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The tabs at the top of this window correspond to the various categories of
rides and other attractions. Click on a tab to see the specific possibilities in
each category. (If they don’t all fit in the display at once, use the slider bar
at the bottom to see the rest.) Note that as you complete research projects,
new and different choices might be added to those already in each category.
Transport Rides include miniature trains, monorails, cable cars,
and the like. Multiple stations are allowed (and sometimes
required) as destination points.
Mild Rides consist of low- and no-thrill rides suitable for all guests
(especially children). The Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round are
good examples of mild rides.
Roller Coasters are the big draws. Depending on the scenario and
your research, you could have access to any of several types of
roller coaster technologies designed to twist the lunch from your
brave guests’ bellies — wooden and steel coasters are only the beginning.
Thrill Rides fill the intermediate range in intensity between the
mild rides and the coasters. This category can include attractions
like Swinging Ships, Dodgems (bumper cars), and Go-Karts.
Water Rides includes anything that threatens to get your guests all
wet — everything from rented rowboats to water slides to H
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roller coasters.
Shops and Stalls covers all types of vendors and facilities — food,
drink, information, and even bathrooms.
Within each category, you can click on the picture of each type of ride to
get more information. All the pertinent details on the attraction you select
appear in the lower half of the Ride Selection window. Among other
important data, this readout always includes the approximate cost of
construction.
Once you’ve chosen what you wish to build, click the Build This button (in
the bottom right-hand corner). The Ride Selection window closes, and
you proceed immediately to the Construction window, which is described
in detail in The Construction Window.
Conform to Ground is the default method. When this is active,
you can build footpaths on flat and diagonally sloped land, but not
on any irregular surface. Position the mouse cursor where you
want a new (or differently paved) path, then click. Right click to remove
existing sections of footpath. For longer paths or large sections of pave-
ment, you can hold the mouse button and drag the cursor over the ter-
rain. Release the mouse button when you’re finished.
The Free Path button allows you to construct supported paths that
defy the slope of the land. This is what you use for making raised
paths, bridges, tunnels, and piers. This is a bit more complicated
than placing paths that conform to the land. (For step-by-step instructions,
please read the Footpaths section.)
While you are building a free, supported path, there are a number of but-
tons available for your use that are not relevant for conforming footpaths.
The directional Arrows determine which way the next section
you build will go. To change the direction of a path segment,
click the appropriate arrow button.
The three Slope buttons control the inclination of the next
section of path. To change the slope, click the button you pre-
fer. Note that if no next section of path appears (you see only the pointer
arrow), that means that you cannot build the section with the slope you
have selected in that location.
♦ Add This builds the next section of the footpath. Before you build,
check the cost of the section; it’s listed at the bottom of the Add This but-
ton. The more support a section needs (the higher a bridge or the lower a
tunnel), the more expensive it is to build.
Demolish removes the section of bridge you have just built —
not the blinking section (which isn’t built yet). You can also use
the right mouse button to remove sections of any type of path, as well as
any objects in your way.
New Ride
As we’ve explained elsewhere, new rides are the cornerstone of any park’s
popularity. When you decide to build a new ride, you click the New Ride
button. This opens the Ride Selection window, which holds the tools you
use to construct everything from bathrooms to roller coasters.
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