Today I wanted to bring back an idea I had along time ago and update it as well as hearing what people have to say now vs back then. When I posted it a lot of people did not agree with my idea but now that times have changed maybe I’ll get different feedback.
Realistically I believe frontier will give us much requested land animals and a few requested semi aquatic animals, but we really shouldn’t expect sharks, cetaceans etc for the remainder of PZs life.
Therefore I think the best way to incorporate marine life should be in a separate game unofficially and theoretically known as Planet Aquarium.
A game that can function similar to both PZ and PC in regards to animal care and guest attractions. Your aquarium can be built inside and outside that can be expanded anytime. Also you have several floors where you can build on, some tanks can be so big they cover 2 floors.
Aquarium themes: while watching The Aquarium and remembering visits to the Monterey aquarium I thought of some themes.
Aquatic theme that we have in PZ
Sunken ship
Polar
Florida/Hawaii/Caribbean vibe
Deep sea
Small tank animals.
Crustaceans, eels, mollusks.
Small fish: Instead of buying them individually we buy them in schools or small numbers. Clown fish, tangs etc. fish from Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Caribbean, Red Sea etc. they will live in tanks similar in size to our exhibits except we can see them swim and have more control over the designs.
Medium tank animals
individual animals such as groupers, sting rays, eels, knife fish, alligator gar, small sharks, any big freshwater marine life. These will function similar to habitats and get a lot of inter species bonus provided they are carefully matched.
Large tanks animals
Whale sharks, manta rays, anything that is big and would need a lot of room.
Reptiles
Bring our crocodilians from PZ along
Marine iguanas
Sea turtles
Pinnipeds
Sea lions, walrus, any type of seal would be welcome
Others
Give polar bears diving and welcome them along.
Manatees.
Giant otters
Sea otters
Asian small claw
Birds
Small penguins deserve a spot.
Maybe king penguins or another type or multiple types.
If they can figure out aviaries then I say bring on puffins, Pelicans and other deep diving marine birds.
Maybe wadding birds.
Cetaceans
Now here’s the controversial area.
I’ve seen belugas in aquariums, they seem happy and a lot of research is done on them. There’s many held captive in Russia right now so maybe we would do the world a favor by rescuing some and be able to rehab in our aquariums?
Absolutely off limits
All other types of Whales, orcas, porpoises, great white sharks, giant squid.
Guest features.
IMAX educational theater, you pick what kind of film will be shown. They can range from any topic or any issue regarding our oceans or highlight areas of interest in our oceans or on animals not found at the aquarium.
Touch tanks
Education boards similar to PZ but cover ocean related issues
Animal talk points
Bigger and customizable gift shops
Staff stuff
Staff and guest facilities function the same as PZ
Water filter and temperature regulators need to be specific and can only cover so many tanks.
What are your thoughts on this hypothetical game? Would you want frontier to create it therefore be familiar with concept and design? Would you rather a separate group do it similar to Prehistoric Kingdom? Do you want the remainder of PZs life to cover all that I had mentioned instead?
Realistically I believe frontier will give us much requested land animals and a few requested semi aquatic animals, but we really shouldn’t expect sharks, cetaceans etc for the remainder of PZs life.
Therefore I think the best way to incorporate marine life should be in a separate game unofficially and theoretically known as Planet Aquarium.
A game that can function similar to both PZ and PC in regards to animal care and guest attractions. Your aquarium can be built inside and outside that can be expanded anytime. Also you have several floors where you can build on, some tanks can be so big they cover 2 floors.
Aquarium themes: while watching The Aquarium and remembering visits to the Monterey aquarium I thought of some themes.
Aquatic theme that we have in PZ
Sunken ship
Polar
Florida/Hawaii/Caribbean vibe
Deep sea
Small tank animals.
Crustaceans, eels, mollusks.
Small fish: Instead of buying them individually we buy them in schools or small numbers. Clown fish, tangs etc. fish from Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Caribbean, Red Sea etc. they will live in tanks similar in size to our exhibits except we can see them swim and have more control over the designs.
Medium tank animals
individual animals such as groupers, sting rays, eels, knife fish, alligator gar, small sharks, any big freshwater marine life. These will function similar to habitats and get a lot of inter species bonus provided they are carefully matched.
Large tanks animals
Whale sharks, manta rays, anything that is big and would need a lot of room.
Reptiles
Bring our crocodilians from PZ along
Marine iguanas
Sea turtles
Pinnipeds
Sea lions, walrus, any type of seal would be welcome
Others
Give polar bears diving and welcome them along.
Manatees.
Giant otters
Sea otters
Asian small claw
Birds
Small penguins deserve a spot.
Maybe king penguins or another type or multiple types.
If they can figure out aviaries then I say bring on puffins, Pelicans and other deep diving marine birds.
Maybe wadding birds.
Cetaceans
Now here’s the controversial area.
I’ve seen belugas in aquariums, they seem happy and a lot of research is done on them. There’s many held captive in Russia right now so maybe we would do the world a favor by rescuing some and be able to rehab in our aquariums?
Absolutely off limits
All other types of Whales, orcas, porpoises, great white sharks, giant squid.
Guest features.
IMAX educational theater, you pick what kind of film will be shown. They can range from any topic or any issue regarding our oceans or highlight areas of interest in our oceans or on animals not found at the aquarium.
Touch tanks
Education boards similar to PZ but cover ocean related issues
Animal talk points
Bigger and customizable gift shops
Staff stuff
Staff and guest facilities function the same as PZ
Water filter and temperature regulators need to be specific and can only cover so many tanks.
What are your thoughts on this hypothetical game? Would you want frontier to create it therefore be familiar with concept and design? Would you rather a separate group do it similar to Prehistoric Kingdom? Do you want the remainder of PZs life to cover all that I had mentioned instead?
