Warner Bros. Hawaiian Adventure
By OZONE
Added on Saturday, 16 June 2007
OZONE continues to prove that he is one of the most prolific parkmakers in RCT
with his newest park, Warner Bros. Hawaiian Adventure. Originally a double
mapper park built in conjunction with Aviator, this project's scope had to be
pared down a bit after some construction and cooperation problems, but the
result is still a stunning tropical paradise that may be short on coasters, but
has quite an ample supply of beauty, ambiance, and thrills!
Jumping out
to Neverland first, we see Captain Hook's ship moored in Mermaid Lagoon, with
Mermaid's Cavern, a mostly tranquil boat chute-the-chutes ride, arcs around
nearby. The lush vegetation set on top of rugged terrain epitomizes OZONE's
all-around mastery of landscaping, and the carefree, blissful feeling of this
famous land from Peter Pan almost seeps through the screen. Tranquil and
idyllic, it's a great place to relax and have fun.
Further beyond is the
Lost Boys' Hideout, home to Peter Pan's Flight Coaster, a special guest creation
from Coaster Ed. With a reverse spiral hill up the tree to start things off,
this scream machine is anything but orthodox, and the modified Vekoma Flying
Dutchman takes riders careening all around Peter Pan's home base, giving them
the thrill of flying.
Jumping to the Hawaiian Adventure map for a
moment, we find the Swiss Family Adventure Tree--a hideout far out in the water,
away from the pressures of land. While the setting may be transplanted from the
book that inspired it, it's still a nifty little detail, and it's small theming
moves like this that add charm to the park.
Back at the main park,
things get significantly less "charming," however, at the Terminator 3 section.
X-Sector makes a guest appearance with the harrowing Terminator: The Ride
floorless coaster, which rushes all around a mechanized world seemingly devoid
of organic life. Multiple theaters also dot the landscape, showing all three
Terminator movies, and the general theming is excellent as usual.
A
quick swing by the entrance of the park brings us to another nice detail, a sign
with the park logo set in a cheery, tropical entrance area. The glassy 2x2
architecture feels sleek and fresh, and the atmosphere shows OZONE at his
finest.
Finally, a trip to Loony Toon Island brings us to Roadrunner vs
Wile E. Coyote, an incredibly inventive dueling coaster that takes one set of
riders right to the edge of a cliff, and the other set straight off the
precipice. While Wile E. Coyote offers a more complete ride, Roadrunner is
also pretty entertaining, and the hacking displayed here serves as a testament
to OZONE's all-around skills over a variety of RCT parkmaking categories.
Anyone who's watched the cartoons will immediately understand the
reference in the Roadrunner vs Wile E. Coyote coaster, and it's touches like
this that make this park so wonderful. This park is most certainly a total
package, full of wonderful theming, coasters, atmosphere, and architecture. Perhaps the only complaint may be that most of the coasters were made by guest
parkmakers, but that certainly doesn't detract from OZONE's fine work everywhere
within the park. Indeed, Warner Bros. Hawaiian Adventures would make for a
great real park in our nation's 50th state, and it's most certainly deserving of
an NE Blockbuster.