Northridge Park

[Gin]

Built on an old 19th-century railway system for industrial use, its founder decided to expand his business to commercial use. After acquiring a large tract of land, and recognizing the potential of combining leisure and transport, the founder envisioned creating a unique attraction centered around the railway. After years of developing the land, he built it into a picturesque and family-friendly destination. Capitalizing on the popularity of rail travel, the park featured charming gardens, a carousel, a Ferris wheel, and several other classic amusement rides.

Over the decades, the theme park is to be expanded and evolve through the years. Themed sections will become a hallmark throughout the park with the railway prominently servicing its guests.

 

 

 The entrance of the park along with a fountain may be edited to better fit its surrounding theming.

 

The ticketing booths for the parking lots ahead - General, Premium, and Oversized lots with their respective prices.

 

The top corner exit to the employee's parking lot along with a discreet/unassuming staff building that will look similar to its surrounding theming.

 

A portion of the newly built parking lot. On the left is 'General Parking', and to the Right is Premium Parking. All wheelchair accessible.

 

This park is in its absolute infancy - as of now, all I've been building is its infrastructure and general shape and design.

I've got other portions of the park under construction, but still too new to share as of now.

Edited July 21, 2023 by Gin

[wolfpaw]

HE FINALLY POSTED IT!

Very nice start, love the parking lot so far (much better than the Minecraft one we tried to make). The parking entrance also looks very nice! Looking forward to the attractions you're gonna build. 

(Also, amazing logo)

[CrazHadder]

Great start!  I do love the entrance area.

[Kablary]

2 hours ago, Gin said:

A portion of the newly built parking lot. On the left is 'General Parking', and to the Right is Premium Parking. All wheelchair accessible.

Ah yes, I will always take the opportunity to pay extra to park perpendicular to the lane rather than diagonally, as the peons do.  

Seriously digging the storyline for this park, by the way! The varying watermarks for your pictures is a nice touch. 

[citytrader]

Love that entrance building! Looking forward to more!

[Gin]

On 7/20/2023 at 10:47 PM, Kablary said:

Ah yes, I will always take the opportunity to pay extra to park perpendicular to the lane rather than diagonally, as the peons do.  

Seriously digging the storyline for this park, by the way! The varying watermarks for your pictures is a nice touch. 

Hahaha

 

Thanks, man! 

[Wabigbear]

Great beginning!  I also love that entry building, with the mountains in the background it really suits the park logo...

[Gin]

Thanks man, I'm glad you like it!

[Gin]

I know it has been a while since I started this WIP, but I wasn't able to work on this project for personal reasons.

Since then, I've been hard at work! I'm not the conventional person though - I can work on one thing, and veer into something else mid way through. So I have like 10+ things in construction at once.

This update isn't much, but I just wanted to let you all know - I'm still here! Still working on it!

With 25,967 total items so far, it's still in its infancy.

 

This Gondola station (Pleasant Oaks), is partially from the workshop. Apart from the structure itself, the rest is all me.

 

Nighttime shot of the same station.

 

Nighttime shot of Rockwood Tunnel. It was built in the 2010s - 2020s after the old one was demolished as it was old and dangerous of collapse. It's built to last.

 

What I'm currently working on - Lakeside Station is walking distance to the park entrance. Along with the monorail, this station was built to accommodate the large influx of new guests coming to the park beginning in the 2000s. Elevators were also added to accommodate those in wheelchair. Again, this is still under construction, so it is still subject to change.

[citytrader]

Love the monorail station! I was going to mention you might want to add a roof, then I finally noticed the glass! Old eyes, I guess! 

THe skyway is very nicely themed!

[Gin]

2 hours ago, citytrader said:

Love the monorail station! I was going to mention you might want to add a roof, then I finally noticed the glass! Old eyes, I guess! 

THe skyway is very nicely themed!

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I wanted it to be a steel/concrete, and durable structure that allows a lot of the light to get through. I also wanted there to be plenty of glass so that you're able to see out onto the lake.

Yeah, I'm still building it - there's still several things I need to add to it - for one, the roof. haha

Edited August 31, 2023 by Gin

[Kablary]

I love the lighting in those night shots. This game makes it all look so real in the evening! The wheelchair lift for the Gondola station is a wonderful and inclusive touch that looks a lot more neat than a ramp. 

[Wowman]

looks great. love the style

[wolfpaw]

Themeing is definitely on point for the location you're going for - nice update! Can't wait to see what ideas you have for when you hit the park 

[Wabigbear]

LOVE the station and the tunnel!  And I'm also one who likes to build off of Workshop blueprints - they can be a excellent base for tweaking to make them your own - that one looks fantastic!

[Cody]

Great monorail station! Looks like a very busy system which means you made a great decision in having it!

[Nitro230]

On 8/30/2023 at 9:16 PM, Gin said:

I know it has been a while since I started this WIP, but I wasn't able to work on this project for personal reasons.

Since then, I've been hard at work! I'm not the conventional person though - I can work on one thing, and veer into something else mid way through. So I have like 10+ things in construction at once.

This update isn't much, but I just wanted to let you all know - I'm still here! Still working on it!

With 25,967 total items so far, it's still in its infancy.

 

This Gondola station (Pleasant Oaks), is partially from the workshop. Apart from the structure itself, the rest is all me.

 

Nighttime shot of the same station.

 

Nighttime shot of Rockwood Tunnel. It was built in the 2010s - 2020s after the old one was demolished as it was old and dangerous of collapse. It's built to last.

 

What I'm currently working on - Lakeside Station is walking distance to the park entrance. Along with the monorail, this station was built to accommodate the large influx of new guests coming to the park beginning in the 2000s. Elevators were also added to accommodate those in wheelchair. Again, this is still under construction, so it is still subject to change.

You’re doing a great job with the lighting in this park so far. Colors seem on point and they aren’t overbearingly bright which is a common problem I see when others light up their parks. Keep it up!

[Gin]

Another quick update!

Included in today's update is a new completed monorail station, a connected structure with a bathroom, food/drink stalls, a staff room, and a spawn point discretely disguised as a bar. To the left, I built a pedestrian bridge along with an elevator for wheelchair access. Underneath the bridge, I built a backstage staff area for trash collection and elevator maintenance. To the right, I built a maintenance road to a tunnel that leads to the outside world. The lake will be developed as I build around it. Additional trees/foliage will be added surrounding the station.

 

An aerial view of the newly built monorail station.

 

The monorail station close up. I wanted to use wood/concrete in this station - concrete since it's a station built on a cliff, and wood to reflect it's forested surroundings. Again, the monorail and its stations were supposed to have been built beginning the early 2000s to keep up with the size and guest attendance.

 

View towards the bridge that leads to the parking lot and park entrance. Right by the elevator, the backstage area begins with the restricted gate along the fence.

 

View looking down from the bridge towards the station.

 

 

Closer view into the station area. the the left is the entrance/exit to the station. To the right is the food/drink stalls, the "bar", staff room, and bathroom.

 

View into the backstage area.

 

View of the bridge connecting the station and the parking lot/park entrance.

 

Night time view of the bridge with Purple/orange colors for Halloween.

 

I hope you guys liked my progress. Let me know what you all think - good or bad.

THANK YOU!

Edited September 14, 2023 by Gin

[Wabigbear]

Nice job working with the surrounding panorama, the view from that monorail station is gorgeous!  Also nice job on that bridge...well done!

[JB]

The 2nd image is my favorite today ("monorail station close up"). I like how the monorail beam is built on the side of the cliff, surrounded by the water, mountains, and trees. Musta been precarious for the workers who built the track! ;-p

[Wowman]

great looking station and surrounding area. It may just be me, but the first shot looking down I was going to say it looked a bit barren and needed more decor, but then all the ground level shots totally made me wrong. Looks lush and well manicured.

[wolfpaw]

You're nailing that sleek modern alpine look so far with those wooden structures - I especially like that wooden station you have in the second picture! Can't wait till you actually get to the park part