PCA 2024 Nominated The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

[citytrader]

This park has been on my hard drivve for quite some time, but still never released. What a shock! I've been told glaciers move faster! I thought I would repost this from a while ago, and god willing, I might actually be able to work on finishing this in the next couple of months!

 

In all my spare time ( ;D ), I've been working on recreating one of my other favorite RCT3 parks, the seven wonders of the ancient world! Here's a few preview shots;

 

The Ishtar Gate of Babylon with the Pharos of Alexandria in the background;

 

 

The Temple of Artemis;

 

 

The Mausuleum of Hallicarnassus;

 

 

The Temple of Zeus on Mt. Olympus;

 

 

The Hanging Gardens of Neneveh;

 

 

Professor Stephanie Dalley has postulated that the Hanging Gardens were never in Babylon at all, but in another city, Nineveh. She has unearthed loads of evidence to support her claim and has been featured on numerous television programs. Dalley found texts by the king of Assyria named Sennacherib about a palace he built and a garden alongside that he called a wonder for all people. He inscribed his name on numerous aquaducts and canals that were able to cary huge volumes of water to his city. There is even a bas-relief showing the king in his "hanging garden", so my park supports her claims!

 

 

An Assyrian Temple;

 

Here's a daytime shot of the Hanging Gardens;

 

 

The Temple of Zeus;

 

 

The Temple of Artemis;

 

 

The Collosus of Rhodes;

 

 

OK, the feet of the Collosus of Rhodes!

 

The Great Pyramids;

 

 

And the Mausuleum;

 

Hope you all like this, and I'll post some more pictures and maybe even the park itself sometime in the coming millennium!

[wolfpaw]

I'm a sucker for world history so I think this is a pretty neat project, if you ever come around to finishing you have to do the new world wonders next!

[Wowman]

great idea. love it

 

[Regentbird]

Awesome!!  Though I do believe it was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon wasn’t it?

edit-just noticed your write up Professor Stephanie Dalley has postulated that the Hanging Gardens were never in Babylon at all, but in another city, Nineveh. She has unearthed loads of evidence to support her claim and has been featured on numerous television programs. Dalley found texts by the king of Assyria named Sennacherib about a palace he built and a garden alongside that he called a wonder for all people. He inscribed his name on numerous aquaducts and canals that were able to cary huge volumes of water to his city. There is even a bas-relief showing the king in his "hanging garden", so my park supports her claims! my bad.  

Edited June 19, 2023 by Regentbird

[citytrader]

Regentbird, if you have access to the show "Cities of the Dead" from PBS, they did an entire episode about Dr. Dalley's claim. Really a very interesting documentary!

Here's a quick overview of the entire park;

 

A few people have asked, hey! The wonders are nice. but what about the rides?!?

Here's Hades;

 

And how about Pegasus;

 

Edited July 2, 2023 by citytrader

[JB]

I love the lighting in Hades. And I love the colors in Pegasus. (I'm just a lovable kind of guy.) The blue, white, and gold look very Olympian!

[citytrader]

Thanks JB!

The Stygian Witch is looking for her eye!

 

No monorail or train, but the boat transportation at the park is top notch!

Here's the Babylonian dock;

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by citytrader

[JB]

I didn't know that the Stygian Witches employed flying pink elephants to do their bidding.  The 'drippy' trees and mosses add an element of eeriness to the ride.

[wolfpaw]

Love the park layout you have going there with the lagoon in the center - reminds me of World Showcase but instead of countries you have wonders, haha. Very cool to see this project progress!

[citytrader]

Thanks guys! JB, there aren't many good ways to use that witch ride, so I thought I would give it a twirl! 

Here's a look at the front of the Egypt dock;

 

 

Oh, there's that pesky eye!!!

 

 

The Greek boat dock;

 

 

A closer look at the Temple of Zeus;

 

Edited July 9, 2023 by citytrader

[Gin]

I know these are not going to be exact replicas of the real thing, but to see the creativity to make it look as close to the real thing is really cool to look at! 

These all look awesome. Keep it up!

[citytrader]

Thanks Gin!

Unfortunately, I've run into a snag and am unable to upload the park to the workshop until I can figure it out. So here's a few more pictures of the place;

Welcome to Babylon;

The Kraken is off to the left. I know, Norse mythology, but needed some excuse to use the Octopus ride!

Tiamat's Terror is built over the lagoon. Tiamat was the goddess of the primordial sea;

Marduk's Mania is a flying carpet ride! (I know, a thousand years too early, but you try building a Babylon park without a flying carpet!!!) Marduk was the king of the Babylonian pantheon, similar to Zeus in Greece or Jupiter in Rome;

Anzu was a mythological bird that could breathe fire and water (I assume not both at the same time!). Hence, Anzu's Revenge;

The Ishtar Gate was listed in original texts by the ancient Greeks as one of the seven wonders until the Pharos of Alexandria was built, then the gate was tossed aside in favor of a lighthouse! But here it stands in all it's glory!

It was said it was the tallest building in the world except for the pyramids. It was built before the Tower of Babel.

Next up, Ephesus!

 

 

[JB]

Seems to me they could have kept the Ishtar Gate, and just made it the Eight Wonders. Why were they fixated on having only seven?

I can see how making a present-day park based on ancient civilizations would be difficult. The older the civilization is, the less we know about it, and the ruins are few and far between. Sometimes just a partial sentence pressed into a mud tablet or carved onto a rock. One would have to fill in the blanks with speculation... and flat rides.

[Kablary]

1 hour ago, JB said:

Sometimes just a partial sentence pressed into a mud tablet or carved onto a rock. One would have to fill in the blanks with speculation... and flat rides.

"May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard."

Would love to see the ride based on the oldest complete sentence. 

[citytrader]

On 8/18/2023 at 8:33 PM, JB said:

Seems to me they could have kept the Ishtar Gate, and just made it the Eight Wonders. Why were they fixated on having only seven?

Always wondered that myself. Seven shows up a lot in the ancient world! Probably goes back to the Bible and the seven days of creation.

On 8/18/2023 at 10:18 PM, Kablary said:

"May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard."

Would love to see the ride based on the oldest complete sentence. 

I remember seeing that. Which ride? 

I found the problem! A Roman floor tile piece I created with that program that I made the DA hanger walls with. It created some wonky pieces, but they work!
I'll post the link as soon as it's approved, or you can search up 7 wonders.

Edited August 20, 2023 by citytrader

[citytrader]

Ephesus (modern day Turkey) was the home to two of the famous wonders, the Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum of Hallicarnasus;

The big attraction here the Huntress, an immensely fun coaster!

The Sundial is a thinly disguised Monte Leone spin and puke;

While the Militae Exercitus is a reworked Whip ride from the workshop;

Next up;

Here's the link to the game file. You will have to download quite a bit of CS.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022900321&searchtext=7+wonders

 

Edited August 20, 2023 by citytrader

[Cody]

I like what I am seeing. This park definitely has an Epcot World Showcase influence with a little bit of a Busch Gardens park with the thrill rides. This park is pretty beautiful and does a great job in having a landmark for each area. I am happy you have a boat system because that would be quite a bit of walking and Planet Coaster guests are a bit picky at times. Excellent job! 

[citytrader]

Thank you for the kind words Cody!

Have to admit, I fudged a bit on the Egypt area, and utilized quite a few blueprints from the workshop. Some I completely overhauled, some I used pretty much as is.

Welcome to Egypt, home of the great pyramids and the Pharos of Alexandria!

The Pharos was a workshop blueprint, but I reworked it quite a bit and put a freefall ride inside;

A small outdoor cafe;

The Flight of Horus;

Another workshop ride with a greatly reduced Pyramid behind it. I placed two small pyramids using forced perspective. From the right angles, they look great!

Next stop, Rhodes!

 

[JB]

I like the rolling hills terrain around the Ephesus area. With the green grassy hillsides, the Italian cypress(?) trees, and the temples, It has a Disney "Fantasia" feel to it.

[citytrader]

To the best of my knowledge, there are only three graphics needed for the park. Here they are;

 

[Wowman]

very nice and welcome to my world. I would never be able to have the parks I have if it weren't for the workshop.

 

[Gin]

I'm really liking this Egypt area!

The architecture, color scheme, vegetation, and graphics are work really well together.

Well done!

[citytrader]

I really struggled with the Rhodes part of teh park, and I built and demolished it at least a dozen times! It just kept looking too much like Greece or Epheus.

Finally thought about the fact that the Colossus only stood for about 60 years before toppling in an earthquake, and wham! I had it! Rhodes would be devastated by an earthquake!

Upon entering Rhodes from Egypt, you come upon the family friendly ride "Earthquake" (original, I know)!

The big attraction in this small area of the park is of course the coaster "Colossus";

The big man himself is leaning pretty badly and may just fall over as you walk under it!

Greece is up next!