Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Happy New Year!
We're kicking off 2023 with a look at a recent released New Element Spotlight winning park-- Mahoning Gardens by G Force! Based on the old Elitch Gardens, the park has old school rides with great detailing and some very nice period architecture. Let's take a spin through the park and see what there is to see!
Download the park here: nedesigns.com/park/5566/mahoning-gardens
To see the rest of G Force's work, check out his page on New Element: nedesigns.com/member/46480/g-force
We have a Discord! Come hang out and also be the first to hear about stream updates, new content, or other news: discord.gg/kSVKgycCfS
Let me know in the comments what you think of Mahoning Gardens and also what other parks you'd like to see reviewed in the coming year. Thanks for watching!
Happy New Year!
We're kicking off 2023 with a look at a recent released New Element Spotlight winning park-- Mahoning Gardens by G Force! Based on the old Elitch Gardens, the park has old school rides with great detailing and some very nice period architecture. Let's take a spin through the park and see what there is to see!
Download the park here: nedesigns.com/park/5566/mahoning-gardens
To see the rest of G Force's work, check out his page on New Element: nedesigns.com/member/46480/g-force
We have a Discord! Come hang out and also be the first to hear about stream updates, new content, or other news: discord.gg/kSVKgycCfS
Let me know in the comments what you think of Mahoning Gardens and also what other parks you'd like to see reviewed in the coming year. Thanks for watching!
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Fun Fortress [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lFJLJtgXrGY/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Fun Fortress [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on August 29, 2025.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Fun Fortress gives us a castle and castle walls to build within long before the actual castle scenery was a thing. Theres nothing too challenging here except for some odd terrain, which well tackle as we typically do.
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 Haunted Harbor or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:50 First Ride
2:00 Gravity Group Family Wooden Coaster
7:13 S&S Tower
8:20 Arrow Steeplechase
13:10 Car Ride
15:30 Water Feature and Landscaping
17:00 Top Spin
18:06 Cycle Monorail and Ferris Wheel
23:10 Castle Modifications
25:23 Spinning Wild Mouse
31:30 Maze and Spiral Slide")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Fun Fortress [part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m17-LSf9CDE/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Fun Fortress [part 3]
Originally streamed on Twitch on August 29, 2025.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Fun Fortress gives us a castle and castle walls to build within long before the actual castle scenery was a thing. Theres nothing too challenging here except for some odd terrain, which well tackle as we typically do.
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 Haunted Harbor or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Landscaping and Cleanup
3:40 Car Ride Modification
7:40 Landscaping
9:17 Waterfall
10:42 Boat Hire
11:45 Log Flume Modification
15:08 Observation Tower, Pathwork, and Landscaping
24:32 Realtime Review
33:06 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Hydro Hills [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mXOmpJTA-NA/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Hydro Hills [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on October 17, 2025.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
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!
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 Hydro Hills or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:02 Ferris Wheel
3:15 Scrambler
4:58 Swinging Ship
6:10 Car Ride
6:28 Coaster Tests
10:45 B&M Looping Coaster
19:45 Intamin Gyro Drop
20:30 GCI Wooden Coaster")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Karts & Coasters [part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mvmfnevSPgI/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Karts & Coasters [part 2]
Originally streamed on Twitch on January 3, 2025.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Karts & Coasters is another scenario I dont have fond memories of but I think thats largely down to the poor starting rides and how dense the dark tree coverage is. Were going to fix the existing rides, clear out some trees, and build a pleasant little park in the woods.
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 Karts & Coasters or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Wooden Wild Mouse
4:59 Car Ride
6:09 Top Spin
12:54 Car Ride #2
15:11 Realtime Review
23:51 Before & After")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Bumbly Beach [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n6o0xf9At54/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Bumbly Beach [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on August 2, 2024.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Bumbly Beach is RCTs Blackpool Pleasure Beach inspired scenario a nice little wooden coaster to start and a pretty small park to build in. The goal will be easy to attain, but lets try and get this map feeling suitably dense with some rides and attractions stacked on top of one another.
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 Evergreen Gardens or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
6:58 Zierer Tivoli Medium
13:31 Arrow Steeplechase Coasters
20:33 Log Flume
25:31 Modification to Big Dipper
30:09 Junior Wooden Coaster")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Roman Village [part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ntxXhlW2vHY/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Roman Village [part 3]
Originally streamed on Twitch on June 21, 2026.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
Roman Village gives us one of the most themed maps to start a scenario and a somewhat tight space to squeeze in enough for 1500 guests. Well have to balance compact ride installs while keeping the Roman vibe for a successful build. Come join us!
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 Roman Village or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 Vekoma Flying Coaster Queue and Buildings
3:25 Log Flume Retention Pond and Fountain
7:04 3D Cinema
8:05 Car Ride
11:50 Theming and Area Development
22:48 Rapids Ride")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nvXqqCeeuzs/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Butterfly Dam [part 3]
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
0:05 Landscaping
2:25 B&M Hyper Coaster Test
5:30 Landscaping
8:15 Theming/Landscaping around Log Flume
11:35 Theming/Landscaping around Arrow Coaster
19:45 Rebuild of Swinging Ship
22:40 Theming/Landscaping around B&M Invert
29:15 Splash Boats")
![Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Jolly Jungle [part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nyF0sRroCQE/mqdefault.jpg "Real Life Theme Park Designer Plays RCT: Jolly Jungle [part 1]
Originally streamed on Twitch on September 26, 2025.
Join us for future streams by following https://www.twitch.tv/amusementacademy
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
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amusementacademy/
Merchandise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmusementAcademy
Check out Sammys channel here for great tips and tricks!
https://www.youtube.com/@SSSammyRCT
For the Chinese log flume I mentioned on the voiceover, look here:
https://amusementacademy.smugmug.com/China/Knight-Valley-2014-Shenzhen/i-B64QCkM/A
Let me know what you think of Jolly Jungle or which scenario youre looking forward to!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 RCCA Wooden Coaster
4:46 Scrambler
5:45 Double S&S Towers
8:36 Haunted House
9:53 Wooden Wild Mouse
13:22 Car Ride & Misc. parkbuilding
24:30 Observation Tower
25:25 Vekoma Mine Train")
