#themed design

[a-land-of-shadow-and-substance]

So it occurred to me, if Universal Orlando wanted to do 1) a roller coaster that uses drifting vehicles to stimulate erratic driving 2) not theme that ride to Back to the Future or Ghostbusters but still make it unique to Florida and 3) pay tribute to Rip Ride Rockit by having a prominent music element...

THE BLUES BROTHERS ARE RIGHT THERE

[periodinteriors]

Friedrich Wilhelm Klose, Etruscan Room, Stadtschloss, Potsdam, c. 1840, watercolor.

[theme-park-concepts]

A Brief Review of Epic Universe

Universal newest theme park is like no other they've done, and is well, frankly, Epic

[call-of-the-wayward-wolf]

Day 4: Honey/Ram

For this one, I decided to do a honey themed version of my first custom Solus oc

[kaiyves-backup]

Walt Disney World Vacation Planner (1993)

Discovery Island, Pleasure Island, The Living Seas… :-(

[pureimagineering]

The theme park industry was booming before the pandemic. But now, if Covid lasts much longer, they will have to fundamentally re-think the artform.

They will have to start designing theme parks & escape rooms & restaurants that are exclusively outdoors, with plenty of space for social distancing. While that is possible, it's also difficult to plan, because now they will have to worry about the climate!

If they build an outdoor (theme park / escape room / restaurant / whatever) someplace hot, like Florida, then they can't expect the customers to spend a full day outside. They will also have to figure out how to build rain shelters that are big enough to allow for social distancing.

And if they build it anywhere colder than Florida, then they'll have to design for winter. Will they have to close for a whole season, or can they build infrastructure that can keep operating in the snow? And again, will the customers want to spend a full day outside?

It's a tricky problem, and everyone in the industry will have their own solution.

I wonder if we'll start to see a renaissance of "pop-up" attractions. Rent an outdoor space -- like a parking lot or a city park -- and build a temporary (theme park / escape room / restaurant / whatever) there.

That would make it easier to plan for the climate. There's less real estate to contend with. So if you're building it someplace hot, you can build a whole attraction around, say, throwing water balloons in a maze. Or if you're building it someplace cold, then you can build an attraction around relay-racing between the snow & the space-heaters.

Since it's only a temporary attraction, it can be advertised as a limited event. That would compel the customers to visit sooner, rather than later. And if the designers are good at branding, then they can build loyalty between attractions.

And best of all? Pop-up attractions would be comparatively cheap to produce! It could launch a wave of lo-fi theme park design, and open up the industry to even more artists.

[laffiteslanding]

Nothing like a bit of infidelity to lift your spirits!

But seriously, I do like that this adds more layers to how messed up Henry Ravenswood actually is in the story. Definitely highlights his controlling nature and the hypocritical notion that while no one is good enough for Melanie, he can have whomever he wants.