Welcome to TWINKLE HOLLOW!

This project started out as a story park, but due to real life and time constraints getting in the way, this is now a "Let me update whenever I have something ready" type of project ;-)

Still, this first post will follow a bit of the initial storyline. The second post features the making of Moonstone Court, the park's central plaza. The third and consecutive posts will introduce the Whisperwoods, the park's fairytale forest. Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget your magic wand✨

INTRO

Twinkle Hollow is situated in the enchanting Valdorne, a gorgeous place where life moves at a slower pace. Where one may forget about the burdens of the world. A place where a shimmer of magic is still very much alive.

A single plot of land was purchased by the Landmark Group. After all, Valdorne was their home. It was here, at their family homestead, where Landmark Senior discovered a root vegetable that would provide his sons, and their sons and their sons and their sons and their future sons, with unthinkable wealth. Valdorne's soil was truly magical.

A fence was erected, a billboard put up...

Here, on the banks of the Cerulean River, the Landmark Group was to add a new pearl to their burgeoning entertainment industry: Twinkle Hollow. They chose a quirky owl obsessed with the moon and the stars for its mascot.

A whimsical entrance was built in no time, together with two charming little ticket booths. "Now all that's needed is some sort of village square," Mr Landmark nodded, "a place for people to come home to."

Edited April 25Apr 25 by Dutchie

Here are the buildings I built for the village square, some based on real-life buildings, some figments of my wicked imagination. As you can see, I heavily lean on forced perspective to an extreme for this park :-)

The Beans & Baubles building is by far the biggest of the lot, and I thought of redoing it once I had finished the other four buildings, but let's stick with it for now:

The second building is arguably the tiniest McDonald's you've ever seen.. Done in a charming Swiss-Italianate style.

No idea where I got this from, it's a structure that went through MANY iterations. I think the style is positively Hanseatic, something that wouldn't look entirely out of place in Hamburg..?

The December 2025 update allowed me to rotate/tilt buildings, so that I could make this charming Alsace-inspired building. It leans over, it's rickety... It's a building that has seen a lot!

Last but not least this lovely rip-off of Freiburg's most famous building: the Historisches Kaufhaus.

Edited February 15Feb 15 by Dutchie

Here's how the buildings all sit together, cosied up around Moonstone Court

The following pictures are of the period where I started adding planters and trees to the plaza and the structures.

With (the beginning of) Whisperwoods now in place, things are starting to feel truly themeparky!

So nice to see you (and others) posting your parks here. Forums are so much better, imho, for showcasing your work, so we can see how your park starts out and grows over time. It creates a more permanent home for your park, as apposed to Discord, which is not very well suited for that sort of thing.

Oh, and I love your park logo with the owl. So whimsical and, dare I say, "magical".

Excellent! The buildings look really nice, but after adding the trees, flowers, and planters.... WOW!

Omg 😱 those pictures look so realistic! Amazing work! I love the feeling of an European amusement park! The logo is so cute ! Very nice starting!

Vibrant colors and structures that really work well...and then in that last screenshot you added the forest background - WHOA!!!

It's interesting also that the forced perspective on the upper parts of the buildings is far less obvious once the clutter of the courtyard and the foliage is added. They give your eyes something else to focus on and the forced perspective just looks very natural now. I really love your buildings too, they really support the theme.

Do you do any post-processing on your images? My PlanCo2 looks nowhere near as good as that 😅

This is absolutely stunning so far, love the build up from the plot of land in the first image! Some of the buildings are a bit crooked, like this:

It's giving me Hogsmeade vibes and adds depth and character to your architecture - love it! Great work so far, and looking forward to more!

Already told you on discord but gosh I love your park and the intense storytelling you're having <3

Love the overhead shot where you can see the layout so far.

The crooked building is my favorite, but they are all beautiful!

nice start. I love the look and feel of this. The buildings are well done.

Ok this is just mind blowing. The level of detail is superb. I think you did a great work on post editing or re shade because the pictures look so realistic. I think this park is going to be insane!

On 2/16/2026 at 12:07 AM, shyguy said:

So nice to see you (and others) posting your parks here. Forums are so much better, imho, for showcasing your work, so we can see how your park starts out and grows over time. It creates a more permanent home for your park, as apposed to Discord, which is not very well suited for that sort of thing.

Oh, and I love your park logo with the owl. So whimsical and, dare I say, "magical".

Thank you, dear friend. And for you to be the first to respond, it feels like coming full circle from my ShyGuysWorld days :-)

On 2/16/2026 at 12:55 AM, JB said:

Excellent! The buildings look really nice, but after adding the trees, flowers, and planters.... WOW!

Thank you!! I am taking my time, but I am having fun... And PlanetCoaster 2 has made thing so much more verstaile!

On 2/16/2026 at 1:39 AM, TomiAndGo said:

Omg 😱 those pictures look so realistic! Amazing work! I love the feeling of an European amusement park! The logo is so cute ! Very nice starting!

Thank you very much! That is exactly the vibe I am going for :-)

On 2/16/2026 at 12:08 PM, Wabigbear said:

Vibrant colors and structures that really work well...and then in that last screenshot you added the forest background - WHOA!!!

It's interesting also that the forced perspective on the upper parts of the buildings is far less obvious once the clutter of the courtyard and the foliage is added. They give your eyes something else to focus on and the forced perspective just looks very natural now. I really love your buildings too, they really support the theme.

Yeahhhh once the trees came in, it all suddenly felt alive!! The forced perspective is definitely "out there" and extremely exaggerated, but it somehow seems to work. Really nice to "see" you again after all these years!

On 2/16/2026 at 3:33 PM, wolfpaw said:

Do you do any post-processing on your images? My PlanCo2 looks nowhere near as good as that 😅

This is absolutely stunning so far, love the build up from the plot of land in the first image! Some of the buildings are a bit crooked, like this:
<snippity-snap>

It's giving me Hogsmeade vibes and adds depth and character to your architecture - love it! Great work so far, and looking forward to more!

Yes! I use ReShade, it does a lot of heavy lifting. And, as always, the time of day plays a big role here, too :-) Thank you for your very kind words, and I think I like that rickety building a lot, too! It's modelled after a similar house I spotted somewhere in the Alsace region a long time ago.

On 2/16/2026 at 3:57 PM, Miss Barbare said:

Already told you on discord but gosh I love your park and the intense storytelling you're having <3

Many thanks Miss B, this project will (slowly!) be going places!

On 2/17/2026 at 2:56 PM, citytrader said:

Love the overhead shot where you can see the layout so far.

The crooked building is my favorite, but they are all beautiful!

Thank you! I wanted to go for a less than typical "entrance plaza" or "main street", so I figured a village square would sort of do the trick? It keeps things whimsical...

On 2/20/2026 at 4:46 PM, Wowman said:

nice start. I love the look and feel of this. The buildings are well done.

Thank you, that means something, coming from you :-)

On 2/22/2026 at 3:29 AM, DanielDikay said:

Ok this is just mind blowing. The level of detail is superb. I think you did a great work on post editing or re shade because the pictures look so realistic. I think this park is going to be insane!

You are kind! Thank you, I am glad you like it :-) ReShade is making things look good, and I hope the park will meet your expectations..!

I won't post full episodes in this thread, you can head over to my YouTube channel for that.

But! The little fairytales found in the park's "Whisperwoods" are something you can only appreciate in moving pictures.

So here we go, fairytale #1: THE PRECIOUS PRINCESS

I love that you're posting this over here, something about seeing pictures blown up big like this just feels right. Glad you haven't given up on the game just yet, I'm really looking forward to seeing where this all goes. It's such a charming project.

Thank you, @JPTV I quite agree. Love to be "back" in the forum-o-sphere, so much better a place to share our creations!

Fairytale #2 — The Sirens of Gibraltar

This little spiel sits in a quiet corner of the Whisperwoods fairytale forest.

The tale can be seen from inside the orange monorail, the Fairy Duster.

It's slow going, but the Whisperwoods is getting there. 4 out of 7 fairytales done, 3 more to go!

Now enjoy the second installation: The Sirens of Gibraltar

Not sure how you accomplished that little magic trick. 8-\

Nice - i like the animation. I also wish this ride had multi station capabilities.

If you're trying to build suspense and make me anxious for your triumphant return to this project, I've got news for you: That started several months ago for me, and has not subsided. 😜

On 3/30/2026 at 5:11 AM, JB said:

Not sure how you accomplished that little magic trick. 8-\

Oh that's simple: Two rotating platforms triggered at different times. One has the boat with the pirate, the other one without. The rest is just smoke, mirrors, and a good story ;-)

On 3/30/2026 at 2:09 PM, Wowman said:

Nice - i like the animation. I also wish this ride had multi station capabilities.

Thank you! And I agree, it would be nice to use this cute ride as a transport ride.

On 3/31/2026 at 12:03 AM, JPTV said:

If you're trying to build suspense and make me anxious for your triumphant return to this project, I've got news for you: That started several months ago for me, and has not subsided. 😜

Keeping you on your toes has become a bit of a life mission for me, dearest JP...

Time for the third fairytale, followed by a follow-up to celebrate the finalisation of Whisperwoods!

And that's a WRAP for WHISPERWOODS!

The "Whisper Line" allows visitors to view the forest and its fairytales from above. A calm, elegant ride for both young and old.

This was the very first fairytale I wrote and created: The Precious Princess.

The second tale is called "The Sirens of Gibraltar", I enjoyed working on this one the most:

Then followed the "A Crown for Two" fairytale. This was quite the technical challenge!

This fairytale is a silent one, and it's just a lovely spot for people to rest their bones and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Still missing: A pen writing the book, moving from left to right. I need to find a way to make that happen!

This tale is, if I may say so myself, a clever one: It's the story of a little bird that had enough of chirping every hour, so it escaped the cuckoo clock, and now you can hear its call throughout the forest. I imagine this would be great fun for children, trying to spot the elusive little bird!

"The Abbey of Valdorne", named after the fictional valley my park is situated in, is the only semi-scary story, and it would only play in the evenings, after the little ones have left the park already. You'll see when I finally get around to recording the video!

Back at Moonsquare, we spot once again the Whisper Line, soaring between the trees and forming a visual link between the village plaza and the fairytale forest.

Thanks for reading!

ALL of these photos are fantastic, and I really love the overhead view. Any spoilers as to what land is next?