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're heading off into space today with V.E.R.B.: Void Extraction Research Base. Built by AvanineCommuter, Suormot, and Steve, this colorful take on a space map has an interesting backstory with great architecture, rides, and details to support. Let's check it out.
Download "Void Extraction Research Base" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41789/h2hx-round-robin-r3m2-jazzcats-vs-evergreen-gardeners
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're heading off into space today with V.E.R.B.: Void Extraction Research Base. Built by AvanineCommuter, Suormot, and Steve, this colorful take on a space map has an interesting backstory with great architecture, rides, and details to support. Let's check it out.
Download "Void Extraction Research Base" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41789/h2hx-round-robin-r3m2-jazzcats-vs-evergreen-gardeners
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: Magic Quarters [part 5]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oNn6Bbevujw/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Magic Quarters [part 5]
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
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Let me know what you think of Magic Quarters or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:58 B&M Dive Coaster
14:30 Dirt Areas Landscaping
25:37 Desert Area Landscaping
30:14 S&S Shot Tower")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Thunder Rock [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p_J9Gpt23zQ/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Thunder Rock [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on May 30, 2025.
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Thunder Rock is the final scenario of the original game and provides us a giant rock in the middle of the desert to build a park. Were going to do quite a bit of work on this one including a couple big coasters and a huge amount of landscape modification. While its not a challenging scenario goal to win, the main goal will be to make the map look good.
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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Let me know what you think of Rainbow Valley or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 First Ride
3:59 Car Ride
6:24 Landscaping
9:25 Chairlift
13:01 Landscaping 2
19:34 Path to the Top
26:33 Vekoma Junior Boomerang Attempt 1
29:35 Landscaping 3
33:34 Vekoma Junior Boomerang Attempt 2
35:54 Rebuilt Observation Rides
37:54 Final Ride
38:58 Realtime Review
45:30 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Barony Bridge [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pcOOcXoj1oU/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Barony Bridge [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on August 1, 2025.
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Barony Bridge is another map well lump into the realm of terrible scenarios. Like Big Pier, its all over the water with limited opportunities for theming, landscape, or anything else. Well put together a fairly standard park with some alright coasters, but the main push will be to get this map behind us and move onto the fun stuff!
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 Barony Bridge or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:01 Finish Vekoma Looping Coaster
2:16 Log Flume
5:15 Cycle Monorail
5:58 Car Ride
8:00 Viewing Platform
9:19 Caripro Suspended Coaster
10:30 Mini Helicopter
12:05 Misc. Rides and Stalls
13:04 Realtime Review
19:13 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 4]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r0712PtgfHk/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 4]
Originally streamed on Twitch on March 15, 2026.
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Butterfly Dam ramps up the guest goal and gives us a fairly challenging terrain to work through. The large dam in the center with a retention lake behind and stream below gives us a good landscape to build from and sets us up for lots of terrained rides. Lets build out the map and get 1400 guests.
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 Butterfly Dam or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 Splash Boats
7:20 Vekoma family coaster
15:15 Observation Tower
16:00 Landscaping
20:55 Realtime Review
30:30 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s1h4kxXu_xg/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on March 15, 2026.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Butterfly Dam ramps up the guest goal and gives us a fairly challenging terrain to work through. The large dam in the center with a retention lake behind and stream below gives us a good landscape to build from and sets us up for lots of terrained rides. Lets build out the map and get 1400 guests.
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 Butterfly Dam or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 First Ride
2:55 S&S Tower
4:07 Vekoma launched junior coaster
12:05 Haunted House
13:55 Arrow custom looping coaster
25:20 Observation Tower
29:35 Dark Ride")
![[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 1: Early Infrastructure](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s8qyikmjxzw/mqdefault.jpg "[Stream Archive] UK Seaside Park 1: Early Infrastructure
Originally streamed on https://www.twitch.tv/andrelczyk
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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, well develop some boardwalk infrastructure as it relates to the beach and a swinging frisbee type ride pad. Well spend plenty of time looking at maps for inspiration also.
Please enjoy and let me know what else youd like to see!")
