Busch Gardens Oakland

Friends and family of BGO! Two years later, I’m back at it again with another Planet Coaster theme park adventure. La Belle France is coming to Ottawa to bring one of the world’s most beautiful, elegant cultures to Canada through rides, food, atmosphere, and immersive experiences. Go check it out!

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-FINAL UPDATE-

After starting this project in RCT3 as Busch Gardens The Far East back in 2012 and abandoning it due to the strain it placed on my machine, this park really rose like a phoenix from the ashes 8 years later. Picking up the project, I created an entirely new layout and new rides heavily inspired by my original vision for the park, all the way back to when I was in high school. After I created the park as I had initially planned it to be as of 2013, I went a step further and expanded it up through 2020, adding and renovating many features in the park including three new roller coasters.

I began this timeline in 2014, one year after I initially planned to end Busch Gardens Portland, with the addition of Taj MaFall, a drop tower in the park's India-themed Mahala section. 2015 brought the departure of the Himalayas' Super Himalaya flat for the addition of Shangri La, a Premier Sky Rocket II, but later that year, Tenjin was closed due to an unexpected malfunction. The Intamin Sky Tower was removed to make way for Bushido, a Larson Loop, in 2016, as the entire Japan area went from modest and traditional Kyoto Bay to the colorful digital wonderland known as Kyoto Dream. The following year, Shinkansen was added to Kyoto Dream replacing several low ridership flats that were either demolished or relocated. This Gravity Group wooden coaster themed to the Japanese bullet train joined 2013's LongHuang as the second family coaster at Busch Gardens. 2018 brought the smaller addition of virtual reality attraction Zodiac, a motion theater with a high-tech twist sending riders on a firework-fueled fantastical journey to the heavens. But in 2019, a rather dead section of the park was turned into a completely new country: Russia. Kitezh opened with two new flat rides as well as the return of Super Himalaya as Super Siberia. In 2020, Kitezh got its anchor addition in the form of legendary RMC wooden coaster Cavalry. Though Cavalry's opening was delayed a few months due to coronavirus (which was strictly used to tell the story and nothing more), once social distancing ended, everybody converged on the park and enjoyed this wooden behemoth and celebrated the return of the human race to normalcy. And just like I included in my story, the same will happen here in real life. This WILL end, and we WILL all go out and ride those awesome new 2020 coasters.

And that right there brings us up to the present. Busch Gardens Oakland has just opened one of the most feared coasters in the world as part of a very aggressive streak of modernizing and expanding the park, and has started to dismantle King Cobra to continue this for 2021. There are several rumors as to what could replace it, some say a water coaster, others suggest another RMC in the form of a Raptor model. There's plenty of space opposite it between Shiva and Ganges River Rampage, so it could be literally anything. And while the storyline will not continue to show it, it's safe to say Busch Gardens Oakland has a bright future ahead of it.

Thank you all for your support in this massive undertaking. It was a labor of love, and I'm so proud of myself for finishing it. It really made my day to see every comment, every suggestion, every bit of speculation on new additions, it might not have had hundreds of comments on every little update, but it didn't need it. The support alone I got was enough to make all of this worth it. Thank you all, seriously.

STEAM DOWNLOAD: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2052295933

FINAL WALKTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4CJWj6juKA

FAREWELL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdbUH5u8rPs

And after months of waiting, here we are! Busch Gardens was finally able to open and get Cavalry running and man was it worth the wait! I’ve never seen it as bad to get in as it was today!

For starters, the park knew what they were doing with Cavalry. It’s an instant legend and they made the theatrics surrounding the ride evoke that. You access the ride via that wooden footpath that was connected to Kitezh but blocked off, next to the sign/locker building that’s themed as a barn burned by the Mongols. After walking up some grassy hills dotted with Mongolian ger tents, that boardwalk takes you on a nice stroll over the water, getting some great views of this incredible machine. The queue is a bit of a hike up the ramps but once you’re up there, it isn’t so bad. It’s cramped but there’s shade and theming. The station is loosely themed as a Mongolian horse stable, and with The Hu playing as their station music, the entire platform was moshing with excitement to get on this thing after the agonizingly long wait.

Cavalry’s lift provides some gorgeous views, but once you disengage that train it’s 20 seconds of hell on wheels. Feeling the train bottom out the first stage of the drop and then gain even more speed diving once again is a sensation you never get on a coaster, and Cavalry nails it. Next up is one of a few ejector moments on the ride, followed by some lovely speedy terrain action, blasting along the piney hills of the park. The next standout element is the Stengel dive into the double down, which in turn goes into a tip out corner that dives back down under the double down. With me? Probably not, even I was confused with exactly what was going on since it goes so fast you can barely process it. Next up is an off-axis outward banker turn which corners into a final high-speed turn into the brakes.

Lots of coaster enthusiasts were at the park today and a lot came home with a new #1. There are plenty of complaints about it, but the praise outweighs the gripes. It took a lot of heat for its short length, its “ruining” of the beautiful waterfall, some said it was too violent, and of course the one or two naysayers that refuse to acknowledge that it’s wooden. But hey, can’t please them all. Because in the end, it’s the world class coaster Busch Gardens needed and a perfect foil to family-friendly Shinkansen.

KITEZH AND CAVALRY VIDEO: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJItHB_8-Y

I feel fantastic today, we have evidence that this pandemic will take its course and we’ll be back to our normal lives eventually and everyone will be able to go ride Cavalry! In the meantime, here’s some more shots of the park empty under COVID-19 protocol. We can’t wait to have you back here, see you soon hopefully!

BREAKING: As we at Busch Gardens Oakland continue to shelter in place, a decision has been made by upper management working from their homes regarding the future of one of our roller coasters and we now have a ride removal to announce.

King Cobra came on the scene in 1994 as Mahala’s anchor attraction. This shuttle looping coaster has thrilled over twenty million riders in its 26 years terrorizing Mahala. The ride is loosely themed to the children’s story Rikki Tikki Tavi and the station was designed to look like the Indian Colonial house from the story, complete with a veranda. It began life with green track and yellow supports, but in 2014 it was repainted violet and yellow when the whole of Mahala was renovated.

Due to decreased ridership and increased upkeep costs, the prediction was made at the start of the season that its service life would end in 2020. However, due to Busch Gardens remaining closed indefinitely to slow the spread of coronavirus, it would not be in our best interest to reopen the ride only to tear it down a few months later. Therefore, when Busch Gardens Oakland reopens, King Cobra will not reopen with it. When the stay at home order is lifted by the State of California, we will immediately fence off the ride area and begin demolishing the ride for scrap metal.

The land where King Cobra sits will be redeveloped short term as a new addition. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unsure of exactly when it will happen.

Hello, all. As we all are aware, the State of California has issued a stay at home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak that’s sweeping across America. The safety of our employees, our guests, and the community is paramount here at Busch Oakland and we’re taking it very seriously. We encourage everyone to follow CDC guidelines, practice social distancing, and stay safe.

I know a lot of you were excited to ride Cavalry today or tomorrow, and as you know, it won’t be able to open until it’s safe. Today we had a skeleton crew at the park doing essential tasks needed to basically lock up the place until further notice, so while I was around supervising, I got a few pictures of Cavalry and broke the drone out. It’s odd to see the park empty like this. We always have our emergency preparedness day but I never thought we would actually have to use it.

So here’s the new coaster you don’t get to ride...yet. Honestly, it’s kind of a downer for all of us here because Cavalry’s journey from concept to being an actual operating machine looming over the park has been quite the labor of love. We enjoyed working with the RMC guys over the winter, it’s been amazing watching it come together day after day. I’ve ridden it, RMC employees have ridden it, the crew that was supposed to open it has ridden it, and the general consensus is that it’s a very violent, aggressive ride that’s perfect for the white-knuckle thrill seeker looking for an edgy experience. The theming also turned out even better than I expected so that’s a nice surprise.

We will all get to ride it eventually. In the meantime, I urge all of you to stay home, practice hand washing and social distancing, and take care of yourselves. We’ll all get through this.

[POSTING AS JARRETT: The previous post, the one with the graphic containing the park’s official statement, was removed. While this is a fictional project I am presenting, not unlike the other Planet Coaster park’s that have shown empty COVID-19 shots, I wanted there to be no doubt that this is simply referencing a real-world event on a fictional timeline of a story I am telling. This is a project on a video game created by some guy with a computer in an apartment, not affiliated with any company or governing body.]

Ready to get a little bit Genghis Kahn, coaster fans? The day is March 18, 2020, and that puts us at Cavalry Eve! They’ve got everything done, it looks gorgeous, and we’re ready for this legendary coaster to ride into battle! Everything new is still roped off but you can tell from a distance they’ve created something special. One thing I noticed is that Cavalry’s entrance is in an unusual spot. You enter to the left of the Kitezh bathrooms then take the boardwalk around the waterfall pond before getting in the cattlepen. They even left the overlook path for the waterfall and everything, and while it’s a long walk to get to it, there should be some awesome photo ops on that path. The queue is a cattlepen up in the hills you get to by climbing a ramp and appears to be themed to a Mongol war encampment with little wooden yurt-themed shade structures. They were testing the coaster all day and it looks to really tear through that twisted terrain layout it has going on. It was taunting me all day, I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve! I watched them throw this thing up since last year, voted on what it would be called, and all that anticipation comes down to tomorrow at Passholder Preview! I can’t believe I finally ride it tomorrow!

Construction crews have been hard at work here in the hills of Busch Gardens prepping the most anticipated ride of 2020 for action! After months of nuts, bolts, wood, wiring control systems, commissioning round the clock, Derrick and Sarah getting into a splash fight emptying water dummies, and training employees, Cavalry has been quite the labor of love here at Busch Gardens Oakland. Yesterday morning, Rocky Mountain Construction, the coaster’s manufacturer, signed control of the ride over to us. All we have to do is finish training and get the finishing touches on it and it’s good to go!

Cavalry opens 3/20/2020. A media day will be held for the press on 3/19/2020 with member preview taking place immediately after. On Thursday, show your membership at the Cavalry sign in Kitezh after 2 pm to be one of the first to experience the unstoppable Cavalry!

CAVALRY CROWDSOURCE VOTE 3/3: Pick Music

LalalalaLALALALAlaaaaaa!!! Hope we’ve all got good taste in throat singing because we need some Mongolian-themed music to create a playlist to keep you sane while you wait in line for the most anticipated ride of 2020. Drop as many YouTube links in the comments as you want, we will use your music suggestions to create a playlist for the ride as well as use in our B-roll video. Turn up the volume and let’s have some fun!

CAVALRY CROWDSOURCE VOTE 2/3: Pick a logo

She has a name, now let's give her a logo! Most rides at Busch Gardens Oakland are themed to Asian mythology, animals, history, or culture. Our creative team has lumped Cavalry's theme in as both an animal (horse) and historical (Mongol Invasion) theme and created three logos of similar ideas but different appearances. We wanted to make it clear that it is a Mongolian-themed experience despite being in the Russian-themed Kitezh, picking faux Cyrillic fonts to sort of tie the two cultures together. However, the horse is a major part of the Cavalry experience, from the war chariot-themed coaster trains to the stable-themed station, and we wanted to ensure that it was included. A gold, maroon, and blue color palette was largely reference but not used exclusively. In the end, three logos were created, and we need your help to select the final product! VOTE FOR THE WINNER BY REACTING TO THE ACTUAL PHOTO OR CLEARLY STATING WHICH ONE YOU ARE PICKING IN A COMMENT. We will reveal a winner tomorrow!

I’d like to introduce you to CAVALRY, New For 2020 at Busch Gardens Oakland! Be sure to catch the world’s tallest wooden coaster when it opens March 2020! This monster machine now has a name. Check back soon to vote on a logo!

CROWDSOURCE VOTE 1/3: Pick a Name

Everyone get your coaster naming hats on, because that’s what we’re all about to do! Our first ever crowdsourced coaster, currently unnamed, needs a name, and you are going to name it with your tract to this post. The ride in question is a wooden terrain hypercoaster themed to the Mongol invasion of Russia. Put the react on this post that corresponds with the name you think fits this coaster best, a winner will be revealed tomorrow when we all vote on the logo.

👍🏻- CAVALRY
♥️- MONGOL RAIDER
😂- ARCHER

It's here! A threat to Asia of unseen destructive power has made their camp in the Ural Mountains, and villainous Batu Kahn has his eyes on the defenseless Russian town. Do you have what it takes to mount a war chariot and charge into battle on the world's tallest wooden coaster? Invade with the Mongols or fight with the Russians to defend their city, the choice is yours. But it's not the only choice you have. This currently unnamed coaster will be the FIRST ever crowdsourced coaster at Busch Gardens Oakland. Future riders will be choosing a name, a logo, and more for our biggest investment in the park's history.

This wooden hypercoaster, the only one of its kind operating, utilizes Topper Track technology developed by Rocky Mountain Construction of Idaho. While traditional wooden coasters run hand-cut rails laminated with thin steel strips, Topper Track turns a portion of that wood into a rectangular steel beam that rests on a precision fabricated wood stack, creating a traditional textured wooden coaster experience while keeping roughness under control, allowing for a smooth but edgy roller coaster experience. Busch Gardens Oakland has teamed up with RMC to take this cutting-edge technology to its full potential, taking wooden coasters higher than they've ever been before. Full advantage of the terrain was used to do this, as well as improve ride experience. Riders will experience a twisting, low-to-the-ground blitz through the mountains overlooking Busch Gardens Oakland, beginning with a twisting dive down the park's iconic waterfall before storming up into the mountains. While the 2020 coaster features no inversions, it does not need them. This raging war horse of a coaster is all about aggression, terrain, and ejector airtime.

"This is a coaster we've wanted to do for years," stated park president Bill Wagner. "There are legendary wooden roller coasters all over the Eastern United States, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, but the further you get out West they seem to sort of vanish once you get to the Mississippi. We've finally pulled the trigger and built what's not only probably the nastiest wooden coaster in California, but possibly the entire world. Busch Gardens Oakland finally gets to have a world-class coaster, we're really excited to open it."

Project 2020 open next March at Busch Gardens Oakland. As construction progresses, polls will be conducted via social media to select names, logos, prop designs, and other details pertaining to the ride.

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Busch Gardens Oakland 2020 Mongol-Themed Topper Track Hypercoaster Announcement://Planet Coaster It's here! A threat to Asia of unseen destructive power has made their camp in the Ural Mountains, and villainous Batu Kahn has his eyes on the defenseless R...

What the blazes is going on here???

Oooo what could this be??? 😳

It’s finally here! Russia has made its way to Busch Gardens Oakland in the form of a SURPRISE STEAM DOWNLOAD!!! Everything in the real world might not be opening for a while but the first part of the Kitezh expansion is ready to go!

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I went to the park today to experience the new Kitezh expansion and the first thing I noticed was how nice the new Skyride system is. Those temperature controlled cabins allow you to get some great views over the park. I elected to ride into Kitezh in style, getting a great view of Yeti going down the drop on the way in.

Anyway, the expansion itself is fairly minimalistic in nature. It feels kind of childish and I think that was what the park was going for, a child’s fantasy of medieval Russia. Lots of primary colors, onion domes, and plenty of space left for the park’s pine forest that ties the whole Russia vibe together. The rides are fun, I’m enjoying the return of Super Himalaya, Troika’s a fun classic they bought used for this, but obviously the main draw to the area now is Siberian Swings. The airtime is great and you get some great views being tossed up over the lake like that. I also ate at Kitezh Inn and got some Chicken Kiev and a beer for lunch, which was really good.

They finally added a new country to the park, which a lot of people wanted, but at the end of the day, it feels like it was just adding another country. Kitezh is beautiful, yes, but is there really much incentive to spend time there? Maybe getting to the new Skyride, ride Siberian Swings, and possibly grab lunch if I’m in the mood for something hearty. The newly built Troika midway provides some great vantage points of the India coasters (enjoy it while it lasts, word on the street is that King Cobra’s on its last leg), but at the end of the day, it’s a dead end with two generic flats and a restaurant on it. I’m sure once things heat up this summer there will be more kids on it for the splash pad jets, but is there really any real reason to go there? Kitezh needs an anchor attraction. Badly. But a nice wooden walkway was built out to the waterfall with this expansion, and it’s currently off limits. Could this be tied to Kitezh’s future star attraction? Or could Russia swallow up even more of Mahala’s land and expand into King Cobra’s plot?

Fred Grubb was also at Kitezh media day, he didn’t speak but he was walking around. Raptor coaster where King Cobra was?

NEW FOR 2019: Preevyet! After many rumors, we are electing to finally spill the beans on the first new country to be added to the park in three decades! And what a better nation to bring to Busch Gardens than the largest country in Asia, one so large that it takes up significant space on two continents? That’s right, Mother Russia is coming to Busch Gardens!

Long ago in the Middle Ages, legend told of a beautiful Siberian city by the name of Kitezh, a towering medieval metropolis characterized by colorful rising towers and spiraling onion domes reflecting into Lake Svetloyar. But one day, Batu Khan and his Mongol army appeared at the gates of Kitezh, bent on taking the city for themselves. But according to legend, the mythical Russian city would rather scuttle itself rather than fall into the hands of the Mongols. To everyone’s surprise, jets of water opened along the city streets, flooding them with water, and just like that, beautiful Kitezh sank itself into Lake Svetloyar, never to be seen again. Until now.

Kitezh opens its gates for the first time in hundreds of years at Busch Gardens Oakland in 2019, adding Russia to the list of countries represented at the park. Setting up shop on the main ring in between Qingdian and Mahala, there’s so much to do in Kitezh. For those who miss Super Himalaya, a toboggan ride taken out of Base Camp to build Shangri-La, you will be thrilled to know it’s back as Super Siberia! Looking for something crazier? Two new thrill rides will be added to Kitezh: Siberian Swing and Troika. A new Skyride system will also be added to provide transportation between Kitezh and Seux Pass.

Kitezh is set to be a magical land inspired by the beautiful, colorful artistic style of medieval Russia. Kitezh Inn will be the main non-ride addition to Kitezh, a tavern-style restaurant that serves Russian classics such as beef stroganoff as well as cold weather favorites such as chili. The area will also be equipped with splash pad jets, reminiscent of the fountains used to sink the lost city I to the lake, to cool off on a hot day. The whole area is guaranteed to have something for everyone, as well as probe itself very different from the rest of the park.

And if you’re excited for Kitezh, keep your eyes peeled for 2020. Remember: there’s a reason the city disappeared...

Let’s get down to business and make sure we pay attention that Gate Guardian turns 40 for the 2018 season! This Arrow looper has the distinction of being one of only two original rides from the park’s 1978 opening to still be in service today. Every visit to Busch Gardens Oakland begins walking under Gate Guardian’s corkscrews and through Shin’s Wall. Riders on Gate Guardian climb a 65 foot lift enclosed within Shin’s Wall before plummeting 60 degrees back to earth. The ride layout is fairly simple, featuring only a turnaround, a double corkscrew, and a turn back into the brakes. However, it’s historical impact on Busch Gardens Oakland cannot be understated. This historic coaster is iconic and while it doesn’t get the massive waits it did back in the seventies, one can normally just stroll into its fortress-themed station for a ride down memory lane. It’s a common “first coaster with inversions” here in the Bay Area and young and old are very often spotted enjoying it together. Sure it’s a little shaky in old age, but its legacy, ridership, and mechanical simplicity should ensure that it never leaves the park anytime soon. From the whisperings of Everest Adventure’s departure at the turn of the millennium to today’s chopping block rumors aimed at Prekasa and East India Pass, Gate Guardian’s name never comes up because there’s no way it would ever be removed. It’s a wonderful coaster, both for guests and the park it calls home.

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Went to Qingdian today to check out Zodiac’s passholder preview and man was I impressed! Not many people showed up since it wasn’t a majorly hyped ride, so it was cool having the latest and greatest from Busch Gardens all to myself.

Zodiac itself is somewhat cheesy and gimmicky but I still found it fun. Upon waiting in the queue, you head into a preshow room where you’re given a red plastic mask (yellow for children) and assigned a spot on the floor. Once everyone is in, you’re in a room that’s stylized as a Qingdian Space Agency lobby, sort of Flintstonesing it with something obviously based on modern society but stylized as something from the past. The preshow explains the story of Wan Hoo and his departure for the stars by means of fireworks strapped to his throne. It then goes on to describe a meteor that fell from space bearing his initials and the phrase “send help” glowing on it. You are then told as members of Qingdian Space Agency that you will be boarding similar fire thrones to fly up to the celestial plane and rescue Wan Hoo. A large door slides open and you are directed to your seat in the motion theater where there’s a VR mask for you to put over your mask by means of magnets.

The plot of the actual ride starts with a really nice liftoff sequence showing you leaving earth orbit flying high over medieval China. Once you accelerate fast enough, you wind up in this fantasy world full of talking animals and colorful nature that’s supposed to be the celestial plane. There’s a large battle taking place between cartoon animals dressed as Chinese warriors, presumably the forces of the sun and moon. While searching for Wan Hoo, sun soldiers capture you and put you in Sun’s prison cart. There you meet Wan Hoo and the Zodiac Guardians, who explains that Sun captured him so the Mandate of Heaven would be passed to him, causing the Chinese empire to fracture and leave Sun as it’s ruler. Everybody climbs aboard Dragon as he burns down the bars of the war cart with his fire breath and flies everyone over the battlefield, dodging arrows and gunpowder rockets. A catapult knocks Dragon out of the sky, leaving you face to face with Sun’s soldiers. Ox, Tiger, and Dragon hold off Sun’s forces, while Cat explains that Wan Hoo can only return if his crown is stolen back from Sun, at the end of the battle formation. During the fight, the larger Zodiac guardians are pushed back, but just as you’re thrown into a mud pile and Dragon can’t fly out of the sticky mud, Sun comes chasing Rabbit, Rat, and Rooster who snuck behind enemy lines and stole Wan Hoo’s crown back themselves. There’s one final chase sequence and it ends with the rocket chairs blasting out of the celestial plane where they land back on earth to see the moon eclipse the sun. The whole experience is visually stunning but only lasts ten minutes.

It’s a cheap addition but it’s great for families. Lots of parents were mad they took out Sesame Street but with LongHuang, Shinkansen, and now this, they’re more than making up for it.

Afterwards, I grabbed a bite to eat at Zheng He where I was told by an employee that Prekasa, our beloved Enterprise ride, might be leaving to make way for a massive 2019 expansion. Watch this space, we could have even more good stuff coming...

NEW FOR 2018: At the dawn of the 2010’s, Busch Gardens Oakland invested majorly in the park’s Chinese New Year-themed Qingdian area, bringing a new restaurant, restored buildings, and highly immersive family launch roller coaster. After subsequently updating both India and Japan as well as a new coaster in the Himalayas, we’ve decided to return to China just one last time. As our last additions, Kyoto Dream and Shinkansen, celebrated the fusion of tradition and technology, it’s only fitting that we push the envelope even more for the future with virtual reality technology.

Zodiac: Flight of Wan Hoo, takes place back in the Ming dynasty. Twelve years ago, Emperor Wan Hoo made history when he launched himself into the cosmos via fireworks strapped to his throne, never to be seen again. Until now. Qingdian Observatory has found what they believe to be a message from the long lost emperor-turned-spaceman from beyond the stars. Wan Hoo warns that the heavens are in grave danger of a war between Sun and Moon, and the twelve guardians of the Zodiac need help to restore the balance of the skies. That’s where you come in. Qingdian Observatory is recruiting a space army to don protective gunpowder goggles and launch themselves to the sky on a peaceful mission to stop the battle between Sun and Moon and before the Zodiac guardians are killed in the crossfire.

Zodiac will be squatting in the abandoned shell of a defunct ride. The old Questor building, which was not updated with the rest of Qingdian in 2012, sets the stage for Zodiac. Riders will board the old multi-motion theater with virtual reality headwear. Sensory effects such as heat, water, and back pokers will also be used for an experience just as immersive as it is high tech.

Zodiac opens in early 2018 in Qingdian, just across from Moonglow Swings.

Emergency! Emergency! Okay, not really, but one management change that’s being made for the 2017 season is our annual emergency preparedness day. This day, in the winter when the park is not on daily operation, is spent training staff for how to react in the event of any emergency. This could be severe weather, an act of violence, a ride malfunction, or a pandemic. I was able to get to work today and grab some great photos of the park empty as staff trained to do everything from park evacuations to rescuing sinking ride boats. Ride operators were taught to quickly sanitize their ride vehicles in between cycles in the event of a pandemic, and food employees were taught guidelines for clean meal service. Of course, there’s probably never going to be any reason to use this training, but it’s always better to be prepared. And hey, empty park photos are always cool!