It’s been a while!

On 12/2/2024 at 3:19 AM, JB said:

Okay, so, you know I'm gonna say these screenshots are beautiful, right? Golden Hour photos are the best! That time of day when the sun is dropping below the horizon, but it's still light enough to see the details of things, and the lights are all coming on for the evening. That applies here, and in real-life parks. Love the Shangri-la architecture; a mix of Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern.

Thank you, JB! And yep, golden hour is so beautifully done in Planet Coaster 1, wonderful vibes.

On 12/2/2024 at 3:29 PM, Wabigbear said:

Definite bullseye on the Tibetan vibes!  I love that Lotus structure...very inventive and fits the theme perfectly.  You're another of my kind of players - loads of details and not afraid to use color.  JB already beat me to commenting about the screens...all I can say is 'ditto!'.

Thanks, Wagi! The first ideas for The Lotus were quite different to the „real“ thing, the final version somehow evolved while playing around, and I’m very happy that it did! Probably my favourite structure in the whole park. :)

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Re: Explorica
Post #9 - 28-05-2008

Around sunset, our guided tour ahead of tomorrow’s soft opening came to one of its highlights: The Exclusive Ride Time on Karma - followed by our dinner in Everest Inn.

We from the press were among the first people ever to ride this gem of a coaster.

Right behind the entrance gate, the queue path takes us to the heights of the Himalaya:

Eventually, we reached the very atmospheric station of the coaster.

The interiors are inspired by monasteries of the region.

Unfortunately, it’s forbidden to film on the coaster, but the park provided us with three shots taken on Karma.

The launch…

Himalaya realness..

…and oh, another launch!

There’s the enclosed second launch section with the spinning prayer wheels - this is a truly surprising and memorable part of the ride.

Karma is such a fun launched coaster, runs super smooth and the views from it are spectacular.

Back to my own photos now!

Leaving the station building:

Some of us couldn’t get enough of Karma.

Meanwhile, I decided to walk around the empty Shangri-La area a bit, and enjoyed the calm atmosphere here.

Approaching the Everest Inn, the location for our group dinner.

Everest Inn is a two-story restaurant and a sight on its own.

Shortly before six o clock, all the event attendants gathered in this truly magic corner of Explorica and waited to be let into the restaurant for the much anticipated dinner.

The most curious ones (like me) were getting a sneak peek through the windows…

…and finally, the doors were opened to this most beautiful restaurant of Explorica.

The weather was so good that we could sit in the outside areas of the upper floor, enjoying our dinner with wonderful views upon Shangri-La.

Karma did some more test runs before tomorrow’s big day.

Almost an hour later, the park showed its nighttime magic.

It was time to head back to the central hub of Explorica.

That’s all of Explorica’s themed areas covered, but Discoverytown by night was a special treat. But that’s something for another time!

What a cool idea those prayer wheels are! That's very inventive. I love the interior of the restaurant, I love how it was a very real Tibetan feel to it with the heavy columns and the use of the plain wood accents to differentiate it from a more typical 'Chinese' look...that's really well done I think.

Glad to see you back!

Great park. I love the different themes of each land. And being a big fan of interiors, you nailed the interior of the Everest Inn. Looking forward to more pics.

It was well worth the wait! As always, beautiful structures and beautiful screenshots. I love the ceilings of these Tibetan buildings; the ornately carved thick timbers. The warm red and yellow lighting really adds to the mood.