Explore RollerCoaster Tycoon's gentle rides like the Car Ride (starting at $540) and Circus Show. Learn about capacity, cost, and ratings.
Car Ride
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Sportscars, Racing Cars, Trucks, Cat Cars, Vintage Cars (1 person per car; up to 12 cars)
Maximum Track Slope: 25 degrees
Maximum Height Above Ground: 26 feet
Description: Track is made from wooden planking, with a central guide rail. Cars are powered and follow the guide rail along the track.
Cost: $540 and upwards
Circus Show
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Circus Tent (30 passengers)
Description: Show takes place inside a circus style big top tent.
Cost: $500
Crooked House
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Crooked House (5 passengers)
Description: Wooden building with crooked rooms designed to disorientate people walking through it
Cost: $450
Cycle Monorail
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Helicopter Cars (2 people per car; up to 12 cars)
Maximum Track Slope: 25 degrees
Maximum Height Above Ground: 29 feet
Description: The powered cars run on steel track, and are controlled by the pedalling of the riders.
Cost: $540 and upwards
Cycle Railway
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Bicycles (1 person per bicycle; up to 12 bicycles)
Maximum Height Above Ground: 19 feet
Description: Track consists of steel rails for supporting and guiding the bicycles.
Cost: $450 and upwards
Ferris Wheel
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Ferris Wheel (32 passengers)
Description: Large wheel with 16 self righting chairs
Cost: $450
Flying Saucers
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Flying Saucers (1 person per saucer; 12 saucers total)
Description: Air is kept under pressure beneath the floor, entering the flying saucer cars through valves in the floor. The cars then float on the cushion of air this creates
Cost: $560
Ghost Train
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Ghost Train Cars (2 people per car; up to 12 cars)
Maximum Track Slope: 25 degrees
Maximum Height Above Ground: 32 feet
Description: Track has a central guide rail, and can be constructed above ground or undrground to create an enclosed ride. Cars are powered, and follow the guide rail along the track.
Cost: $570 and upwards
Haunted House
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Haunted House Building (15 passengers)
Description: Large themed building containing scary corridors and spooky rooms.
Cost: $340
Hedge Maze
Type: Gentle
Wall Styles: Brick Walls, Hedges, Ice Blocks, Wooden Fences
Description: Maze is constructed from six foot tall hedges. Guests wander around the maze and can only leave when they find the exit.
Cost: $216 and upwards
Merry Go Round
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Carousel (16 passengers)
Description: Circular carousel with horses and a fairground organ mounted in the center.
Cost: $460
Miniature Golf
Type: Gentle
Description: A gentle game of miniature golf.
Cost: $740 and upwards
Observation Tower
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Rotating Cabin (20 passengers)
Description: The tower is a cylindrical steel structure. The observation car is hauled up by cables running to the top of the tower.
Cost: $592 and upwards
Space Rings
Type: Gentle
Vehicles: Space Rings (1 passenger per ring; up to 4 rings)
Description: Each space ring consists of concentric steel rings pivoted to allow free rotation in all directions.
Cost: $288
Spiral Slide
Type: Gentle
Description:
- The Ghost Train can be a must-have in certain scenarios due to its high capacity, relatively low cost, and ability to be built mostly underground to keep guests entertained during rainy weather, despite a low excitement rating.
- The Observation Tower can be a must-have if available; building it on higher ground and surrounding it with scenery can increase its excitement rating.
- The Circus Show is a good indoor option with high capacity, but its novelty may wear off quickly.
- The Haunted House is a high-capacity, indoor gentle ride that can be a mainstay, though its novelty may also fade.
- The Car Ride is one of the best gentle rides, capable of garnering a high excitement rating when set correctly and having a reasonable capacity.
- The Ferris Wheel has a high capacity but a low excitement rating and long ride duration, which may discourage guests.
- The Hedge Maze, while customizable, requires significant customization and may not justify the investment.
- The Merry Go Round has medium capacity and a respectable excitement rating, but guests may be deterred if charged too much.
- The Space Rings have a high nausea rating for a gentle ride and low capacity.
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