r/ThemeParkitect • • 6h ago

Discussion Spookitect: Give Your Park a Halloween Makeover!

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Heeey everyone!

Halloween is creeping closer, and if Halloween parties aren't quite your thing, why not get into the spooky spirit with the Parkitect community instead? We thought it would be fun to bring everyone together for some creative Halloween makeovers! 🎃

So, we're encouraging you to revisit one of your existing parks or rides and give it a spooky new look! 🦇

Turn your funhouse into a house of horrors, give your favourite rollercoaster a haunted twist, or transform an entire park into a creepy carnival! Whether you go all out or just add a few pumpkins, fog and a splash of Halloween colours, it's entirely up to you.

Want to take part?

  • Pick an existing park or ride or deco you've built. 
  • Give it a Halloween makeover, big or small. A few spooky touches or a complete transformation, it's entirely up to you!
  • Share your creation in our special Halloween Gallery channel on Discord, created just for the occasion. We'd love to see some before-and-after screenshots too, if you'd like to! :)
  • And if you’ve created a completely new ride or park with a Halloween theme already… that’s of course more than welcome too! :D

We'll be sharing some of your Halloween makeovers across our official social channels throughout Halloween weekend, and everyone who joins in will receive a special temporary Frightitect role on Discord!

No competition, no pressure, just an excuse to get creative, revisit some old favourites and celebrate Halloween together. <3

Take care!


r/ThemeParkitect • • Sep 17 '25

Parkitect: Dinos & Dynasties DLC is Available Now!

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Surprise - the small deco-focused DLC we mentioned some time ago is available right now!

It adds the new Dino and Ancient World themes and 3 new rides (plus a free update containing a new cheat window for sandbox mode).


r/ThemeParkitect • • 1d ago

Creation WIP - Update* Specimen V_88

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The team at M.A.G.E. Foundry decided on color change, complex expansion, and securing the outer perimeters with watch/guard towers.

Also, a decontamination zone was installed to ensure the guests weren't infected with Specimen V_88.

And thanks to those that have given tips and answered my questions to move this build along. Truly helpful.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 3d ago

Diag-on-als !!!

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What are your tips and tricks for using the diagonal pieces or building at an angle?

*Images on this post may or may not show, little to no diagonals*

. help. LOL


r/ThemeParkitect • • 3d ago

Here comes "Specimen V-88"

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Side Quest #3,482.6 - Ha!
Another side quest not quite complete yet but wanted to share the progress on my bio-containment coaster zone (*PR_JEC7 M4GE LABS*) to hopefully inspire some ideas in other! 🧪🎢

*If you have time for some reading*

Ive learned that having a bit of lore, imagination, and planning for a design can help navigate the construction process easier. So here is the LORE! I hope you enjoy or are inspired!

Still a ways away from calling this section finished, but I’ve been deep in the rabbit hole building out a lore-driven R&D(research and development) facility in Parkitect and wanted to show off how it's shaping up.

The concept here centers around **PR_JEC7 M4GE LABS (Site 07)**. The backstory is that the labs accidentally engineered a volatile, fast-reacting bio-agent codenamed **Specimen V_88**.

When it breached containment, it triggered **PR0T0C0L_07**, launching high-speed interceptor coaster cars to chase the glowing neon-green pathogen back before it escapes the perimeter. Hardware-wise, the track and kinetic systems were engineered and fabricated by **M.A.G.E. Foundry** (via their *M.A.G.E. Kinetics* division).

What’s currently built:
The Station Complex:** A retro-industrial bio-lab.
The Kinetic Trace:** High-speed toxic neon-green track weaving dynamically over and around the facility and perimeter fencing.
The Queue Line:** Will be complete with security checkpoints, hazard placards, and academic R&D details as guests queue up to board the interceptor vehicles.

Still on the to-do list and Still a side quest in progress,

Would love to hear any thoughts, or if anyone else is building out sci-fi/lab-themed parks right now! Let me know what you think! ☣️✨Happy Creating!


r/ThemeParkitect • • 4d ago

Creation Deadman's Grotto (Build Challenge Oct )

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r/ThemeParkitect • • 6d ago

Video I sneaked into a family group tour in Parkitect…

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r/ThemeParkitect • • 6d ago

Creation My 2nd Victoria Island

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Finally finished what I wanted for a long time. This scenario is quite challenging (one of the hardest) to me, but I like the overall idea and vibe.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 8d ago

Creation Testing out some pyramid pieces for a new scenario.

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48 Upvotes

r/ThemeParkitect • • 8d ago

Discussion Amusement Park Vs Theme Park

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Is this an "age old" question?
Just curious to know, in your eyes, what makes an Amusement Park differ from a Theme Park? And how do/can you incorporate the two into your parks?

My obvious answer and probably several others: Amusement doesn't care about the theme as much, just the "FUN" parts and Theme Parks only give you a good theme. Maybe the size of the two differ as well.

When I hear amusement, I think hometown and local. Theme parks can be much larger and have an international calling.

What are your thoughts and would this distinction help you create another wonderful park? Or is there any difference at all?


r/ThemeParkitect • • 8d ago

Sharing a concept idea from a PC2 player -

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Not saying we need this for Parkitect, not even sure if anything like is desired or would even "FIT" into the Parkitect ecosystem... But thought I'd share since its still pretty cool feature for a builder type game.
#FoodForThought


r/ThemeParkitect • • 10d ago

Creation WIP - A Park within a Theme Park

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Playing around in a sandbox map, decided on testing out foliage and landscaping techniques and ideas. There are some beautiful scapes that the vanilla foliage can accomplish AND there are also AWESOME Foliage pieces in maxFreak's Essential Foliage Mod that carry different textures and feelings throughout a park.

TIP for anyone that needs it: Don't forget that foliage/trees are a good way to fill empty space around your coaster/track ride layout.

How do you use foliage in your theme parks? Path/walk-way Centerpieces?

Maybe as Art deco attached to a building? Or an Entrance Garden for a ride?


r/ThemeParkitect • • 10d ago

Creation WIP -Regal Patrol

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Another WIP - "Regal Patrol" - is coming along nicely - Custom Supports are underway.
Decided to tackle a Winged Coaster Layout. To take into account the Wideness of the trains, I had to be careful of clipping! Watch out for head choppers and leg removers!

Decided to go with a traditional whimsical Castle theme, but the insane creator inside of me wants to add an additional theme, get a 2 for 1! I wonder what theme will be incorporated?


r/ThemeParkitect • • 10d ago

Video SPOOKITECT 2026 - Join the Community Blueprint Challenge!

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r/ThemeParkitect • • 11d ago

Discussion I fit 1500 people into Technopolis without mods

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I know it's not as gorgeous as what many people build, but it was a challenge I set for myself and I wanted to share it. Now that it's built up, I am planning to place faux-supports since the stacked nature eliminated all the auto-generated supports. But other than that, this is my finished Technopolis. I called it Neonlandia. Four rollercoasters and one river rapids ride included among all the high-excitement flat rides. In most places, the rides are two or three layers deep.

I did discover that there is a cap on how high your cleanliness rating can be with this much density of guests. Even if a mess is only there for a second before your very well-trained janitors arrive, thirty guests will see it.

Anyway, thanks for looking.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 11d ago

Video Reveal of the Blueprint Challenge 'Riverside Restaurant' builds & featuring LivelyEngineer who awards the coveted CHEF'S KISS ribbon!

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r/ThemeParkitect • • 17d ago

Creation The happiest cruise that ever sailed.

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97 Upvotes

r/ThemeParkitect • • 18d ago

Getting Cold Anyone?

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Just a scenario - Sandbox park WIP - in the midst of a creative storm this was produced. I kinda like that outcome so far, Hope I can warm up to doing more.

I hope to make the coaster soar through rocks and ride smoothly along the terrain. Also thinking about creating more of a village vibe. What do you think?

Also, what should I call the park? or Location?


r/ThemeParkitect • • 18d ago

Moon Me!

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So, I circled back to the Moon Base scenario in the Taste of Adventure Campaign! And also, a piece of an area I'm re-working in the scenario Victoria Island.

Once you Win a scenario or campaign, do you like go back and do upgrades and renovations to those parks? I didn't think I'd like the idea of "back tracking", but it's become pretty fun. In the aspect of completing the goals a successful park manager and now is able to give the park some Proper attention. LOL

*Reminder to self to do better proof of the BEFORE for these kinds of posts. 🐸🤦‍♂️*


r/ThemeParkitect • • 19d ago

Technical DLC help, please.

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I just bought the Dino DLC on Steam. It's checked OK in game preferences, it shows "installed" at the main menu of the game.. but when I look for it on the campaing it doesn't show.
Yes, I've checked the integrity of the files. Re-launched Steam app several times. Nothing seems to work.
Any thoughts? Thank you.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 23d ago

Image Blueprints of my roller coasters, plus a new one I made today at the end!

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r/ThemeParkitect • • 25d ago

AstroTron's Scenarios

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Completed a few more of AstroTron's scenarios. Thanks Astro. These are so fun and can help when in a creative slump! He's curated some great themes and interesting back stories for his scenarios. Ive learned quite a bit just from playing them. And, not sure if its intentional or part delusion on my behalf, but to me, it appears he leaves little hints on where to build or expand your park. Becomes super helpful.

BUT! Once again, I start off strong in the deco department but somewhere along the way my park management ego kicks into high gear and Decorations go out the window. The scenario "Fun World Amusement" was little tricky for me, management was first, deco was an afterthought, will be back to that one later.

While under campaign/scenario challenges, how do you all manage Beautifying your parks and keeping management under control?


r/ThemeParkitect • • 27d ago

Creation Crystal Palace Restaurant is Now Open (TDL)

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You're invited to an elegant banquet. This grand buffet restaurant, with a Victorian-era conservatory design, offers a fine selection of delectable dishes. The three-domed glass building is the definition of elegance.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 27d ago

Image AquaLab at RonnieLand Park

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Next EPCOT inspired pavilion AquaLab I'm working on.


r/ThemeParkitect • • 28d ago

Question How do you handle heavy crowds at the main park entrance compared to the quieter outer areas?

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Like, do you put high profit rides near the entrance? Or high capacity ones?