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.
Heading into round 3, we start with an ethereal, dreamlike map with a story to tell. It's atmospheric, super detailed, and very well put together. The Sailor was built by Hoobaroo, Recurious, roygbiv, ultro, and Liampie and is probably the most fantasy style park we've seen in the contest so far. Come along and explore!
Download "The Sailor" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41780/h2hx-round-robin-r3m1-the-dambusters-vs-soda-jerks
You'll need OpenRCT2 to view this park. Get it here:
openrct2.org
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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.
Heading into round 3, we start with an ethereal, dreamlike map with a story to tell. It's atmospheric, super detailed, and very well put together. The Sailor was built by Hoobaroo, Recurious, roygbiv, ultro, and Liampie and is probably the most fantasy style park we've seen in the contest so far. Come along and explore!
Download "The Sailor" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41780/h2hx-round-robin-r3m1-the-dambusters-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: Thunderstorm Park [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Pqclz3TmZlQ/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Thunderstorm Park [part 1]
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!
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Let me know what you think of Thunderstorm Park or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Vekoma Looping Coaster
6:53 Flat Rides
11:39 Mack Indoor Junior Coaster
21:20 Monorail
25:30 Log Flume
28:15 Building Repaint")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Coaster Canyon [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PtkFrl76Fec/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Coaster Canyon [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 3, 2026.
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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!
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Let me know what you think of Coaster Canyon or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 First Ride
2:50 Arrow Custom Looping Coaster
12:30 Swinging Ship
14:18 Top Spin
15:40 S&S Towers
17:05 RCCA Wooden Coaster
27:00 Observation Tower
29:12 Log Flume")
![[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 4: Carnival Games](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q8jD_zlO6Q4/mqdefault.jpg "[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 4: Carnival Games
Originally streamed on https://www.twitch.tv/andrelczyk on June 12, 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.
Before we pivot to the UK concept, these first few streams are focused on a Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk style park. In todays episode, were looking at wooden coaster supports, a new Jet Star coaster, and misc. flat rides.
Todays videos are from:
Psyclone Steve: https://www.youtube.com/psyclonesteve
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![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Harmonic Hills [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QM-pe2MGchI/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Harmonic Hills [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on June 13, 2026.
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Harmonic Hills is infamous and for good reason! You cant modify the landscape, change the ground texture, remove trees, or build above the treeline. And to top it all off, youre given a very limited selection of rides to start. Well take it all in stride, however, and build out the map with 6 coasters and a few other bits and pieces. 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!
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Let me know what you think of Harmonic Hills or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Zierer Junior Coaster
3:36 Zamperla Wild Mouse
6:26 Car Ride
8:00 GCI Junior Wooden Coaster
11:45 Intamin Mine Train
15:25 Caripro Suspended
17:55 Arrow Suspended
23:24 Pathwork and Landscaping")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Diamond Heights [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S5Eqxiw1Jc8/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Diamond Heights [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 29, 2024.
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Continuing the playthrough of Diamond Heights, we get into some coaster types that weve not yet built in this series. Lets finish off the park strong with a few new attractions, continuing to clean up some existing ones, and general park upkeep.
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 Diamond Heights or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Inverted Coaster
10:12 Bobsled Coaster
19:20 General Parkbuilding
24:58 Looping Coaster Modification
26:26 Final Touches
33:01 Real Time Walkthrough")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Razor Rocks Collaboration [part 4]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SCNuCXkgsdg/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Razor Rocks Collaboration [part 4]
Im excited to be collaborating with Andrew from MickanMans RCT Station to build out the Razor Rocks RCT scenario. Were going to trade the park back and forth adding rides and theming to complete the requirement for 10 coaster of 6 excitement or higher. This project has me working in the original RCT rather than OpenRCT like my regular playthrough series. Its a fun challenge to have all the original game restrictions.
Today were going to add a giant B&M inverted coaster with an Egyptian theme to anchor the back area of the park.
Previous episodes:
Episode 1 from Andrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkVSduFl3M&t=2s
Episode 2 from Me: https://youtu.be/44aR_PXmwkg
Episode 3 from Andrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7dfJtgZbQ&t=1s
And be sure to subscribe to his channel for all of his incredible projects:
https://www.youtube.com/@MickanMansRCTStation
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 Razor Rocks or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Park Tour
5:43 Timelapse Build
26:03 Realtime Review")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Ivory Towers [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SrYynACNfEQ/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Ivory Towers [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on April 18, 2025.
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Ivory Towers starts off as a bit of a mess with vandalism everywhere and a couple poor rides. But theres a lot of room for improvement despite the terrain so well give a shot to improving the park with some new rides and revitalized existing ones.
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 Lightning Peaks or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Haunted House
2:11 Park Cleanup and Decor
6:14 Premier Launched Coaster
14:15 Landscaping
26:06 Realtime Review
34:08 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Hydro Hills [part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T1GvaqLFBBg/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Hydro Hills [part 3]
Originally streamed on Twitch on October 17, 2025.
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Hydro Hills gives us a fair amount of space with a park value goal. Thankfully thats not too challenging as long as we keep building, but sometimes were our own worst enemy when it comes to inspiration for coaster layouts. But well push through it and fill out our park themed to a...fish farm?
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 Hydro Hills or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Skyride Finish
1:33 Landscaping and Pathwork
2:44 Boat Hire
4:55 Car Ride Theming
9:44 Theming and Landscaping
14:40 Plaza
20:14 Landscaping
21:30 Spiral Slide
23:35 Haunted House
25:44 Log Flume Theming")
