Friday, October 23, 2009

Roller Coaster Kingdom Introduction


In Roller Coaster Kingdom you design, build, and manage your very own amusement park. Hire your friends to run your attractions and book tours of visitors to earn Coaster Coins and Park Points. Help your neighbors in their parks, acquire badges, and join the Coaster Community.

Shop

Clicking the Store icon defaults to the Rides tab. There are several tabs that contain items for you to purchase for your park. As your park grows and you gain Park Points, your level will increase. New items are available for purchase at different levels. If an item is not available for purchase it will be marked as "locked" and show at which level it will be available.
  • New - check out the newest items in the shop.
  • Rides - the main attractions for your park.
  • Food - food vendors to fill the tummies of your hungry customers.
  • Drinks - drink vendors to keep your thirsty customers happy.
  • Decorations - decorative items to give your park its unique flair.
  • Landscaping - a variety of trees, foliage and ponds to beautify your park.
  • Premium - items available for purchase using Coaster Cash.
  • Expansions - purchase park expansions to increase the size of your park.

Placing an item

Click the item you wish to purchase in the shop and drag it into your park. If your item does not fit in a particular location, it will be red. Rides, concessions, and vendors take a small amount of building time. Mouse over your ride to see how long it will take to build.

Moving an item

Start by opening the Store or Gift Box. The Store or Gift Box MUST be open to move an item. Click on the item you wish to move. Once you have found your new location, click again to place the item.

Bulldozing an item

If you would like to remove an item, click the bulldozer icon. Mouse over the item you would like to bulldoze and it will highlight in yellow. Click the item to remove it from your park.

Hire a friend

Once you have placed your attraction, you need to hire a friend to run it. Click the "hire a friend" arrow to get started. Click the left and right arrows to scroll through your list of friends or type a name in the search box. When you've found the friend you want to hire, click the check mark.

Fire a friend

You're fired! Click on the attraction make the option to fire your friend available. Don't forget to hire a new friend!

Upgrades

You can upgrade your attractions to increase their capacity. This also increases your profits. Click the attraction for upgrade options. Some upgrades require Coaster Coins while others may require Coaster Coins and a particular number of neighbors.

Paths & Lines

When designing your park, be sure to include the appropriate paths. Paths help customers get to where they need to go more easily. Extending lines for your attractions keeps things orderly and will keep your customers happier at the very busy attractions. Access paths & lines by clicking the concrete path icon.

Book Tours

  1. Book It!
    In order to get visitors to come your park, you must book group tours. Begin by clicking an empty parking space in your parking lot. Take note of the number of guests, booking costs, and travel time each type of tour has to offer. Select one of the vehicle options.
  2. Travel Time
    Each type of tour has a different travel time. This is the amount of time it takes for a particular tour to travel to your park.
  3. Meet and Greet
    A gracious park owner must meet and greet their guests. Do this by clicking on the sparkling vehicle that has arrive in the parking lot. If you do not meet and greet your guests in a timely fashion, they will become crabby and leave.
  4. Incoming!
    After the meet and greet, the newly arrived visitors will enter your park to spend their hard earned coins on all your attractions.
  5. Clean Up
    Do not forget to clean up the parking lot to make way for new vehicles. Click the parking space to sweep away the trash

Park Points & Levels

Earn Park Points by booking tours, meeting and greeting your visitors, cleaning the parking lot, providing exciting attractions for your visitors to ride, and helping your neighbors with their parks. As your Park Points increase you will gain levels. There are 25 levels in Roller Coaster Kingdom. Each level unlocks new items to allow you to have more variety in building your park.

Neighbors

Any successful park manager will know how to schmooze with other park managers. Click the neighbor tab at the top of the application to view which of your friends is currently playing Roller Coaster Kingdom and send a neighbor request. You can work in your neighbor's park to earn Coaster Coins and Park Points. Increasing the number of neighbors you have also allows you to further upgrade your attractions and purchase larger park expansions.

Invite

Need more neighbors? Invite your friends to play Roller Coaster Kingdom! Click the Invite tab at the top of the application and select the friends you would like to invite.

Gifts

Send your friends and neighbors gifts to place in their park. Click the Gift tab at the top of the application for a list of gifts.

I want more!

Click the "Get More Coaster Cash" at the top of the application. This will allow you to purchase Coaster Cash and Coaster Coins. You can also earn Coaster Cash by completing offers with our advertising partners.

Coaster Cash

Coaster Cash allows you to purchase special items that are not available for purchase with Coaster Coins. You can also use Coaster Cash to customize your avatar, your employees' avatars, and the themes of your attractions.

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