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These incredible detailed scenery pieces are yours to download! Fully detailed Hagrid’s Hut, a must have for all Harry Potter fans.

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Just when you thought you couldn’t get wood… building materials that is – Denny hammers out another fantastic set. Brand new roofing pieces with tudors, various textured wall and floor pieces, and of course fountains, signs, benches, and shelters.

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The thread is up. Get your vote on, and make sure the team you want to win takes the cake! (There’s no cake… it’s a figure of speech… errm). Anyway, head over to Shyguy’s world to check out all 121 pictures of the teams’ work.

VOTE for your favorite
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It’s voting time for the Winter Showdown. Head inside the post for images and a link to the thread to cast your vote. I apologize for the lack of challenge coverage this year, lots of work has held me down, and I’m the only one running the site. Anyway, go check out the entries!

Cast your vote!

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Rules, regulations, entry information:
View the thread | Submit an entry (PM ImagineerJohn) | Revolutionary Rides site

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Time’s up! The six week engineering spree has ended. Full-fledged parks have been created, and now it’s time for YOU to vote. Pick two of your favorite entries and cast your vote. The winning team does get a prize. Contestants may vote for their own entries, but then voting will not be blind. Good luck. Pictures will not be included in this post, since the website for the teams shows more than enough to get you going.

Voting closes Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 6:00 PM Central

Check out the entries on JMAinAZ’s site:
http://www.putmeonthenet.net/showdown/

Cast your vote here:
http://ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=685047

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It’s about time the 4th one got posted =p. Only kidding, We’re almost to the end of the competition, the deadline is just around the corner. This challenge is all about cooling off. That’s right, a water park is a great way to relax, and would be silly not to include in a summer themed park. Some of last weeks teasers can be found inside the post. Onto the requirements!

Pool complex requirements:

• Wave pool with wave action
• Two slides minimum, no limit on style/type of slide (i.e. doesn’t have to be just for kids)
• One slide requires heavy theming
• One stall/shop to sell water park attire (sun screen, sunglasses, inflatables, etc.)

A message from maskedbandit101:
“This concludes the official challenge portion of the competition. More concrete information about the next step will be coming in the final days. Thanks, and I hope you’ve found the challenges both fun and, well, challenging.”

Follow along in the thread, its gonna get juicy!
View the thread – post 527 is challenge 4

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It’s time to add a trilling roller coaster. That is what the game is about right? But hold on, not just any plain old coaster, you need to follow the specs below. Screens from last weeks challenge inside the post.

• Height must be minimum of 180 feet
• Zero inversions allowed. 0, None, zilch, nada.
• At least one tunnel is required
• Must interact with the queue line at some point
• As always, all other rules apply
• Ask questions in the thread if necessary

Let’s see some more great work!
Jump to page 18 in the thread (follow link) for challenge 3 material!

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It’s Kiddy time! It’s advised to heavily theme this area to satisfy the little children while at the same time, maintaining your theme from challenge one. Teasers of last weeks challenge inside the post. Here’s some requirements:

• Include a junior-type coaster, heavily themed
• Two child-friendly flat rides
• A water play area, with fountains, spill buckets, slides, whatever you feel fits
• Custom scenery creation for the competition stops here, no more cool new pieces for your team
• All the general rules apply to this challenge.
• Any questions, just ask (in the thread)

Lets see some rockin’ work coming from this weeks challenge!
View the thread (page 16 starts challenge 2 questions).

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The first challenge is here! Fire up your computers contestants, its time to grind those mouse wheels and pound those keys until you see a finished product. The first challenge is as follows (quoted from the competition thread):

Summer is all about being outdoors. Whether it’s playing, swimming, or cooking, great parties happen outside in summer. Along that idea, your first challenge is to create a restaurant that specializes in some sort of outdoor cooking. Maybe you want a southern BBQ pit that is famous for pulled pork. Maybe you’re catering to the vegetarian/vegan crowd with grilled tofu and special corn on the cob. Perhaps you’re a little more exotic and want to have a Hawaiian Luau every night. Me, I like to keep it simple: a nice pool party. Either way, the restaurant you come up with has a few criteria and considerations to keep in mind

Requirements:

• Each restaurant must include a special cooking area, such as a grill/smoker that will prepare your unique cuisine.
• Theme it to fit the style of food you being served. (This theme will become the theme for your entire park, so CHOOSE CAREFULLY!)
• You must include an outdoor seating area, since this is summer, after all.
• Get creative, and have fun!

Let’s get started!
Additional coverage – in the thread.