Vanilla Hills

This is the first scenario in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3.

Overview
''The Vanilla Hills are the starting pointy on your meteoric - or not - rise to RollerCoaster Tycoon status. Can you turn this plot into the peeps' talk of the town? Your rating as Apprentice, Entrepreneur, or Tycoon depends on it!''

It is time to learn the principles of how to become a Tycoon in the first park on the Career Mode.

Pre-Built Rides:
Excitement Rating: 2.78 (Medium)
 * Tumbler (Top Spin) (Show picture
 * High Flyer (Suspended Roller Coaster)

Intensity Rating: 2.75 (Medium)

Nausea Rating: 2.47 (Low)

Initial Pricing: 2.50

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Apprentice

 * 400 Guests in the park - can be achieved at any time.
 * A park value of $20,000 - can be achieved at any time.

Entrepreneur

 * 500 Guests in the park - can be achieved at any time.
 * A park value of $60,000 - can be achieved at any time.

Tycoon

 * 600 Guests in the park - can be achieved at any time.
 * A park value of $100,000 - can be achieved at any time.

Scenario Guide
You'll start off this level with two rides (Top Spin and the "High Flier" Suspended Swinging roller coaster), and a large garden, and $10,000 (of which $5,000 is loaned). Start off by hiring one more janitor and one more mechanic, and a single week's ad campaign in the national newspaper to help bring in people. You should pay off the loan in its entirety, as you should only take out loans when you've run out of cash, because at the start, every penny counts, and interest is taking away those pennies.

Start by placing some small rides close to the exit, such as a Merry-Go-Round, and some dodgems, and consider building a smallish Cheshire Cats ride (if you can't be bothered building one yourself, use one of the designs available to you). This should help start you off.

Don't forget to place an information kiosk beside the entrance. Place a toilet close to the first rides in your park, along with an ATM. Finally, adjust prices relative to the rides' ratings. Be sure to listen to the guests! Within about 5 minutes, you've passed the Apprentice level!

Entrepreneur and Tycoon levels are just more of the same. At this point, you should be earning in and around $400 per month. Invest this in new rides. Any income you get, put new rides up. This should increase the peeps in your park, and your park value. You should Tycoon this level within 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Roller Coasters

 * Corkscrew Coaster
 * Compact Inverted Coaster
 * Suspended Swinging Coaster
 * Wooden Coaster
 * Lay-Down Coaster

Junior Rides

 * Merry-Go-Round

Thrill

 * Chairswing
 * Launched Freefall
 * Enterprise
 * Double Swinging Inverter
 * Sky Sling
 * Top Spin

Water

 * (none)

Gentle

 * Crazy Golf
 * Dodgems
 * Insect House - Wild! only
 * Tiger Show - Wild! only

Transport

 * Monorail
 * Mini Railway
 * Chairlift

Other

 * Chesire Cats

Shops & Facilities

 * A.T.M.
 * Balloons
 * Burgers
 * Drinks
 * First Aid
 * Ice Cream
 * Information
 * Toilets

Available Scenery

 * Trees
 * Shrubs and Bushes
 * Tropical and Desert Trees
 * Gardens
 * Path Items
 * Walls and Fences
 * Statues and Fountains