Dream Builder: Amusement Park
Platform: Mac, Windows
You have just acquired your very own amusement park! Nevermind the story behind how or why this long-held dream has finally become reality, it just has. Now you can't wait to dig in, to build the most fantastical new rides, finger-sticky concessions and amazingly popular attractions in Dream Builder: Amusement Park. As you create, not only do you get to build to your heart's desire, you'll also earn the hearts of your customers in this colorful and addictive building simulation from Fugazo.
You begin at a desk where a map of four landscapes beckons your creative magic. To start, only "Sunvale" can be clicked on; the other park levels open as you gain trophies, and that's where the game really gets going. Time to design the most appealing amusement park you can imagine all while strategizing and carefully planning to best appeal to your visitors! This includes choosing which buildings to research and construct first, where to place your rides and attractions, and to whom to market your park. In addition, you're given challenges in the form of magazine goals; meet certain requirements to not only earn a feature in a popular magazine (thus gaining more park attendance) but also to get trophies and prizes such as hearts, coins, new research options and buildings.
As you achieve goals, others will become available, leaving you to decide which direction to take. Initially, money and hearts are not easy to come by, so it's possible to back yourself into a corner. You might want to play more than one profile until you've uncovered the secrets of amusement park success. Speaking of uncovering secrets, in a sort of Doodle God experimentation, find special combinations of buildings to make star zones and earn even more profits. Or, if you're at a loss, you could always buy the zoning secrets from the research menu. When you've completed your first park (or sooner, if you wish), you can move on to one of the other three parks, provided you have enough trophies. Each has a distinctly different theme with new goals, star zones and many unique buildings to discover.
Analysis: Since this is the same developer that brought us Film Fatale: Lights, Camera, Madness! you know you're in for some good quality fun, even a bit of campiness. Fun is definitely what Dream Builder: Amusement Park does best. As there is no penalty for removing and rearranging items in your park, it opens up a world of possibility and amounts to great replay value. Even so, Dream Builder: Amusement Park lacks some polish, especially in terms of user features. The absence of those little—and not so little—extras found in iconic titles such as Sim Theme Park or Rollercoaster Tycoon means fans of those games could feel underwhelmed by the offerings here. You'll miss the ability to turn the game map to peek behind buildings or to zoom in and capture the expression on a visitor's face; those things help validate your creation and reinforce your designing efforts even if their absence doesn't detract from overall gameplay.
Most importantly, though, the enjoyment of planning, building and re-designing until you've reached the ultimate amusement park perfection is never amiss. The addition of magazine goals means a unique style of challenge that you can't get from those other building sims. It also allows an unmatched amount of freedom to design your every whim without consequence of bankruptcy or vomiting children. Once you've finished all goals, you're still free to continue refurbishing and building. In this way, Dream Builder: Amusement Park becomes a giant sandbox not to be missed by anyone who loves theme parks, building and creating.
If your if-ever-I-find-a-genie-in-a-bottle list of three wishes is topped by "I'd put Disneyland to shame" (because, obviously, wishing for more wishes is cheating), then stop rubbing rusty old antiques and build your dreams on this instead.
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Walkthrough Guide
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Dream Builder Amusement Park Walkthrough and Strategy Guide
TUTORIAL
Dream Builder: Amusement Park is a casual sim building game played totally with the mouse.
Stick with the in-game tutorial, as it is a great way to learn your way around the game. The tutorial feature is optional and can be stopped at any time.
If you do use the in-game tutorial, follow the goals closely at the beginning.
If you don't go through all the early challenges precisely, it is possible to get stuck within the tutorial.
Once you've learned the basics, you are free to move buildings and decorations around as you please and have a lot more flexibility.
Use the menu button to access all your building, marketing, and researching options. The options to look at your currently discovered star zones and build walkways are also found here.
Use the goals button to check your current goal or change it. Use the options menu to adjust to full screen or windowed mode, change the volume, or exit to the main menu. The move, rotate, and remove buttons apply only to buildings.
To win trophies, choose a goal from the goal menu and work toward it. You have to have different number of trophies to unlock the other maps.
TIPS and TRICKS
Keep conflicting zones away from each other (i.e. do not put noisy zones next to quiet zones).
Some zones do well together and even have double-duty buildings, so try to leave enough space to add in the additional rides/attractions/concessions.
It can be worth it to take the time to move, remove and reorganize your buildings.
There are several ways to maximize appeal without using tons of decor:
Build around decorations so you don't need as many, and so surrounding buildings can share in the benefits.
Place decorations behind a row of buildings.
Build single tile decorations around a key building, then put smaller buildings around that.
To achieve all trophies in the smaller parks, you'll have to remove some buildings as you grow and move things around to fill the space.
Keep walkways to a one tile width if you are running out of space.
You can build on top of walkways. No need to remove them first.
It's not always obvious, but rotating a building will change the direction of its footprint, even if it doesn't change the look of the building itself.
The grey squares of the footprint should overlap with compatible buildings to create zones, and not connect with incompatible buildings to avoid clashes.
Marketing is important!
Open up at least one new spot fairly early to get more revenue.
You can always change who you are marketing to at no cost, so make sure you tailor it to your park specifics.
Excited Kids and Doting Parents are great to market to first because they are equally attracted to rides and attractions.
The appeal requirements are just the minimums.
If you need 10 good appeal and 5 great appeal, 10 great appeal will satisfy both requirements. You don't need 15 different buildings.
This also goes for number of buildings, zones, and coins.
Amounts can be exceeded and do not need to be exact.
When you need more money or hearts, move things around to make sure you're getting the max appeal and max profit. Then.... WAIT.
Sometimes the larger rides will block a walkway, even if it doesn't look like it when you place it.
If you are getting a bubble that an attraction or ride is not connected to the main path but it appears that it is, try moving buildings over one tile. Decorations can also block pathways.
If you have more tips or tricks for succeeding in Dream Builder: Amusement Park, please share them in our comments section. Thank you!
STAR ZONE REQUIREMENTS
This list is in alphabetical order. Some zones are only possible in certain park levels because the buildings required to complete them are specific to that park.
ANIMAL ZONE:
Carousel. Toy Boutique. Petting Zoo.
ARID DECOR ZONE:
Succulent. Adobe Pot. Obelisk Statue.
BIG OASIS ZONE:
Big Fountain. Coconut Palm. Date Palm.
BRIGHT ZONE:
Three unique bright buildings.
CARNIVAL TREATS ZONE:
Elephant Ears. Dipped Strawberries. Grilled Corn.
CHALLENGE ZONE:
Laser Tag Arena. Arcade. Skeebowl.
CODDLE ZONE:
Ball Pit. Red Cosmos. Horsey Rider.
COOL-OFF ZONE:
Hat Wares. Lemonade Stand. Logride Splash.
COWBOY ZONE:
Buckin' Rode. Cactus. Hat Wares.
CRAWLY ZONE:
Ladybuggy. Hut of Adventure. Mushroom Statue.
DARK ZONE:
Three unique dark buildings.
DIZZY ZONE:
Extremeapillar. Roller Coaster. Bathroom.
DUST DEVIL ZONE:
Super Wheel. Gyroscope. Buckin' Rodeo.
EARLY BIRD ZONE:
Front Gate. Breakfast Diner. Bathroom.
FAMILY ZONE:
Miniature Golf. Sky Trail. Bumper Cars.
FOOD COURT ZONE:
Three unique restaurants.
FUN GAME ZONE:
Ring Toss Game. Bottle Shoot Game. Skeebowl.
GO-AROUND ZONE:
Mini Swinger. Carousel. Skipper Loop.
GOOD MEMORY ZONE:
Souvenir Center. Photo Booth. Penny Presser.
GRAND ENTRANCE ZONE:
Front Gate. Big Fountain. Roped Fence.
HEALTHY ZONE:
Bunny Drop. Cafeteria. Tree.
HEAT EATS ZONE:
Lemonade stand. Snowcone stand. Taco Shack.
HIT ZONE:
Shooting Gallery. Whack-a-mole. Balloon Darts.
HORROR ZONE:
Plasma Orb. Haunted Mansion. Ghost Statue.
ICARUS ZONE:
Plummeter. Parachuter. Condor.
INVERSE ZONE:
Wheel of Fire. Cosmic Loop. Cloud Swatter.
JUST DESSERTS ZONE:
Crepe Restaurant. Dipped Strawberries. Ice Creamery.
KID ZONE:
Carousel. Kiddycopters. Horsey Rider.
LANDSCAPE ZONE:
Hedge Maze. Deer Statue. Giraffe Statue.
MINI ZONE:
Kiddie Coaster. Mini Swinger. Mini-Zipper.
NOISY ZONE:
Three unique noisy buildings.
OUTDOORSY ZONE:
Sky Trail. Wild Rapids. Logride Splash.
PLAY ZONE:
Playpipes. Fun Bounce. Hut of Adventure.
PLUMMET ZONE:
Logride Splash. Bunny Drop. Plummeter.
POND ZONE:
Duck Pond Game. Fish Statue. Fish and Chips Stand.
QUIET ZONE:
Three unique quiet buildings.
SCREAM ZONE:
Roller Coaster. Wheel of Fire. Kiddie Coaster.
SEA CREATURE ZONE:
Whale Sailor. Fish Statue. Dolphin Statue.
SEAFARING KID ZONE:
Kid Buccaneer. Dolphin Statue. Fish Statue.
SHOPPING ZONE:
Three unique stores.
SILVER SCREEN ZONE:
Thumbs-Up Statue. Roped Fence. Film Fatale.
SKIPPER ISLAND ZONE:
Skipper Loop. Date Palm. Coconut Palm.
SKYCRAFT ZONE:
Soar Stimulator. Kiddycopters. Cosmic Loop.
SMALL OASIS ZONE:
Small Fountain. Coconut Palm. Date Palm.
SNACK ZONE:
Three unique snacks.
SPECTACLE ZONE:
Big Fountain. Popcorn Stand. Magician's Stage.
SPLASH ZONE:
Wild Rapids. Watergun Game. Logride Splash.
SURF AND TURF ZONE:
Half Pipe. Fish and Chips Stand. Miniature Golf.
SYMPHONY ZONE:
Music Express. Breakdance. Speaker Stands.
TECH ZONE:
Age of dinosaurs. Safari. Soar simulator.
TOASTED LUNCH ZONE:
Panini Deli. Fork Statue. Bathroom.
TRIGGER ZONE:
Shooting Gallery. Arcade. Laser Tag Arena.
UNDER THE SEA ZONE:
Half Pipe. Octoround. High Seas Voyage.
VISTA ZONE:
Plummeter. Parachuter. Ferris Wheel.
WATERPLAY ZONE:
Duck Pond Game. Super Slide. Watergun Game.
WELLSPRING ZONE:
Watershow. Small fountain. Big fountain.
YE OLDE ZONE:
Castle Chicken. Dragonferno. Tower Slide.
ZOO ZONE:
Hut of Adventure. Petting Zoo. Giraffe Statue.
GOALS and TROPHIES
SUNVALE
AMUSEMENT ASSOCIATION
- bronze:
30000 coins in 1 week
20 rides in park
20 buildings with good appeal
- silver:
40000 coins in 1 week
18 attractions with good appeal
20 buildings with great
- gold:
Market to 10 different groups
1 Swan Boats Ride with great appeal
20 buildings with amazing appeal
BOPPER
- bronze:
Market to 2 groups
Market to 3 groups
1 snack zone
- silver:
1 laser tag arena
1 high striker
1 restaurant
- gold:
Market to 4 groups
1 cafeteria restaurant
2 snack zones
BYOBALLOONS
- bronze:
25 rides
18 attractions
10 concessions with good appeal
- silver:
35000 coins in one week
13 different zones
3 restaurants with great appeal
- gold:
1 Magician's Stage attraction
1 Hearty Bistro restaurant
15 zones
FUNBOOKS
- bronze:
1 Fun Bounce ride
1 Playpipes ride
1 Play Zone
- silver:
1 Horsey Rider ride
1 Carousel ride
1 Skeebowl attraction
- gold:
1 Ring Toss Game attraction
1 Cotton Candy snack
1 Hotdog Stand snack
JOYRIDE
- bronze:
1 Kid Buccaneer ride
1 Flying Carpet ride
10 rides in the park
- silver:
1 Music Express ride with good appeal
1 Breakdance ride with good appeal
15 rides in park
- gold:
30 rides in park
20 rides with great appeal
10 rides with amazing appeal
LUMINATION
- bronze:
1 Mini Swinger ride
1 Swinger ride
1 Swinger ride with good appeal
- silver:
1 Carousel ride with good appeal
1 Kiddycopters ride
1 Bright Zone
- gold:
1 Kiddycopters ride with great appeal
1 Carousel Ride with amazing appeal
1 Zipper ride with amazing appeal
PHORBES
- bronze:
12000 coins in a week
1 Quiet Zone
1 Kiddie Coaster ride with good appeal
- silver:
20000 coins in a week
1 Cosmic Loop ride
10 decorations
- gold:
1 Parachuster with great appeal
10 zones
Market to 8 groups
ROLLING ROCK
- bronze:
1 Bottle Shoot Game attraction with great appeal
1 Bumper Cars ride with great appeal
1 Whack-a-mole attraction
- silver:
1 Tea Spin Party ride with good appeal
1 Whack-a-mole with great appeal
1 Bumper Cars ride with amazing appeal
-gold:
1 Arcade attraction with amazing appeal
Market to 7 groups
Have 3 Noisy Zones
SOCCER GLOBALE
- bronze:
1 Bunny Drop ride
1 Pretzel Stand snack
1 Bumper Cars ride
- silver:
1 Fun Bounce ride with average appeal
1 Bunny Drop with average appeal
1 Cotton Candy snack with good appeal
- gold:
1 Tree decoration
1 Super Slide ride
1 Super Slide ride with great appeal
SPINECHILLER
- bronze:
1 Fun Game Zone
1 Safari ride
8000 coins in a week
- silver:
1 Ghost Statue decoration
Market to 6 groups
1 Arcade attraction with great appeal
- gold:
3 Ghost Statues
1 Haunted Mansion ride
1 Horror Zone
TIDY PURE
- bronze:
5000 coins a week
2 restaurants
1 Bathroom special with good appeal
- silver:
7000 coins a week
3 Bathrooms
3 Bathrooms with good appeal
- gold:
1 Scream Zone
5 Bathrooms
5 Bathrooms with amazing appeal
VACATION SPOT
- bronze:
1 Kiddie Coaster ride
1 Breakfast Diner restaurant
1 Photo Booth attraction
- silver:
Market to 5 groups
1 Toy Boutique store
1 Penny Presser attraction with good appeal
- gold:
3 Photo Booth attractions
1 Breakfast Diner restaurant
1 Early Bird Zone
FOREST
ACCLAIM
- bronze:
10000 coins in a week
1 Tower Slide ride with good appeal
1 Cosmic Loop ride with amazing appeal
- silver:
1 Shopping Zone
Market to 4 groups
1 Clothing Department store with great appeal
- gold:
1 Hearty Bistro Restaurant with good appeal
2 Big Fountain decorations
1 Spectacle Zone
BOPPER
- bronze:
Market to 2 groups
1 Cotton Candy snack
1 Zoo Zone
- silver:
1 Super Slide ride
1 Snack Zone
2 Speaker Stands decorations
- gold:
10000 coins in one week
2 Noisy Zones
1 Panini Deli restaurant with amazing appeal
BYOBALLOONS
- bronze:
20 rides
15 attractions
15 concessions
- silver:
12 different zones
Market to 5 groups
5 restaurants
- gold:
1 Magician's Stage attraction
1 Hearty Bistro restaurant with amazing appeal
15 zones
FEAT
- bronze:
1 Panini Deli restaurant
1 Swinger ride with great appeal
1 Bright Zone
- silver:
1 Solar Pinwheels decoration
1 Toasted Lunch Zone
1 Logride Splash ride
- gold:
1 Cosmic Loop ride with good appeal
1 Sky Trail attraction with amazing appeal
1 Logride Splash ride with amazing appeal
FUNBOOKS
- bronze:
1 Ladybuggy ride with average appeal
1 Hut of Adventure
1 Mushroom Statue decoration
- silver:
1 Ball Pit ride
1 Petting Zoo attraction
1 Hut of Adventure with average appeal
- gold:
1 Skeebowl attraction with average appeal
1 Hotdog Stand snack with great appeal
Market to 3 groups
MERRY BACKWOODS
- bronze:
10000 coins in a week
20 rides
20 buildings with good appeal
- silver:
20000 coins in a week
20 attractions
20 buildings with great appeal
- gold:
30000 coins a week
Market to 10 groups
20 buildings with amazing appeal
SERENE
- bronze:
1 Mini-Zipper ride with good appeal
1 Quiet Zone
1 Skipper Loop ride
- silver
1 Carousel ride with good appeal
2 Quiet Zones
1 Hedge Maze ride with good appeal
- gold:
1 Parachuter ride with amazing appeal
3 Quiet Zones
1 Swan Boats ride with great appeal
SPINECHILLER
- bronze:
8000 coins a week
1 Dipped Strawberries snack with good appeal
1 Dragonferno ride with great appeal
- silver:
1 Arcade Attraction
1 Tower Slide ride with good appeal
1 Landscape Zone
- gold:
1 Haunted Mansion ride with amazing appeal
1 Horror Zone
1 Ye Olde Zone
SPLASH RESORT
- bronze:
1 Logride Splash ride with good appeal
1 Big Fountain decoration
1 Clothing Department store with good appeal
- silver:
1 Logride Splash ride with good appeal
1 Swan Boats ride with good appeal
Market to 8 groups
- gold:
1 Big Fountain decoration
1 Wild Rapids ride with amazing appeal
1 Duck Pond game attraction with amazing appeal
SUPER DAD
- bronze:
1 Ball Pit ride
1 Petting Zoo attraction
3 African Violet decorations
- silver:
4000 coins a week
1 Go-Around Zone
1 Bathroom special with average appeal
- gold:
1 Swinger Ride with good appeal
1 Family Zone
Market to 4 groups
DESERT
SUPER DAD
-bronze
One kid boater ride
One kid boater ride with average appeal
One cotton candy shack with good appeal
-silver
One super wheel ride with good appeal
One kid boater ride with good appeal
One cotton candy shack with great appeal
-gold
One swinger ride with great appeal
Two Small Oasis zones
One lemonade stand with average appeal
BOPPER
-bronze
One skeebowl with amazing appeal
One bottle shoot game attraction
One snow cone stand with average appeal
-silver
One shooting gallery attraction
One snack zone
One arcade
-gold
One pizzaria
One shooting gallery with amazing appeal
One trigger zone
EPIC REALMS
-bronze
One arcade with amazing appeal
Six snacks
One super wheel ride with amazing appeal
-silver
Three obelisk statue decorations
One Arid Decor zone
One lemonade stand with amazing appeal
-gold
Earn 3000 coins in one week
One Taco Shack Restaurant with amazing appeal
One Food Court zone
SOCCER GLOBALE
-bronze
Earn 4000 coins in one week
One bumper cars
One Challenge zone
-silver
One Bottle Shoot Game attraction with amazing appeal
One Extremapillar Ride with average appeal
One Gyroscope with amazing appeal
-gold
One Buckin' Rodeo ride with amazing appeal
One Cloud Swatter ride with amazing appeal
One Laser Tag Arena attraction with great appeal
FEAT
-bronze
One Wheel of Fire ride
One Wheel of Fire with great appeal
One Hit zone
-silver
One Soar Simulator Ride
One Condor Ride
One Big Oasis zone
-gold
One Icarus zone
3 Big Oasis zones
One Hat Wares store with amazing appeal
DUNE DELIGHT
-bronze
Earn 10000 coins in one week
Have 20 rides in your park
Have 20 buildings with good appeal in your park
-silver
Earn 20000 coins in one week
Have 15 attractions
Have 20 buildings with great appeal
-gold
Earn 30000 coins in one week
Have 20 buildings with great appeal
Have 30 buildings with amazing appeal
PYROTECHNICA
-bronze
Earn 8000 Coins in one week
One Soar Simulator ride with great appeal
One Plummeter Ride with great appeal
-silver
Earn 10000 coins in one week
Have one Water Show decoration
Have one Wellspring zone
-gold
Earn 12000 coins in one week
Have 13 decorations
One Tech Zone
LUMINATION
-bronze
One Swinger ride
One Swinger ride with good appeal
One Mini Swinger ride
-silver
One Carousel ride with great appeal
One Bright zone
One Wheel of Fire ride
-gold
One Carousel Ride with amazing appeal
Three Bright Zones
One Zipper Ride with amazing appeal
KINETIC CIRCUIT
-bronze
One Kidde Coaster ride
One Logride Splash ride with great appeal
One Kiddie Coaster ride with amazing appeal
-silver
One Cobra ride with good appeal
One Condor ride with great appeal
One Zipper ride with amazing appeal
-gold
Have one zone
One Tea Spin Party ride
One Roller Coaster ride with amazing appeal
PIER
ACCLAIM
- bronze:
6 Roped Fence decorations
1 Big Fountain decoration
1 Grand Entrance Zone
- silver:
2 Thumbs-Up Statue decorations
1 Film Fatale Ride with great appeal
2 Silver Screen Zones
- gold:
1 Octoround Ride with great appeal
1 Half Pipe Ride with great appeal
1 Under the Sea Zone
BOARD WALKER
- bronze:
12000 coins in a week
15 rides in your park
20 buildings with good appeal
- silver:
20000 coins in a week
12 attractions
20 buildings with great appeal
- gold:
30000 coins a week
1 Ferris Wheel ride with amazing appeal
20 buildings with amazing appeal
BOPPER
- bronze:
1 Carousel ride with good appeal
1 Hotdog Stand snack with great appeal
1 Penny Presser attraction with great appeal
- silver:
2 Fish Statue decorations
1 Duck Pond Game attraction with good appeal
1 High Striker attraction with good appeal
- gold:
1 Panini Deli restaurant with amazing appeal
1 Pond Zone
2 restaurants with amazing appeal
CALORIE FAIR
- bronze:
4 restaurants with good appeal
10 snacks with good appeal
1 Elephant Ears snack with amazing appeal
- silver:
4 restaurants with great appeal
10 snacks with amazing appeal
1 Grilled Corn snack with amazing appeal
- gold:
4 restaurants with amazing appeal
1 Cafe restaurant with amazing appeal
1 Carnival Treats Zone
EPIC REALMS
- bronze:
30000 coins a week
1 Ice Creamery restaurant with great appeal
1 Watergun Game attraction with great appeal
- silver:
1 Sky Trail attraction with great appeal
1 Kid Buccaneer ride with great appeal
1 Seafaring Kid Zone
- gold:
1 Elephant Ears snack with great appeal
1 Age of Dinosaurs attraction with great appeal
1 Gyroscope ride with great appeal
LUMINATION
- bronze:
1 Swinger ride with great appeal
3 Solar Pinwheels decoration
1 Mini Swinger ride with great appeal
- silver:
1 Carousel ride with amazing appeal
1 Bright Zone
1 Wheel of Fire ride with great appeal
- gold:
10000 coins a week
1 Breakdance ride with amazing appeal
1 Zipper ride with amazing appeal
MIDWAY
- bronze:
1 Fun Game Zone
1 Miniature Golf attraction with good appeal
1 Duck Pond Game attraction with amazing appeal
- silver:
8 attractions
1 High Striker attraction
1 Waterplay Zone
- gold:
12 attractions
12 attractions with great appeal
5 attractions with amazing appeal
PHORBES
- bronze:
5000 coins a week
2 Snack Zones
1 Ice Creamery restaurant
- silver:
7000 coins a week
1 Parachuter ride
10 decorations
- gold:
10000 coins a week
1 Quiet Zone
20 decorations
VACATION SPOT
- bronze:
1 Whale Sailor ride
1 Cotton Candy snack with average appeal
1 Fun Bounce ride with average appeal
- silver:
1 Carousel ride with good appeal
1 Lemonade Stand snack with good appeal
1 Snack Zone
- gold:
1 Photo Booth attraction with great appeal
1 Penny Presser attraction
1 Early Bird Zone
Thank you to Kimberly for her help in creating this walkthrough!
Posted by: elle
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August 23, 2012 6:05 PM