Planet Coaster 2: The Diary of a Park Management Intern

Hi! My name is Oswald B. Thompson, the CEO of Coaster Coast, where we create some of the most beautiful theme parks in the world. We look forward to welcoming you to our team when Planet Coaster 2 launches on November 6th for Xbox Series X|S, where you can create the park of your dreams, packed with water slides and pools as well as roller coasters and rides, alone or even with a friend!

We’ve been preparing for you to take the reins here at Coaster Coast in the hopes that you might be a worthy successor. In fact, we’ve already hired an intern to source some new parks for you! Before they headed out to start park scouting, they gave us their diary so you have a few pointers to help you get up to speed on your first day. Let’s see… where did I leave that… aha! Here it is – I hope it’s useful!

Day 1

Hey! I can’t believe I’m writing this, but guess who’s starting their first day helping Oswald at Coaster Coast? Me! Well, I don’t have any credentials, experience, or any of those really business-looking ties yet, but even I can see there’s a lot we can do here. Apparently Oswald has found a successor for his company. They’re starting later this year as the new full-time park manager, so I thought I’d jot down some notes to help them out. And that’s you, if you’re reading this! Congratulations!

I have to confess that I wasn’t allowed near water until I was 9, but since then I’ve dreamed of working with it! Oswald is showing me what makes a good park. I’m even working on my first pool, which Oswald made a little easier by providing me with a blueprint (apparently they’re not all blue?). These are pre-made and already include paths and scenery, so they’re handy to start with!

Even though they are pre-made, you can still make them your own by customizing individual elements of the blueprint. For example, you can change the color scheme and some of the scenery to give them a new Viking theme… I tried putting a nice parasol on a Viking longship to keep the crew from getting sunburnt.

In addition, the construction of this pool means that I Finally try out one of the new water slides! I’ve set up locker rooms and a guest services shop where our visitors can purchase a pool pass so they can have some fun too. With that said…or written, I’m done for today. I need to go get my swimsuit now!

Day 2

Hey! Oswald just explained to me his vision of combining the thrill of a theme park with the spectacular splash of sparkling pools and whizzing slides. I’m not one to brag, but we’ve made some amazing creations! I even got to test out some of the new customization tools. They allow me to build piece by piece and even incorporate scenery pieces directly into my ride designs! I’d say don’t tell anyone, but I think if you’re reading this, you already know… so ignore this.

While looking at the options for our newest coaster, Oswald also mentioned that I can use mirror tools to work on both sides of a coaster car at the same time! It’s really a time saver! Anyway, this coaster definitely has a “deep sea” feel to it, so we decided to add scuba canisters to both sides of the cars, and some industrial looking lighting up the front as well. Ohhhhhh, yes! Now It is a ship suitable for the most spectacular theme park:

Next, we had a class on park management! Honestly, I had no idea what was going on, but then I discovered heat maps. These handy maps help me keep track of what’s happening in the park, from the individual needs of guests to the power and water networks that keep everything running smoothly. I learned a lot! I learned about issues with my water network’s cover that weren’t keeping my pools clean, and I learned that—hey presto—the sun is hot! Well, it can burn guests, at the very least, so I had to add shaded, overhanging landscaping and sell sunscreen in our guest services shop.

Day 3

Working with Oswald on Coaster Coast’s newest park was a lot of fun! He tells me that park managers can team up to work individually on the same projects, and that other enthusiasts from all over the world and from all platforms (whatever that means) can visit their parks! I can’t wait to see what great new ideas are implemented and shared – plus, we can even dive into the Frontier Workshop to incorporate these creations into our own parks in the future and put our own spin on them!

And why stick with just one park? Oswald is already talking about Franchise Mode, where the best parks in the world can compete for the crown of the best Planet Coaster! I think you’ve got it in the bag though. See you soon!

Hello again! Oswald here, just checking in. I hope you found the journal useful! Sorry about the food stains on the front… Hank insisted on trying every grocery store in the park. We still have a bit of work to do before we can welcome you to the team, but in the meantime we will continue our work on the Planet Coaster 2 Social Channels.

See you on November 6th, Park Manager! Oh, and remember to bring your sunscreen! And an inflatable toy for the pool! Also, the mechanics could use a new staff room… I’ll email you a list.

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