Did you use a filter on these pics? Or were they taken during the "golden hour" before sunset? Either way, it gives the screenshots a really nice old-timey feel. Deep dish may be a casserole, but a delicious (and decadent) one! Nice update.

Love the Chicago Pie Company. Did you make the custom chairs or are they from the workshop?

5 hours ago, shyguy said:

Love the Chicago Pie Company. Did you make the custom chairs or are they from the workshop?

Chairs were off the workshop I think, booths are just art shapes and the tables are various things.

6 hours ago, JB said:

Did you use a filter on these pics? Or were they taken during the "golden hour" before sunset? Either way, it gives the screenshots a really nice old-timey feel. Deep dish may be a casserole, but a delicious (and decadent) one! Nice update.

There is a Re-Shade setting which helps it just a bit but the rest of it is just golden hour.

This would have been the original entrance of the park, it is also supposed to have been a former pavilion from the time when the park operated as a fairgrounds.

It houses rest rooms and some food stands these days

This building served as ticket boothes for many years, it was moved out front of the entrance building when the park changed over to one entrance price for unlimited rides. When the park entrance was moved to about where the current entrance is this was moved back almost to where it would have been back when the park was small and each ride required tickets and it was repurposed for more food vending.

Some of the historic structures that still exist today still serve purposes very similar to when they were build such as the carousel house.

Another pavilion now houses a Himalaya ride

The cafe has been in this same spot for many years.

It has been added on to a couple of times.

The original entrance to what was a show pavilion for livestock shows has served several purpose, for a time there was a coaster here that used this as part of the station after a fire destroyed most of the original show pavilion. The coaster was called Dragon's Lair and was an Arrow looping coaster. after it was decommissioned the pavilion was seating arena was restored to almost the same footprint as the original, a more modern entrance was added along with other upgrades to allow for more flexible uses. We now host a circus most of the year.

This is the new entrance.

Another historic building that still stands houses a sit down restaurant.

The Whip is yet another historic remnant of the old park.

Some time ago I mentioned there was a Engine Company Number 2 in the park. Here it is... it is a rather substantial upgrade to the station this coaster had when it was originally built and we will get to this one, maybe in the next update. It is part of that process of this park trying to transition from pure amusement park to more of a theme park.

Edited yesterday at 02:24 AM1 day by Fox

Love everything! The entrance building is perfection, LOVE the carousel and Himalaya pavilions. The older part of the Field House reminds me of the Armory they had back in my hometown. The Whip is gorgeous, as is it's logo (is that a TMTK item?). Beautiful screens - but I'd expect nothing less! LOL!

Very nice. I especially like the night lighting.

One of the expansions of Highland Lakes that took space from the parking lots was adding the B&M Invert known as Fire Fighter.

It only took a small part of the lot on the outside of the train tracks.

Engine Co. No. 2 is not the original station for the ride, this was another upgrade that came later.

The coaster celebrates the importance of firefighters and paramedics in California.

Exiting through the gift shop I have been to lazy to finish...

Edited yesterday at 02:33 AM1 day by Fox

Love the lighting on the coaster tracks

On 11/11/2025 at 5:27 AM, Wabigbear said:

Love everything! The entrance building is perfection, LOVE the carousel and Himalaya pavilions. The older part of the Field House reminds me of the Armory they had back in my hometown. The Whip is gorgeous, as is it's logo (is that a TMTK item?). Beautiful screens - but I'd expect nothing less! LOL!

I forgot to answer you, no that is just an image on a screen.

The RCT3 version of the park had a racing coaster named Racing Roller this building would have been used this as the station, it is a repurposed building form the original fairgrounds that now is part of the queue for Roller's Revenge.

RMC refurbishment.

Another bit of history in the shadows of the RMC. The old Lake Lodge has been here for years.

I love the old classic look of this park

What it looks like when you can't leave things alone...

The RCT3 version of the park had a pretty standard midway in the center. There wasn't much of a theme to it. In this version I changed it up and call it the Midcentury Midway.

This originally was a little side project where I was making small fast food joints, but it fit in so well I gave it purpose on the midway.

I will stop here, because that is something completely different.

Lots of impressive architecture in this last update. My favorite is the Cinerama.

I love the first pic! And the "fast food joint" captures the mid-century modern look perfectly.

I can't remember the restaurant chain that had those A-frame building, but we had some in Washington State back in the day! The MCM vibe is just pefect here!

Very nice, the colours match so good together, the vibe is awesome! The buildings are very creative

Love all the vivid colors