Congratulations Corkscrewed on winning your second NE Spotlight. Becoming only the fifth RCT2 Spotlight in history, Cork finally solidifies himself as the RCT2 force that he is, as he brings to you
DisneySEA Spain. A very unusual park, but one that captures the DisneySea vibe perfectly, there is atmosphere galore throughout this park, something Corkscrewed seems to bring to every project he touches. While this park was started after his initial project, Walt Disney Escape, it ends up being the first of the two released, paving the way for what could be a very successful chain of Corkscrewed Disney parks.
The park starts off in La Mediterranea, the beautiful Italian entrance area that features the best architecture in the park, with some beautiful color variances and great buildings. It's a calm, subtle type of beauty that must be seen to be understood, perfect for the entrance of DisneySEA Spain. Next up happens to be the one area of the park I just didn't care for, the New England Waterfront. While it does represent the gloomy waterfront area pretty well, perhaps it gets that point across too well as it's so gloomy that I just wanted to skip right over it. Still a very nice Log Flume can be found here, but it's definitely the weakest area of the park. Next up is Cork's take on the Mysterious Island, a must for all DisneySea parks. While some parkmakers opt for the jagged rock approach, Cork went for the large, sloping, bare mountain that will get lots of response, both positive and negative. The Mysterious Island itself is very tastefully done, with great theming and all the necessary attractions. Next up is Discovery Harbor, one of the best areas in the park, a futuristic, bright, albeit small area that features two of the park's most popular rides, "StormRiders" and "Tempest". Puerto Tropical is vintage Corkscrewed, with the great use of color, the architectueral beauty, and overall 'niceness' of the area. Here you'll find "Sinbad's Seven Voyages", a nice, quaint river flume. Then comes Atlantis Cove, easily the stand-out, most flashy area of the park, and the home of the most popular rides. Most notably, the park's only real 'big coaster', the "Voyage to Atlantis", an absolutely beautiful liquid coaster housed in a glimmering palace. Not brave enough for that? Then try out "Milo's Motor Coaster", an Intamin family coaster that is exciting enough for the adults, but tame enough for the kids. Finally, the last area of the park is the very small, 'role-player', Oasis Quay, a nice, self-explanatory area that encompasses all of about 20 tiles...but is nicely decorated. While this park isn't the biggest coaster haven of all time, the theming, atmosphere, and beauty of it should prove to stand the test of time. Great shows and great attractions everywhere, so I tip my hat to Corkscrewed for creating one hell of a park. Congrats!