Uploaded September 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 up to the theme park promised land today with Cedar Point's Maverick. A fantastic recreation by Mr. Brightside 711, Tolsimir, and Suormot, this map is packed with detail and has a lots of great touches. If you've been to the park, you'll be able to appreciate these details in full but even if it's new to you, there's still a lot to appreciate.
Download "Cedar Point's Maverick" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41854/h2hx-round-robin-r5m3-lonely-hearts-club-vs-jazzcats
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!
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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.
We're heading up to the theme park promised land today with Cedar Point's Maverick. A fantastic recreation by Mr. Brightside 711, Tolsimir, and Suormot, this map is packed with detail and has a lots of great touches. If you've been to the park, you'll be able to appreciate these details in full but even if it's new to you, there's still a lot to appreciate.
Download "Cedar Point's Maverick" here:
nedesigns.com/topic/41854/h2hx-round-robin-r5m3-lonely-hearts-club-vs-jazzcats
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: Big Pier [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PM2E1GBv0fs/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Big Pier [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on March 8, 2025.
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Big Pier is a terrible scenario! With no ability to manipulate landscape or add scenery, were left with rides, shops, and pathways as the only items to add to the map over top of the water. While it takes a little bit to find the right direction, well eventually start to turn this into something that feels halfway decent despite the limitations.
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 Big Pier or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:56 First Ride
1:58 Wooden Wild Mouse
5:03 Top Spin
5:56 Car Ride
9:15 Vekoma Boomerang
11:51 Morgan Family Coaster
19:55 Arrow Log Flume")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Crumbly Woods [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PXCpFgP2uKI/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Crumbly Woods [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on February 28, 2025.
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Crumbly Woods is one of the most developed parks weve had to start with in our scenario series so far. The coasters arent totally awful, but were going to adjust them to fit our needs and also give us something to provide us a bit more cash. This ended up being one of the most fun scenarios to date so come along as we build out the park!
In our video, I reference the Arrow Launched Loop hacking video. Check out that tutorial here:
https://youtu.be/bjV956OzWhQ
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 Crumbly Woods or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:09 Mobius Wooden Coaster Rebuild
11:40 Zierer Junior Coaster Attempt
17:45 Rapids Ride
27:20 Junior Wooden Coaster part 1
28:00 Car Ride
29:37 Junior Wooden Coaster part 2
33:59 Realtime Review
41:40 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Magic Quarters [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PYZpxcvuBWc/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Magic Quarters [part 1]
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!
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Let me know what you think of Magic Quarters or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 First Ride
2:33 GCI Wooden Coaster
8:37 Observation Tower
10:20 Haunted House
12:28 Arrow Mine Train
21:18 Entry Midway Rework
23:10 Carousel and Scrambler
26:53 Log Flume
30:05 Arrow Custom Looping Coaster")
![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!
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 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!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
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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!
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 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!
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 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")
