May 1May 1 GET READY FOR THE 2026 PARKCRAFTERS AWARDS!Our most popular event of the year is approaching fast - it's almost time for the 2026 ParkCrafters Awards! Below you'll find all important dates and information regarding our most prestigious event of the year.WHAT IS THE PARKCRAFTERS AWARDS?The ParkCrafters Awards is our annual award show to help celebrate the community's anniversary and for a time to come together to celebrate everything that has been shared and created throughout the past year—and of course, to celebrate you all! The ParkCrafters Awards are finally here as our anniversary is approaching, so get ready to join in on the fun!The ParkCrafters Awards is a staff-picked project-nominated award show where you, the community, get to vote on the winners in multiple categories. It all comes together during our live showing of the 2026 ParkCrafters Awards on our Discord server, where the staff will announce the winners, have some fun with the community, and unveil some upcoming surprises from both members' projects and community features. This award show is planned to happen only once a year, around our community's anniversary, where we take a look back at all the amazing content and projects shared from you all!NOMINATIONS CRITERIAIn order for a project to be eligible to be nominated, it must meet certain criteria. For those curious, here are the following requirements your project needs to be nominated for in the 2026 ParkCrafters Awards:The project MUST have been posted on the ParkCrafters website within the last year of ParkCrafters (April 2025 - March 2026)Projects only posted on our Discord server are NOT eligible for nominationThe project MUST have been completed, or if it's an ongoing project (as many park projects are), it must have been ongoing AND active for a minimum of 3 months consecutivelyPast projects that were just reposted on ParkCrafters are NOT eligible for nominationsProjects posted by now-banned members of the community are NOT eligible for nominationsRemastered projects are NOT eligible for nominations (these projects are just re-recordings of past already completed projects, or just re-releases of the same exact project)Remake projects ARE eligible for nominations (these projects must have been completely re-built from the ground up and completely reworked to be eligible)Projects created by staff members ARE eligible to be nominatedIf an ongoing project won an award last year, it is still eligible for winning another award this year, but ONLY if it is still ongoing and meets the above requirementsProjects made by multiple members that were consolidated into one project for a competition are NOT eligibleTHE 2026 PARKCRAFTERS AWARDS CATEGORIESStaff has reviewed every single project that has been posted on ParkCrafters within the past year and determined which ones should be nominated for award categories that span across all aspects of projects and games we host here on ParkCrafters. The official 2026 award categories are:Best Planet Coaster ProjectBest Planet Zoo ProjectBest RCT3 ProjectPark of the YearAttraction of the YearShow of the YearCustom Content of the YearBest Editing in a ProjectBest Thematic Direction in a Project (NEW!)People's Choice AwardMember of the YearProject of the Year*There were not enough projects to warrant a category for Best RCT 1 & 2 Project, Best NoLimits Project, Best Parkitect Project, and Best Jurassic World/Prehistoric Kingdom Project this year.WHICH PROJECTS ARE NOMINATED? IS MY PROJECT NOMINATED?We'll be hosting a global nominations reveal event on our Discord server on May 11th, 2026. You can RSVP to the event on our Discord server now! All nominations will be posted on our site along with the opening of public voting on May 12th, 2026.THE 2026 PARKCRAFTERS AWARDS AGENDAMay is our anniversary month as we celebrate all things ParkCrafters! We have a lot going on this month, but here's an easy breakdown of important dates regarding the 2026 ParkCrafters Awards so you don't miss a thing!May 1st, 2026 - Anniversary Event BeginsMay 11th, 2026 - Global Official Nominated Projects Reveal on our Discord serverMay 12th, 2026 - Public Voting OpensMay 26th, 2026 - Public Voting ClosesMay 30th, 2026 - Live Broadcast of the 2026 ParkCrafers Awards on our Discord server at 8 PM ESTYou can RSVP to these events on our Discord server and follow them on our Events Calendar for more information!JOIN THE CELEBRATION DURING THE LIVE 2026 PARKCRAFTERS AWARDS!It all goes down on May 30th, 2026 on our site's anniversary! All winners, new site features, project announcements, competition winners, and more get revealed during our live 2026 ParkCrafters Awards show! You won't want to miss it!CAN I SUBMIT A TRAILER OR TEASER TO BE SHOWN DURING THE LIVE 2026 PCAS?Yes! If you'd like to debut a completed project, release a trailer, or just a teaser, please private message @wolfpaw either on ParkCrafters or on Discord and send him your work before May 26th, 2026. The work submitted must be in a video format due to the nature of the show, of course. Your video will then be premiered in front of everyone watching during the live event!ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONMore information regarding voting and the live show will be released as we get closer to the date. If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this event, feel free to ask below or send it privately to any staff member on ParkCrafters.We're so excited to celebrate with you all this next month! Let the hype officially begin! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
May 28May 28 Author 31 minutes ago, Wowman said:is there a start time shared yet? I can't seem to find it?Countdown starts at 7 PM EST with the show officially beginning at 8 PM EST on our Discord server. You can RSVP to the event on our Discord server here.You can always check our Events page for more details on events like this as well! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
May 28May 28 As happens every year, May 30th is my youngest son's birthday, so I won't be able to attend. :^/Hope you all have a ton of fun! --,-'-@ The idea is to keep an open mind... just not so open that your brains fall out. - Harry Anderson
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