I remember a few years ago, a lot of people were saying the ability to close and reopen the park was needed. But think about that for a moment.
In the game, it can take upwards of 30 real time minutes to completely empty a park of 5 to 6 thousand guests. Are you going to go eat dinner while this happens? It's a complete waste of time. One person even suggested you click a button, and poof! guests are gone! Not real life, not realistic at all. It would be quite quick, I'll grant you, but again, how does that elevate the game experience?
There should be an in-game reason for these things to happen, and it would just get too complicated. When the park closes, do guests try to ride one more ride? Are the gift shops packed? Wasn't your point to program the guests to leave and come back? And a bit much for the game engine to configure, don't you think?
I don't know about you, but I never use the staff breakrooms. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, but my staff is never in the shops, they are always either in the breakroom or traveling to or from it. And of course, since the shops are unmanned, I get no sales. Again, in my humble experience, a complete waste of time. Personally, I would rather concentrate on building than assigning 100 vendors to get to work!
I do like the idea of having a medical staff that can respond to emergencies, but again, a bit much to program, I think.
Remember, at the end of day, this is a theme park game, and as much as some people would like it to mimic real life, real life is just way too complicated! (we haven't even touched on handicapped or elderly guests, kid's specific rides, service animals, etc., etc., etc. All suggestions made in the past!) Plus it would probably just unnecessarily bog down the play experience.
