Seven Seas Theme Park

[Nitro230]

Hey guys, it’s Nitro,

Got myself a new project I want to share with you. It’s got a bit of lore so get ready.

Seven Seas was originally my only Planet Zoo project. It was an aquarium located in Washington state and it got fairly large. It was a project for the discord server ZSU. ZSU is a role play server where you are the owner of a zoo or aquarium, you start with a small group of animals and through trading with other members and completing events you can expand your collection. The old Seven Seas went strong for about 7 months but in the end my lack of a overall vision is what killed it.

Fast forward a few months after I joined ZSU and I created the server TPSU. I wanted to create a server similar to ZSU, it became a pet project for me. The goal was to create a system where people would be encouraged to build more realistic parks, focussing not only on their rides but the other important aspects of theme parks like food, shopping, etc. The latest version of the server launched a few months ago. Of course with it being my own server I needed to have my own park. So I decided to bring back Seven Seas….

This version of Seven Seas is my take on a SeaWorld style park. It’s my idea of what a SeaWorld park would look like if there was a real attempt at theming from the beginning with legitimate themed lands. It’s also my project for both TPSU and ZSU. That being said I do have some restrictions because of this. I can only build the rides and tanks that I have acquired through these servers.

Here is my current ride list to build:

- Mack Multilaunch

- Mack Spinning Coaster (Sierra Sidewinder)

- B&M Flying Coaster 

- Skyway

- Intamin Parachute 

- Sally Dark Ride

- Huss Troika

- Gurstlauer Polyp

- Larson Flying Scooters

And here’s my current list of animals: Red Lionfish, American Flamingo, Warty Comb Jelly, Royal Gramma, Jewel Damselfish, Flame Cardinalfish, Gray Angelfish, Sergeant Major, Queen Angelfish, Foureye Butterflyfish, Spiny Dogfish, Shy Hamlet, Reef Squirrelfish, Doctorfish Tang.

(Gonna start a new post to start showing progress)

links to both servers if you’re interested:

TPSU: https://discord.gg/MmU6NZ6FB4

ZSU: https://discord.gg/8hPbUvEzqm

[Nitro230]

Okay now for the fun stuff,

I decided to start off with the park’s entrance. The custom wood work took a long time and totally bloated the piece count but the end result makes it worth it.

Next we got the actual turnstiles which lead into the park, you can also see the customer service building in the back.

Finally a night shot of the ticket booth building.

This whole entry area was inspired by the former SeaWorld Ohio, if you look at photos of that park you can see it in the shape of the buildings

[JB]

Sounds like a fun idea for a park: Using only the rides and animals that are currently available to you. It'll be interesting to see this develop over time.  

[Nitro230]

It's safe to say it's been a little while, idk what happened tbh, this park has been worked on fairly regularly (got some exciting things to show off) but I just never updated this forum. Well, I'm gonna cover as much as I can right now and show you guys the current state of Seven Seas.

Last thing I showed off was the entrance area, but I've since moved far past the entry gates. The area past the entrance is themed after the island of Key West. A bunch of the buildings are directly based on buildings in old Key West and if you've ever been I know some of you will notice some of these buildings.

This building is going to eventually be the first aquarium in the park, holding a variety of Caribbean fish, currently the building is empty because I haven't started the interior but it's on my to-do list and will get done eventually. 

Next up is the train station, in real life this would at some point have been a functioning trolley that people could ride around the park, but at some point in recent history the trolley line was restricted to just the Key West area to serve as theming rather than an actual transportation service. Directly next to it is the park's fudge shop because every park needs a fudge shop (non-negotiable).

Next up is Sloppy Joe's Bar (ignore the giant tower and coaster in the background), based off the iconic restaurant in Key West, this restaurant would serve as not only a place to eat but also a place where you could get some live entertainment with local bands playing here often. Live music is a huge part of Key West and I wanted to incorporate as many places where shows could take place as possible.

The building next to it is currently incomplete so I'm not gonna say anything about it just yet. The last building in this area completed is the Conch Republic (again ignore massive coaster), which is a qsr restaurant serving typical theme park food along with some seafood options.

Gonna break this up into multiple posts so up next will be the arctic area being worked on by a good friend of mine

[Nitro230]

Okay, so the arctic area is being worked on by a good friend of mine named Evil, he's an awesome builder who has built some of the best dark rides in the game. He offered to help me out by constructing the park's arctic themed land and safe to say it's incredible what he's done.

The basecamp cafeteria is gonna be the area's main restaurant, the second qsr location in the park. 

Then the entrance to the second aquarium in the park is themed to look like a crashed research vessel. This building is also empty but hopefully not for too much longer.

He's also currently working on a trackless darkride for this area but I'm not gonna show anything from that because it's still very early in development.

[Nitro230]

Finally, the coaster

I don't want to reveal too much yet since it's still not finished quite yet

But I'm gonna leave you with one image and this information, it's an Intamin Mega Coaster based off Kondaa at Walibi Holland, it was made by my friend Ensho1 and it kicks ass.

That's all for now! Hopefully the next post won't take so long, see ya'll soon

[wolfpaw]

So happy this project is back! Love that artic area design and you nailed that Conch Republic area's atmosphere - welcome back!

[citytrader]

Love the artic area. Very nicely done!

[Wowman]

looks great - love the tile work on the front of the first building.

[JB]

Tell Evil he did good with the Arctic area!

[Wabigbear]

Wow...great screens!  I'm also partial to that future aquarium building's exterior...VERY nice!  The Arctic area is just spot on, but a special nod at that trolley station...