Illum Hills [RCT3]

[BuddyChristI teach at the school of donkey!]

Hello everyone! I know I'm not a frequent poster on TPR, but I have posted my RCT2 work here in the past and it got a good response. I'm moving into RCT3 and I just finished work on the first part of my park, Illum Hills. I'm going to update it on a season by season basis and seperate the updates by Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Here's the first season of Illum Hills, enjoy, comment, and criticize!

Illum Hills: Spring, Year 1
Park Owner: David Illum and Family
Park Manager: Roger Bryant
Park Location: Westworth, VA
Park Opening Date: April 12th, Year 1

Park Hours (Spring):
Sun:10am-7pm
Mon: Closed
Tues:Closed
Wed:Closed
Thurs:Closed
Fri:4pm-10pm
Sat:10am-11pm

Ticket Prices:

Adult General Admission: $12.00
Child General Admission:$6.00
Spectator:$5.00
Under 3: Free
Season Pass: $40.00

Attractions:
Eagle's Nest
Pioneer
Super Swinger
Wonder Wheel
Galaxy
Teacups
Grand Carousel
Double Take

Pictures from Opening and Spring

Preview Night

Pictures from Opening and Spring

A large line had formed on Opening day.


Pioneer looms as you walk in the entry plaza


The fountain with Pioneer's lift


Eagle's Nest in Full Operation


Guests make their way to Double Take's platform


Brand New Arrow Launch Loop


Mr. Illum insisted on landscaping all attractions


Wonder Wheel dominates the skyline


Heading towards Pioneer, a wild PTC creation


Pioneer's twisted layout


Looking out from Pioneer's queue


A train roars through a helix


Walking past a game stand


Double Take's loading platform and the bathroom


Inside the park's sitdown restaurant, American Classics


Over by Patriot's Corner Cafe


Overview of the stand and eating areas


The Skyview Cafe


Grand Carousel with dark skies above


Rain showers were common at the park in April but barely occurred during May


Double Take in the loop, not sure if this is backwards or forwards


OVerview of the entire park during the day

The park takes on a whole new personality as night takes over:

Skyview in the sunset


Pioneer's station in sunset


Pioneer's lift is decorated with colorful lights at the request of Barbara Illum, Mr. Illum's Wife


The main area with the lights on


Eagle's Nest and Wonder Wheel all lit up


First glimpse of Galaxy, the park's enterprise


Double Take has an awesome lighting job


Double Take's awesome night lights

All in all, Guest satisfaction is very high and management is very optimistic about the park's future. The Summer is looking to be even more busy as word spreads about Illum Hills!

Coming Soon: Summer, Year 1

[knottslover77TPR's Movie Freak]

This park looks great! It seems very realistic, keep it up.

--Jay

[socalMAN123This 16 year old puts you to shame]

Wow, this is awesome. Keep up the good work dude!
---Brent

[BuddyChristI teach at the school of donkey!]

Thanks for the feedback, I've been hesitant to post it because I've seen some truly stunning creations on here that I wasn't sure I could compete with.

Another update will be coming later this week! The park isn't on a real timeline, but it's kind of starting around the 70's if one wants to be technical, hence the Arrow Loop (Which I now see that the other support got deleted, I'll fix that!)

[Steffen_DkI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

What a great park.

From the pictures in the park, it looked quite big, but from the overview shot, it looked quite small - weird

[BuddyChristI teach at the school of donkey!]

Summer Year 1

Ticket Prices:

Adult General Admission: $15.00
Child General Admission: $8.00
Spectator: $7.00
Under 3: Free

Park Hours:
Sun:12pm-10pm
Mon:10am-10pm
Tues:10am-10pm
Wed:10am-10pm
Thurs:10am-10pm
Fri:10am-11pm
Sat:10am-12am

Park News:
Attendance has been high throughout the Spring and guest satisfaction is very high. Lines varied between 1/2 and hour to 45 minutes on most rides. David Illum was interviewed by local media outlets and he was quoted as saying "I couldn't be happier, we have many families coming here and everyone has something to ride. All of our attractions have been open and running well, except for Double Take's motor difficulties on June 23rd, but Arrow promptly replaced it and the ride has been certified safe for operation. The money doesn't matter as much to me as my investors, I'd rather get paid in smiles."

The staff is friendly and working hard throughout the park and the summer was full of screams, fun, and beautiful weather. Mr. Illum asked what was in store for park guests this Fall, he replied "We're holding an event called Fall Fest with a small Halloween theme, so be sure to come weekends in the Fall for it!"

Next years attractions are in planning stages and being decided upon after guest surveys are finished. Mr. Illum gave us a hint when he said "You should think about bringing a towel to the park next year."

Here is the Summer photo update:

Double Take received a covering for it's station


Vendor Carts have started appearing in the park


Eagle's Nest is very popular with the public


Pioneer dives into a foggy tunnel


Looking over at the park while on Pioneer's lift


Double Take's second launch motor began smoking on June 23rd<br>


It was closed for 2 weeks while inspections and repairs took place


Empty trains started Testing July 5th and it reopened July 7th


Re-opened Double Take from Wonder Wheel


Galaxy is an awesome ride in the back corner of the park


Through the loop at night by the watching area


Fireworks during the weekends!

Coming Soon: A special update for the Fall!

[Tanks4me05Jar-Jar Binks smells like Donkey]

There has been a large influx of talented beginners recently. This is very good for a first park! Keep up the good work! Interesting park name, too.

[BriannaBananaI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Oh my goodness amazing park! Keep up the FANTASTIC work!

[cinciDAWGS12Yummy! I just ate donkey!]

WOW!! I love this park! Everything in this park seems
to just fit together. Keep up the great work! I love the
realism of the rides. Pioneer looks fantastic! Keep
Expanding!

-Ross

[BuddyChristI teach at the school of donkey!]

Not a full update right now, but a teaser shot of the scary part of Fall Fest!


A full update for Fall Year 1 is coming soon! Including shots of construction of next year's attraction!


Stay tuned!