A new park from Wagi and citytrader

We are back with yet another new park!

We'll let these artists renderings do the talking;

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Thank you so much!

Getting around the park is pretty easy. There is a beautiful two track mainline that runs around the park;

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The primary way to get anywhere, however, is to traverse the central lake on either the red or the blue boat lines;

Some docks are fairly simple;

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While others are far more ornate;

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Most of you are aware with my interest in, OK, obsession with Disney's America, the Disney park that was never built in northern Virginia..

Wagi and I were sitting out on the back porch (virtually) chewing the cud, (not each others arms or legs) when we hit on the idea of doing a bit of a hybrid park, sort of Disney's America as seen through the eyes of the iconic World's Fairs that the United States has hosted.

So we set out to create a park that combines the better parts of the original DA with our own spin, and then areas of the park dedicated to the 1876, 1904, and 1939 World's Fairs.

As usual, our ideas far outweigh the limits of the game, so we have split the bench in two, and will be releasing it in two parts.

Some of the areas of the park were pretty much copied from Disney's original designs, but the bulk of it is ours! We have also created a few walls and even a couple of custom bits for the park which we will release with the benches. See if you can spot any! Also, a special thank you to Jurre for his wonderful parking lot that serves as the start of our park.

As with the original park, one starts in the parking lot at Colony circle, where the flags of the original 13 states proudly fly;

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Liberty Fountain points the way to the entrance;

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Approaching the front gates, you can find the usual strollers, wheelchairs, and locker rentals;

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Don't crowd, plenty of room for everyone!

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Tour of Patriot Plaza next!
 
Real life and all that, but here's a look at Patriot Plaza, which has paths branching out to the other lands we will be exploring in the future!

By the way, the park is now in three parts, and may very well wind up in four separate benches.

The parking tram delivers guests from the remote lots;

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Time for a fun day at the park!

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Arriving at the main gate;

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Watch the changing of the guard at the Customs House;

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The plaza is lined with various shops and eateries;

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Turning right sends you into colonial America, where you can visit Liberty Square or Sleepy Hollow, and you can even join Lewis and Clark on their epic Expedition of Discovery!

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A left turn takes you to the 19th century where you can visit the Industrial Revolution, explore Edison's lab, or stroll along the Promenade, a sea side boardwalk circa 1895.

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Walking straight ahead leads you to the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, where the telephone and other famous inventions were first unveiled;

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Welcome to Disney's America!
 
The next area we will visit is the recreation of the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition, which sits across a small bridge from Patriot Plaza.

Here's the view from Patriots Plaza;

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That statue is just to remind you whose park you are visiting!

The approach from the bridge;

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The beautiful Art Gallery;

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The Horticulture Building;

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Part of the massive interior;

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The 1876 Steam Operated Carousel is a very popular attraction;

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The main exposition building;

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The arm of the Statue of Liberty was on display, and for a dime, you could climb the ladder to the torch;

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Looking back toward Patriot Plaza from Fountain Square at the Exposition;

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While we aren't trying to exactly recreate actual historical building, we have done a lot of research so our structures are somewhat similar, some even turned out very close to looking like the original, even if they are just meant to be 'inspired' by the real things.

There's a couple examples in this 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition section of the park....

The interior of the Horticulture Building...

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We made a smaller version of the Main Exhibition Building...

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The "Art Gallery" shown in the screens above is based on the Memorial Hall at the Exposition, which still stands and is home to the Touch Museum...

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Citytrader already showed the photograph of the Statue of Liberty's arm and torch.

The layout of the 1876 Exposition, while fairly small, is also quite open. The actual Exposition was also spread out with a lot of lawns and wooded areas.

Many of the banners and signs in this area are actual period artwork recreated as TMTK items.

(And ignore the areo-plane on the carousel...the very idea of mankind flying through the sky like birds is preposterous! Why our steam locomotives already roar down the rails at 30 miles an hour! Mankind was not meant to travel at speeds any higher than that! To reach the velocity needed to remain aloft such flights of fancy would require speeds prone to cause the weaker sex to swoon and even strapping gentlemen to go dizzy. Nothing will ever come of it...)
 
Representing the colonial period of American history is the quaint little hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, where mystery and terror reign;

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The foreboding church. Looks like the gravedigger is burying yet another headless victim!

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You have to look closely to find the reason for all this dread;

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The Van Tassel family mansion is open to guests for a party!

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Katrina Van Tassel has read all the old witch's tales, and frequently has nightmares about becoming a witch herself!

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A very special thank you to ramses.sam for his wonderful Baskerville Hall, which fits perfectly into the area!
 
Thank you!

Start your journey home from the Van Tassel parlor;



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Some noisy crows try to warn you of danger ahead;



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Why did someone leave that nice axe here in the forest?



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Lots of bats out tonight!



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Looks like light in the clearing up ahead...



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"For once you pass the bridge my friend, the ghost is through, his power ends!"



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The bridge is just ahead... what is that?!?!



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