Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The premiere contest in RCT2 is back! New Element's Head2Head contest occurs every 3 years and showcases the best the game has to offer as teams of builders compete with their parks against one another.
We take a look at the second park of Round 2, Match 1 today. This is Cirque Macabre: a great horror themed map centered around a twisted circus. This park was made by Six Frags, RWE, Belgian Guy, and Babar Tapie and has a bunch of really great sculptures, lots of spooky details, and a fantastic atmosphere. Let's check it out!
Download "Cirque Macabre" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41740/h2hx-round-robin-r1m3-lonely-hearts-club-vs-soda-jerks
You'll need OpenRCT2 to view this park. Get it here:
openrct2.org
Let's keep in touch! There's a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. We'd love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
Instagram: instagram.com/amusementacademy
Merchandise: etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
The premiere contest in RCT2 is back! New Element's Head2Head contest occurs every 3 years and showcases the best the game has to offer as teams of builders compete with their parks against one another.
We take a look at the second park of Round 2, Match 1 today. This is Cirque Macabre: a great horror themed map centered around a twisted circus. This park was made by Six Frags, RWE, Belgian Guy, and Babar Tapie and has a bunch of really great sculptures, lots of spooky details, and a fantastic atmosphere. Let's check it out!
Download "Cirque Macabre" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41740/h2hx-round-robin-r1m3-lonely-hearts-club-vs-soda-jerks
You'll need OpenRCT2 to view this park. Get it here:
openrct2.org
Let's keep in touch! There's a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. We'd love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
Instagram: instagram.com/amusementacademy
Merchandise: etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Rainbow Valley [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Md-F0iNWR8c/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Rainbow Valley [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 23, 2025.
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Rainbow Valley is the most infamous of the original game scenarios. With the inability to adjust the landscape in both geometry or texture and the inability to remove any trees, its a challenging map made more difficult by our goal of creating semi-realistic maps with coasters that flow well. Lets jump in and tackle the toughest scenario of the original game!
Lets keep in touch! Theres a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. Wed love to have you as part of our little community!
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Let me know what you think of Rainbow Valley or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:01 Arrow Suspended Coaster
6:21 Car Ride Attempt 1
9:07 Observation Rides
10:44 Log Flume
18:34 Car Ride Attempt 2
20:23 Final Detailing
24:54 Realtime Review
33:42 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Jolly Jungle [part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mpr7K8_splw/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Jolly Jungle [part 3]
Originally streamed on Twitch on September 26, 2025.
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Jolly Jungle is our largest build to date with a big swath of jungle to build upon. Well go for a giant waterfall element in the center surrounded by lots of rides and theming. Come along for this multi-part build!
Lets keep in touch! Theres a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. Wed love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: https://discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
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Merchandise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
Let me know what you think of Jolly Jungle or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:01 Arrow Suspended Coaster
6:30 Landscaping: Giant Water Feature
22:08 Swinging Ship
24:00 Boat Hire
26:28 Top Spin")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Thunderstorm Park [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MyRDQi4pwpM/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Thunderstorm Park [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 23, 2026.
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Thunderstorm Park places us in a rainy climate with a big map and a giant pyramid in the middle of it to give us a bit of space for rain-protected rides. Were going to take inspiration from Fantasy Island in the UK to build a carnival type park with some minimal theming and high density. Come along for the build!
Lets keep in touch! Theres a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. Wed love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: https://discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amusementacademy/
Merchandise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
Let me know what you think of Thunderstorm Park or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:03 First Ride
0:35 Pathwork, Shops, and Landscaping
1:54 Vekoma Custom SLC
10:20 Monorail Rebuild
12:00 Pathwork, Shops, and Landscaping
15:15 Mine Adventure Ride
21:30 Go Karts
24:00 Pathwork, Shops, and Landscaping")
![[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 5: Restart: The Pier](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N6be8RsQDSM/mqdefault.jpg "[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 5: Restart: The Pier
Originally streamed on https://www.twitch.tv/andrelczyk on July 10, 2022
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Were continuing the stream archives of our Pier Park series, which is really a whole English seaside village project. In this series, were building a Seaside Park set in the UK... but this is more than just a single park. Were going to have a Pier with rides, a seaside town and village, a harbor, transportation networks, and a large Blackpool Pleasure Beach style park in the center of it all.
Todays episode kicks off the current layout of the map that will continue through to our current live streams. Were building a small pier park, akin to Brighton Pier or one of the many at Blackpool. Well start with a Jet Star II and expand out from there.
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![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Magic Quarters [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NArydb4Szus/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Magic Quarters [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on January 16, 2026.
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Magic Quarters is big park. Were given 4 quadrants, a train, a castle, and a park value goal that requires us to build out the map. Lets try and give this park a full build-out with some theming and a few different areas. This is a long build so buckle up for a multi-part video!
Lets keep in touch! Theres a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. Wed love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: https://discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amusementacademy/
Merchandise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
Let me know what you think of Magic Quarters or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Top Spin
2:46 Entry Midway Work
3:37 Top Spin No. 2
6:23 Car Ride
9:03 Splash Boats
14:13 Train Relocation
16:15 Steeplechase
26:38 Go Karts
28:45 B&M Floorless Coaster")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Coaster Canyon [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ny_nSpeJzYg/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Coaster Canyon [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 3, 2026.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Coaster Canyon gives us a fairly frustrating landscape to work with in a deep canyon that runs the length of the park. This is similar to Whispering Cliffs, just with more space to build and a very different environment. Lets do our best to build out the park in a semi-realistic way with some nice coasters and landscaping.
Lets keep in touch! Theres a lots of ways to connect with my RCT and Coaster related content. Wed love to have you as part of our little community!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Discord: https://discord.gg/kg6xxnw7C6
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amusementacademy/
Merchandise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
Let me know what you think of Coaster Canyon or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Landscaping
3:00 B&M Hyper Coaster
11:15 Ride Relocations
14:10 Carousel
16:00 Pathwork and Cleanup
21:00 Scrambler
23:10 Car Ride
25:50 Top Spin
30:00 More Car Ride")
