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{{sgreminder}}This is the hardest scenario so far, and potentially the hardest scenario in [[Roller Coaster Tycoon|the original game]] (or maybe second to [[Rainbow Valley]]). But it shouldn't be hard  for players who know what they're doing and plan their park properly beforehand.
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This Scenario is not hard if you know what you're doing. To start off, build a Roller Coaster - to the left of the entrance is a small bit of flat ground which is optimal for building a small roller coaster. Alternatively, you can build a Mine Train coaster around the outside of the park, and try to keep it underground as much as possible. This will make sure guests go on your coasters even while it's raining. Add a gentle ride and a thrill ride. Food shops should be added along with a few bathrooms and the park can be expanded at a medium pace.
 
Players will have to build as compact as possible, as obviously, the park is small. There's land available to buy, but it's really expensive ($90 per tile), so expanding the park before the initial space is covered, shouldn't come to mind at all. As a matter of fact, this scenario can be beaten without purchasing any extra land. Later on more money will be available for purchasing extra land, but it shouldn't be necessary.
Two or three roller coasters should be enough to keep guests happy, so spend your money on smaller rides that will also attract guests. If you learned to build compact and/or underground in earlier scenarios, it will come in handy. With a little landscaping on the other side of the water, you can create a small cliff for underground roller coasters.
 
Another big trouble this scenario has to offer is that it rains a lot here. So building underground and indoor rides (such as Haunted House or 3D Cinema) is a good thing to keep in mind. An underground rollercoaster (like in [[Katie's World|Katie's Dreamland]]) is a probable must-have when facing this issue, as well as an important network of Info Kiosks and an extensive use of the ''umbrella cheat''.
Don't forget to built some Information Kiosks, because it rains a lot in this park. Also, you should build many rides that are either mostly underground, or completely cover so that guests can ride them when it's raining.
 
Flat rides like Haunted House, 3D Cinema, Bumper Cars and Motion Simulator are rain-proof and will not be avoided by guests when it rains, so these rides are must-haves as well. As for tracked rides, they don't need to be completely underground in order to make them rain-proof, but they need to have most of their sections underground. Some vehicles for these rides (Trucks for the Car Ride, per example) are rain-proof by themselves in OpenRCT2.
Since land cost $90 to buy, you should only buy land if you have the money to expand your park. You don't need to buy land at the beginning of the park, but you can later, if you have some extra money to spend.
 
A reasonable option when building some coasters is to build them in powered launch mode or reverse-inclined circuit mode because even though they usually don't have a very high Excitement Rating, they will be shorter than continuous circuit coasters and become solid money-makers while attracting more guests. A good idea would be to build a Shuttle Loop coaster so that only a few bits of the station exits off the ground, while remainder of the ride is underground. This ride will never run dry of guests, and will rake in a lot of cash if priced correctly.
Three years should be plenty of time, as usual, make use of marketing if you need some more guests.
 
At the beginning, research and building priorities should revolve around thrill and gentle rides, with a small roller coaster (preferably a cheap one such as the Steel Mini). Slowly expanding the park's infrastructure as new rides are researched, and parcimonious use of Ad Campaigns would give the player plenty of time to reach the 800 guests demanded.
[[File:MothballMountainFinished.png|thumb|Mothball Mountain - finished]]
[[File:Mothball Mountain.png|thumb|220x220px|Mothball Mountain — finished by Felipe717.]]
[[File:MothballMountainFinished.png|thumb|Mothball Mountain - finished by Hadesengel.|220x220px]]
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