Design a Theme Park

Your real-world mission

Design a Theme Park

Design a theme park that is thrilling.

  • ⏱ 3 weeks

🎒 You'll need

  • Large paper
  • Ruler
  • Colours

🚀 What to do

Step 1 of 7

Ride research

List the kinds of rides a park needs for every age group.

Step 2 of 7

Park map

Draw your park to scale with zones, paths and facilities.

Step 3 of 7

Design your headline ride

Draw and label your best ride, including its safety features.

Step 4 of 7

Crowd test

Work out queue times if 500 people arrive at once.

Step 5 of 7

Fix the bottleneck

Change your layout to fix the worst queue.

Step 6 of 7

Investor pitch

Pitch your park: tickets, costs and why people will come.

Step 7 of 7

Designer's notes

What was the hardest trade-off you made?