Park Design

[jackielegs]

Hi is your mane dream to become a park designer as a job???

[Harpo]

My "mane" dream has to do with running free on open plains, tail streaming in back. But, I don't have that dream very often.

My main dream, on the other hand, is to build my own amusement park. I just completed getting an MBA degree, which was one step towards starting my own family entertainment business, so I'm trying to make it happen.

[Real-Nemesis]

Congratulations Harpo for getting your degree. I hope that it does work out for you and I can't wait to visit you theme parks in the future. And yes, my dream would be to build a theme park, but isn't every coaster/theme park enthusiasts' dream to build a theme park?

[pnkfloyd12]

Not really, my dream would be to just design the coasters (with someone else handling the themeing).

[Corn4ahead]

my dream is to design world class coasters and be the first to ride them.

[Hyde244]

I'd easily die for the chance to be involved in the aspects of any given coaster compnay or manufacturer.

Sadly though with it being literally one of the smallest markets in the world, its a tough time making it in.

Still, while looking at colleges for Mechanical Engineering, and Cincinatti indeed being the home of a couple coaster company head quarters (TOGO! :rolleyes: ), I could *fingers crossed* land an internship.

[tinaalsgirl5]

I don't want to design coasters... I'm more into the whole theming thing. Let someone else focus on the engineering; I want to come up with the theming and write the backstory (preferably for Herschend rides, specifically for SDC).

Joy

[XopePoquar]

My dream is to shoot myself out of a cannon at invading space aliens. :mad::up:

[Alpengeist]

Here you go Hyde, maybe you can be the next intern.;)

http://www.greatcoastersinterns.com/index.php

[Hyde244]

*creams in pants*

That's what I want to do.

[ziggles]

Hi is your mane dream to become a park designer as a job???

no...

[hillibilly]

I don't want to design coasters... I'm more into the whole theming thing. Let someone else focus on the engineering; I want to come up with the theming and write the backstory (preferably for Herschend rides, specifically for SDC).

Joy

There you go. That is probably what I want to try and do.

[Corn4ahead]

wouldnt it be more structual engineering than mechanical?

[jten11]

well i definately can see myself owning a theme/amusement park in the future...maybe start with something small and build up from there....coaster design tends to deal with complex mathematical functions...something im not the best in...and im NOT going back to college for an engineering degree...:noob:

[Brock]

My dream is to be a Disney Imagineer some day.

[jmbekrub]

my dream is to become an engineer and design roller coasters. and when i get enough money i want to become a co-owner for a small park. not a really big park. so you can make it better.

[~LoveTulie]

I am not sure about this one actually. It would be pretty amazing though..

Hey, random question. Do you think if you wanted to build a Amusement Park, could you be able to use a game on the computer (say.. possibly better than rct3)? I always wondered if you could.

[Harpo]

For one of my MBA classes, I needed to create a fictional business. My business was an amusement park. My team was having a bit of trouble focusing on our staffing requirements, so I designed a small park in RCT3. Being able to see the pictures of the park, and know what rides were there, significantly helped my teammates in our quest to build this business.

The result: for our presentation, we received the highest grade in the class.

So, in my opinion, it is possible to use a computer game to help in the design of an amusement park. It's main value is to help provide a picture of the vision, thereby allowing others to see what's in your mind.

[The Fonz]

A park designer, no such thing is there? I mean there isn't one guy who designs a park, it is probably a collection of other peoples' designs, merged into one. I expect that this line of work is very tight, making it extremely hard, border line impossible to get into.

I highly doubt anyone here would ever be a coaster/park designer, saying you want to become one doesn't make you one. It takes years and years of education just to become a small fragment in the Amusement park industry.

The best way to join such a industry would probably be through a coaster enthusiastic group, start forming links n what not.

[Hemmy]

I am not sure about this one actually. It would be pretty amazing though..

Hey, random question. Do you think if you wanted to build a Amusement Park, could you be able to use a game on the computer (say.. possibly better than rct3)? I always wondered if you could.

For visual purposes yes, but that is about it.

[tycooner55]

I have always been facinated with rollercoasters. With RCT3, I focus on creating realistic coasters, something that B&M, Arrow, or Vekoma could look at and relate to. Another factor that helps with my realism is that I have ridden almost every type of coaster (51 coasters at 10 parks). As a designer and rider, it helps to create the best experience possible. I would probably do better with design that engineering, but both would be an AWSOME career. Who knows?

[CDN1212]

My dream is to be a Disney Imagineer some day.
Goooood Luck!!! Becoming an imagineer for disney is near to impossible. they pick about 1 person in every 1,000! Sorry to rain on your parade, but it's probabally not gonna work out. If you decide to attempt to go into it anyways, make sure you have a back up career in mind.



Hey, random question. Do you think if you wanted to build a Amusement Park, could you be able to use a game on the computer (say.. possibly better than rct3)? I always wondered if you could.

Yeah, people who actually design rides, and attractions for parks use CAD. It's not really a game though. It is more of just a designing program. I doubt that they design entire parks on it though. probabally just an attraction at a time. If your really interested, buy a CAD program They can be anywhere from $400-$15,000!!! maybe even more.... lol
Hope I read your question right. I wasn't sure if you were reffering to building a park in real life, or just making parks on the comp. using a better program. I Don't know of any better than RCT3, but what do I know???:bulb:



I'd love to design a park of my own for a living, but I really don't see that in my future:(

[The Fonz]

Do you think if you wanted to build a Amusement Park, could you be able to use a game on the computer (say.. possibly better than rct3)? I always wondered if you could.

With RCT 3 grids limitations? The answer is surely no. They probably do use something like CAD n CAM as CDN1212 said, although the CAD they use is more like No Limits graphic wise.

What would you rather use, RCT 3

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7523/rct3bluesteel01td2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Or a CAD programme

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9232/kingdakaart1bv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Harpo]

As a designer and rider, it helps to create the best experience possible. I would probably do better with design that engineering, but both would be an AWSOME career. Who knows?

You need to be a bit careful with this thinking. Ride design is a very serious business. You're taking people's lives into your hands. If the potential employer thinks you're looking to the career because it would be "fun," they might think you're not taking it seriously enough.

I've spoken with several ride designers, including having a day of interviews with Walt Disney Imagineering. They all indicated they want to have designers who have at least 10 years of real-world engineering experience. While they might hire someone straight out of college, none of them admitted that they would even consider such a person.

Additionally, keep in mind that one of the former top designers of Arrow, the person who designed Cedar Point's Magnum XL-200, doesn't ride coasters. He suffers from motion sickness, so he won't go on the rides.

Anyway, if simply riding the coasters was enough, then ride design companies would probably be seeking me, since I'm an engineer who's been on over 600 different coasters. I feel I've got some great ideas, and it is frustrating to not have the resources to be able to develop them. Since I've not yet been able to get hired by a ride design company, I decided to pursue an MBA to add some business knowledge to my engineering knowledge, with thoughts of starting my own business. I've got several thoughts for a new business, including thoughts of taking some of my ride design concepts, working on building prototypes, and setting up a business to manufacture and sell those designs. (In addition to coaster ideas, I also have ideas for some unique spin-n-go-puke rides. I believe it might be possible to create a scaled-down prototype of one of my spin-n-go-puke ride designs, which could be sufficient to allow me to sell a full-size version to an amusement park or carnival.)

[RCT Enthusiast]

Congratulations Harpo for getting your degree. I hope that it does work out for you and I can't wait to visit you theme parks in the future. And yes, my dream would be to build a theme park, but isn't every coaster/theme park enthusiasts' dream to build a theme park?

yep but a hard one to accomplish if your not in a family that alredy runs a theme park and your just an average person