have not seen before. It makes use of the barges in a creative way as there are no other visuals to this show. The finale is beautiful, and an original song is always welcome in Disney shows. Throughout the show, the new Epcot anthem is used which unites the park's new vision of possibility across World Showcase Lagoon. I think it is a beautiful piece of music and the integration into Luminous is flawless. Other thoughts for this show are that I feel this is what Disney was trying to do with Harmonious, but we all know things happened to limit it. What Luminous does well is it has original songs to open and close the show and tries to integrate Epcot concepts that are the backbone of the park and its lore. Harmonious was a mix of Disney IPs from start to finish without any original music. The technology for this show is modern yet simple. Lot of fountains to make-up for the lack of visuals, but there is plenty of pyro to keep the show alive. Luminous also has narration to keep the story going and integrates each section as this show is a "symphony of us" from start to finish. As far as an Epcot show, this is different than what we have been exposed to. It is a good show and should be seen a few times to get a concrete opinion. Try a few locations as this show can be seen from anywhere much like Illuminations and Epcot Forever. For the full effect, the Japan, American, or Italy pavilions are great locations to see Spaceship Earth light up during the show. I personally have only seen the show in the Japan and American pavilions, but by location Italy is another that would be a good spot. I enjoyed this show, I do not have a full opinion on it as far as loving/hating it. Comparing it to others, I love what it does, and it have very few weak points to it compared to others.

PRESS RELEASE: New resort hotel coming in 2024. This addition will begin a new phase in the development of the World Of Discovery property and its new resort area. The first phase of development is under construction with multiple phases in the planning stage for more buildings to be constructed. The name for the resort will be announced on February 2 as well as more details. Reservations Begin: February 2, 2024 Opening Date: May 24, 2024

It's the mouse and he wants his money. Answer the call and you might get Disney magic....As far as the guests, I did have an open park when we made the move to ParkCrafters. To help ease the rennovation process, the park has been closed for a bit and is intended to reopen for the park's 7th anniversary in June. I am eyeballing June 30th as the reopening, the exact anniversary date. My goal is large-scale refurbishments and additions this year. So I will probably poke around to see what is out there.

The magic is calling, will you answer the call?

Might come to a new Egypt section in World Of Discovery..