Park Layouts

[LastJedi]

How do you guys go about creating park layouts, like your pathing and where you want your rides, terraforming, etc.? I always seem to have a problem with like how big to make the path for my peeps, creating my own mountains so that my rides can intersect with them is something I suck at. Do you park builders out there do park layouts & pathing as you go or do you have laid before you start your park? Say you wanted to do multiple-themed park, how would you smoothly transition from a fantasy-era themed part to a sc-fi? So far, I've only combined like fantasy with pirates. I would like to try doing it in all separate parks in one park but can't figure out where one should end and the other begin.

 

[Big Draco]

I'm not an expert by any means but I tend to...

1. Decide before I start the main areas I want in my park. For example, my current park has a Western and a Fairy Tale section.
3. Stick to one area at a time (that is, I don't worry about the Fairy Tale section when I'm doing my Western area)
5. Think about the rides/coasters I want in that area along with the theming, particularly how I will join one ride to next and where I want my shops, toilets etc. I tend to place toilets/1st aid on the path straight after a coaster or a high vomit ride
7. Theme the rides including any terra forming I want. Terraforming is always done with the rides in place but before scenery is placed
9. Create 'scenes' that are visible from (mainly) coasters (flat rides tend to swivel and turn too much for high detail to be seen). Depending on the size of the ride will depend on the amount of scenes it has
11. Depending on the area, I transition from one area to another with any/all of the following: A tunnel from one area to another; Archways over entrance and exit (if there are more than 1 entry point then each point of entry would have a tunnel or archway); a change in path texture - Sandy for Western, Cobbles for Fairy Tale etc; change in benches and bins to reflect the area; change the shops so that I western style shops in western area etc.

Sometimes I will graduate a change from one area to another whilst other times it is quite sudden - it all depends on what is where.

I hope this helps, like I say, I'm no expert but I have seen far worse in the workshop.