Thrill Rides at Canada’ Wonderland
temporal & explanatory info-graphic process work Research week one: brainstorming ideas
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week one: basic esearch for possible new idea no.1
‘How to’ conduct a palm eading
Deciphering the lines Choose hand, different meanings: For females, the right hand is what you're born with, and left is what you've accumulated throughout your life (males vise versa)
-Identify the 4 lines Heart line : -can be read in either direction (from the pinkie finger to the index finger or vice versa) depending on the tradition being followed -believed to indicate emotional stability, romantic perspectives, depression, and cardiac health http://www.wikihow.com/Read-Palms Head line: -represents a person's learning style, communication approach, intellectualism, and thirst for knowledge -curved line is associated with creativity and spontaneity, while a straight line is linked with practicality and a structured approach Life line: -begins near the thumb and travels in an arc towards the wrist -reflects physical health, general well being, and major life changes (for example, cataclysmic events, physical injuries, and relocations -Its length is not associated with length of life Fate line: -this is also known as the line of destiny, and it indicates the degree to which a person's life is affected by external circumstances beyond their control- it begins at the base of the palm. -interpreting the hand and fingers Hand shape (fingers compared to palms) -Earth -Wind -Water -Fire -“mounts” -hand / finger size
History -Practiced all over the world in many different cultures, with only slight variations http://audrey.buzznet.com/photos/20thingsiiundayiii http://tapiture.com/image/old-palm-reading-chart -Though to date back to the stone age, as there is evidence of examining and reading /?id=68613862 markings on hands in caves in Europe -Viewpoints on palm reading have changed dramatically throughout history, (could chronicle this, ie. medieval –now, either through ‘location’ or ‘time’ -Practitioners called : palm readers, palmists, or chronologists reading sources: -Also called “chiromancy” http://www.wikihow.com/Read-Palms http://galadarling.com/article/palmistry-101 http://psychiclibrary.com/beyondBooks/palmistry-room http://www.ofesite.com/spirit/palm/palm.htm (online palm reading) http://www.dixie.edu/com/icl/File/disiplines/PALMISTRY%20ORIGINS%20AND%20HISTORY%202011.pdf http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/SkepticsBeliefsSurvey50.htm (how many people believe) http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=76453
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tracking the migration of the monarch butterfly
Why -monarch butterflies not able to survive the cold winters of most of the United States and Canada so they migrate south and west each autumn -the larval food plants do not grow in their winter overwintering sites, so the spring generation must fly back north to places where the plants are plentiful -migration usually starts in about October of each year, but can start earlier if the weather turns http://www.monarchwatch.org/tagmig/fallmap.htm cold sooner than that. -spend their winter hibernation in Mexico and some parts of Southern California where it is warm all year long -If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees. If the monarch butterfly lives west of the Rocky mountains, then it will hibernate in and around Pacific Grove, California in eucalyptus trees When -monarchs emerging at different times of the year do different things -monarchs that emerge in the spring and summer months become reproductive within a few days http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/ -monarchs emerging in the fall are in reproductive diapause, which is a state of suspended monarch/monarch_map092998.gif development of the reproductive organs. Even though these butterflies look like summer adults, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butter y they won’t mate or lay eggs until the following spring. -When the late summer and early fall monarchs emerge from their pupae, they are physically and behaviorally different from those emerging in the summer. The shorter days, cooler air, and milkweed senescence (aging) of late summer trigger changes. In the northern part of their range, this occurs around the end of August, when monarchs begin to emerge in reproductive diapause. -Diapause is controlled by the nervous system and by hormones. Environmental factors signaling the onset of unfavorable conditions are involved in triggering this physiological response. These factors include day length (most important), temperature, and host plant quality. -Hibernate in trees at sites in Mexico and southern California , clustering together, covering whole tree trunks and branches. As the winter ends and the days grow longer, the monarchs become more active and begin a 3-5 week period of intense mating activity -In Mexico, they begin to leave their roosts during the middle of March, flying north and east looking for milkweed plants on which to lay their eggs. Where -go to the very same trees each and every year when they migrate -only insect that migrates to a warmer climate that is 2,500 miles away each year -some migratory journeys extend more than 3,500 km from eastern Canada and the northeastern United States to Mexico -through tagging programs learned that they were overwintering areas in the Transverse Neovolcanic Mountains of Central Mexico migrate to overwinter in 10–13 discrete colonies located in the Oyamel forests of central Mexico http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/ Hundreds of thousands of monarchs have been tagged over the past five decades, with only 125 MexicanOWSitesA_B.html recoveries from Mexico occurring since 1975 How -they possess a time-compensated sun compass (how they navigate) reading sources: http://www.pnas.org/content/99/15/10162.full http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/monarch-migration.html http://www.pnas.org/content/95/26/15436.short http://www.monarchlab.org/Lab/Research/Topics/Migration /WhenToLeave.aspx http://www.monarchbutter yfund.org/challenge
nicole mannell . typography3 Why -monarch butterflies not able to survive the cold winters of most of the United States and Canada so they migrate south and west each autumn -the larval food plants do not grow in their winter overwintering sites, so the spring generation must fly back north to places where the plants are plentiful -migration usually starts in about October of each year, but can start earlier if the weather turns cold sooner than that. -spend their winter hibernation in Mexico and some parts of Southern California where it is warm all year long -If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees. If the monarch butterfly lives west of the Rocky mountains, then it will hibernate in and around Pacific Grove, California in eucalyptus trees When -monarchs emerging at different times of the year do different things -monarchs that emerge in the spring and summer months become reproductive within a few days -monarchs emerging in the fall are in reproductive diapause, which is a state of suspended development of the reproductive organs. Even though these butterflies look like summer adults, they won’t mate or lay eggs until the following spring. -When the late summer and early fall monarchs emerge from their pupae, they are physically and behaviorally different from those emerging in the summer. The shorter days, cooler air, and milkweed senescence (aging) of late summer trigger changes. In the northern part of their range, this occurs around the end of August, when monarchs begin to emerge in reproductive diapause. -Diapause is controlled by the nervous system and by hormones. Environmental factors signaling the onset of unfavorable conditions are involved in triggering this physiological response. These factors include day length (most important), temperature, and host plant quality. -Hibernate in trees at sites in Mexico and southern California , clustering together, covering whole tree trunks and branches. As the winter ends and the days grow longer, the monarchs become more active and begin a 3-5 week period of intense mating activity -In Mexico, they begin to leave their roosts during the middle of March, flying north and east looking for milkweed plants on which to lay their eggs. Where -go to the very same trees each and every year when they migrate -only insect that migrates to a warmer climate that is 2,500 miles away each year -some migratory journeys extend more than 3,500 km from eastern Canada and the northeastern United States to Mexico -through tagging programs learned that they were overwintering areas in the Transverse Neovolcanic Mountains of Central Mexico migrate to overwinter in 10–13 discrete colonies located in the Oyamel forests of central Mexico Hundreds of thousands of monarchs have been tagged over the past five decades, with only 125 recoveries from Mexico occurring since 1975 How -they possess a time-compensated sun compass (how they navigate)
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week two: final choice idea esearch, ‘thrill ides at Canada' Wonderland’
thrill ide list and information
Behemoth Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 5 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: yes Location: action zone Location: action zone Duration: 3min 12sec Duration: 2min, 4sec Height Requirement: 54” http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.ca/search/label/Canada Height Requirement: 48” Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard %27s%20Wonderland Manufacturer: Philadelphia Toboggan Speed: 125 km/h Speed: 90 km/h (gravity) Seats: 32 per train Seats: 30 per train http://www.missteenontario.ca Height: 230 ft (70m) Height: 90 ft (27m) Length: 5,318 ft (1,621m) Length: 3,828 ft (1,167 m) Year: 2008 Year: 1981 Type: hyper coaster Type: wood Cost: 26 million http://www.tripadvisor.ca/LocationPhotos-g499300-d18 5018-w6-Canada_s_Wonderland-Vaughan_Ontario.html
http://www.coastercrazy.com /track_exchange/detail/1999
Leviathan Dragon Fire
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 5 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: no Location: medieval faire Location: medieval faire Duration: 3min 28sec Duration: 2min Height Requirement: 54” https-//www.canadaswonderland.com/rides/thrill-rides/psyclone Height Requirement: 48” Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics Speed: 148 km/h Speed: 80 km/h (gravity) Seats: 32 per train Seats: 28 per train Height: 306 ft (93.27m) Height: 78 ft (24m) http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.ca/2010/0 Length: 5,486 ft (1,672 m) Length: 2,160 ft (660m) 1/aerial-antics-canadas-wonderland.html Year: 2012 http-//www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/649019/ Year: 1981 Type: hyper coaster Type: steel
http://www.wryandginger.co m/tag/underwear
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Psyclone Sledgehammer http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo. php?pageid=207&linkid=6794&pageno=2 Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 5 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: no Location: action zone Location: action zone Duration: 1 min 58 sec https-//www.canadaswonderland. Duration: 1min, 43 sec Height Requirement: 54” com/rides/thrill-rides/psyclone Height Requirement: 54” Manufacturer: Mondial Manufacturer: HUSS Trading Group Speed: 13 R.P.M Speed: 65 km/h Seats: 40 per train Seats: 32 per train Height: 120 ft (36.5), 75 ft (23m) Height: 80 ft (24.3m) Length: N/A Length: N/A Year: 2002 Year: 2003 Type: frisbee/ pendulum Type: Giant Jumper (worlds only) http-//www.ebaumsworld.co m/pictures/view/649019/
https://www.canadaswonderland.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/ http://www.coasterim Sledge-Hammer age.com/portfolio/cana das-wonderland-rides/
Thunder Run (Blaver Enzian until 1986) Windseaker
Thrill Rating: ? Thrill Rating: 4 Fastlane: no Fastlane: yes Location: international festival Location: action zone Duration: 1 min 55 sec Duration: 3 min Height Requirement: 40” Height Requirement: 52” Manufacturer: Henrirch Mack GMBH & Co. Manufacturer: mondial http://rcdb.com/63.htm# Speed: 36 km/h Speed: 40-48 km/h Seats: 40 per train Seats: 32 http://mondialrides.com/towerrides/all/wind-seeker Height: 33 ft (10m) Height: 301 ft (92m) Length: 1,083 ft (330m) Length: N/A Year: 1981 Year: 2011 Type: frisbee/ pendulum Type: windseaker
http://pointbuzz.com/c/windseeker-cedar http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: -point-2011.aspx Mountain_at_Canada's_Wonderland.jpg
http://www.coaster-net.com/news/1162-canada -s-wonderland-announces-windseeker/
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Vortex Flight Deck (Top Gun until 2008)
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 5 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: yes Location: international festival Location: action zone Duration: 1min 45 sec Duration: 1 min 46 sec Height Requirement: 48” Height Requirement: 52” Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics Manufacturer: Vekoma http://www.sscoasters.net/forum/f21/ best-looking-coaster-10123/index2.html Speed: 80 km/h http://www.harrisonmuir.com/portfolio.shtml Speed: 80 km/h Seats: 24 per train Seats: 20 per train Height: 98 ft ( 30m) Height: 109.3 ft (33.3m) Length: 2,361 ft (720m) Length: 2,261 ft (689m) Year: 1991 Year: 1995 Type: custom suspended Type: suspended-looping
http://www. ickr.com/photos/ svenpopelier/5235205605/
https-//www.canadaswonderland.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Vortex
The Bat Drop Tower
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 4 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: yes Location: medieval faire Location: medieval faire Duration: 1 min 47 sec Duration: 1 min 47 sec Height Requirement: 48” Height Requirement: 54” Manufacturer: Vekoma Manufacturer: Intamin Inc. Speed: 74.8km/h Speed: 100 km/h http://www. ickr.com/photos/rollerfan/2868707799/ Seats: 28 per train Seats: 16 per train Height: 117 ft (36m) Height: 230 ft (70.1m) Length: 935 ft (285m) Length: N/A Year: 1987 Year: 1997 http-//www. ickr.com/photos/5445010 Type: boomerang Type: giant drop 6@N08/6304642355/
http://www.cwmania.com/forums/v iewtopic.php?f=38&t=518&start=90 http://www.freewebs.com/friendsforeve rzone/myfavouritethemepark.htm
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http://www.edvantage. ca/See-Deals/Travel-Ente rtainment/Canadas-Won Time Warp (Tomb Raider until 2007) Skyrider derland.aspx
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 5 Fastlane: no Fastlane: no Location: action zone Location: action zone Duration: 2min Duration: 1min, 32sec Height Requirement: 54” Height Requirement: N/A Manufacturer: Zamperla Manufacturer: Togo Japan Inc. Speed: 32 km/h Speed: 80 km/h Seats: 4 per car Seats: 24 per car Height: 50 ft (15min) http://www.thrillnetwork.com/coast Height: 92 ft (28 m) er/canadas_wonderland/time_warp Length: 1,282 ft (391 m) Length: 2, 231 ft (680m) Year: 2004 Year: 1985 http://www.cwmania.com/forums/v Type: flying Type: stand up iewtopic.php?f=2&t=1409&start=30
http://fuckyeahrollerc oasters.tumblr.com/page/71 http://www.aceonline.org/cen sus/PhotoDetail.aspx?ID=1415
Shockwave Wild Beast (Wild Beaste until 1996)
Thrill Rating: 5 Thrill Rating: 4 Fastlane: yes Fastlane: yes Location: international festival Location: medieval faire http-//rollercoastersrock. Duration: 2min, 55sec Duration: 3min tumblr.com/post/52632977993/ Height Requirement: 54” Height Requirement: 48” wild-beast-canadas-wonderland Manufacturer: mondial Manufacturer: Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Speed: 83 R.P.M. http-//www.thrillnet Speed: 90 km/h Seats: 24 work.com/ride/cana Seats: 28 per train das_wonderland/sh Height: 63 feet (19m) ockwave Height: 82 ft (25m) Length: N/A Length: 3,150 ft (960m) Year: 2001 Year: 1981 Type: top scan Type: wooden
2http-//www.thrillnetwork.com/ ride/canadas_wonderland/shockwave http://rctgo.com/downloads/view/4183
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week two: ‘information organization with ticky notes: using l.a.t.c.h’
-made a sticky note of each ride, with all of the information about it I could gather -then arranged the sticky notes to gure out the di erent types of sorting I could do -the two main l.a.t.c.h. groups I focused on were time and hierarchy
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http-//rollercoastersrock. tumblr.com/post/52632977993/ wild-beast-canadas-wonderland
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week two: ‘information organization with ticky notes: using l.a.t.c.h’
-it was helpful to make each ride into it’s own sticky note because I didn’t have to rewrite the di erent statistics of the rides over and over, I just used the same note, focusing on di erent information
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week two: ‘information organization with ticky notes: using l.a.t.c.h’
-images of the sticky note organization
hierarchy: time to c plete hierarchy: oller coaster track length hierarchy: ide height one ide cycle
tallest to shortest
longest ride time to shortest ride time
shortest track length to longest track length
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week two: ‘information organization ummary: lists’
Canada' Wonderland General tory (could add to chronology)
Opened: May 23rd 1981 -prices Owned by : -$39.99: online payment (3 day advance)
-Taft Broadcasting Company and The Great-West Life Assurance Company in (1981-1994) -$46.99: at the gate -Paramount Parks from (1994 to 2006) ‘Paramount Canada’s Wonderland’ -2012 Fast Lane passes introduced -Cedar Fair (2006-present) -2013 Fast Plane Plus passes introduced Seasonal Operation: -2005, the park introduced Fearfest -open daily from May to September, on weekends in October -2006, the park introduced Spooktacular, a Halloween event geared towards children Rides: -2007, Cedar Fair announced that Fearfest would be renamed Halloween Haunt -park has 16 roller coasters -2012,Dinosaurs Alive! walk-through dinosaur exhibit 21 Thrill Rides, 11 Family Rides, 22 Kids Rides, 11 ’Splash Works’ Rides -most visited seasonal theme park in North America for several consecutive years -3.66 million visitors in 2012
Ways to O ganize Information through l.a.t.c.h.
L.ocation H.ierarchy T.ime C.atagory -organize by where they are in the park -organize rides by their speeds -organize rides by when they were introduced -organize rides by their makers -’action zone’ (8) (slowest to fastest) to the park (timeline): shows a chronology of (not enough common) -Skyrider the build up of thrill rides at the part -Time Warp -organize rides by their height Wild Beast: 1981 -organize rides by the type of ride -Psyclone (tallest to shortest) Thunder Run: 1981 (not enough common) -Flight Deck Canadian Minebuster: 1981 -Behemoth -organize rides by the number of people that Dragon Fire: 1981 -organize rides by ‘thrill rating’ : -Windseaker fit in a train (car) at once (least to most) Skyrider: 1985 would work well if one was examining -Sledgehammer The Bat: 1987 all of the rides in the park (because this -Mighty Canadian Minebuster -organize rides by how long it takes a person to Vortex: 1991 is an examination of the thrill rides they complete one cycle of the ride (long-short) Fight Deck: 1995 are all 4 or 5) -‘international festival’ (3) Drop Tower: 1997 -Shockwave Leviathan: 3 min 28 sec Leviathan: 306 ft Leviathan: 5,486 Shockwave: 2001 -organize rides by the type of material -Thunder Run Behemoth: 3 min 12 sec Windseaker 301 ft Behemoth: 5,318 Psyclone: 2002 made of (ie. steel or wood) -Vortex Windseaker: 3 min Drop Tower 230 ft Minebuster: 3,828 Sledgehammer: 2003 Wild Beast: 3 min Behemoth: 230 ft Wild Beast: 3,150 Time Warp: 2004 -organize rides by their colour (too -‘medieval faire’ (5) Shockwave: 2 min, 55 sec Psyclone 120 ft (75ft) Vortex: 2,361 Behemoth: 2008 many multi coloured) -Wild Beast Minebuster: 2 min, 4 sec The Bat 117 ft Flight Deck: 2,261 Windseaker: 2011 -Drop Tower Time Warp: 2 min Flight Deck 109 ft Skyrider: 2, 231 Leviathan: 2012 -The Bat A.lphabet Dragon Fire: 2 min Vortex: 98 ft Dragon Fire: 2,160 -organize rides by their names -Dragon Fire Psyclone: 1 min, 58 sec Skyrider 92 ft Time Warp:1 ,282 -Leviathan in alphabetical order (not very Thunder Run: 1 min, 55sec Minebuster: 90 ft Thunder Run: 1,038 interesting or informative) The Bat: 1 min, 47 sec Wild Beast 82 ft The Bat: 935 Flight Deck: 1 min, 46 sec Sledgehammer 80 ft Vortex: 1 min, 45 sec Dragon Fire: 78 ft Sledgehammer: 1 min, 43 sec Shockwave 63 ft Skyrider: 1 min, 32 sec Time Warp 50 ft information sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada's_Wonderland_attractions Drop Tower: 44 sec Thunder Run 33 ft http://rcdb.com/4539.htm https://www.canadaswonderland.com/things-to-do/thrill-rides
nicole mannell . typography3 P ocess 1 Leviathan: 306 ft 2 Leviathan: 5,486 week two: ‘Data organization & planning: graphs’ Windseaker 301 ft Behemoth: 5,318 Drop Tower 230 ft Minebuster: 3,828 Behemoth: 230 ft Wild Beast: 3,150 Psyclone 120 ft (75ft) Vortex: 2,361 The Bat 117 ft Flight Deck: 2,261 used http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx Flight Deck 109 ft Skyrider: 2, 231 to create initial graphs Vortex: 98 ft Dragon Fire: 2,160 Skyrider 92 ft Time Warp:1 ,282 Minebuster: 90 ft Thunder Run: 1,038 Wild Beast 82 ft The Bat: 935 Sledgehammer 80 ft Dragon Fire: 78 ft Shockwave 63 ft Time Warp 50 ft Thunder Run 33 ft
306 306 306 301 301 301
230 230 230 230 230 230 1
120 117 120 117 120 117 109 109 109 98 98 98 92 92 90 92 90 90 82 82 82 80 78 80 78 80 78 63 63 63 50 50 50
33 33 33
height of ide (ft)
5,486 5,486 5,486
5,318 5,318 5,318
3,828 3,828 3,828
3,150 2 3,150 3,150
2,361 2,361 2,361 2,261 2,261 2,231 2,261 2,231 2,231 2,160 2,160 2,160
1,282 1,282 1,282
1,038 1,038 1,038 935 935 935
ollercoaster track length (ft)
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4 min 3 3.50 min 3.40 min 3.28 3.28 Leviathan: 3 min 28 sec 3.30 min 3.20 min 3.12 3.12 Behemoth: 3 min 12 sec 3.10 min 3 3 3 3 Windseaker: 3 min 3 min 2.55 2.55 Wild Beast: 3 min 2.50 min 2.40 min
Shockwave: 2 min, 55 sec 2.30 min Minebuster: 2 min, 4 sec 2.20 min Time Warp: 2 min 2.10 min 2.04 2.04 2 2 1.58 2 2 1.58 2 min 1.55 1.55 Dragon Fire: 2 min 1.50 min 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.43 1.43 Psyclone: 1 min, 58 sec 1.40 min 1.32 1.32 Thunder Run: 1 min, 55sec 1.30 min 1.20 min
The Bat: 1 min, 47 sec 1.10 min Flight Deck: 1 min, 46 sec 1 min 50 sec Vortex: 1 min, 45 sec 0.44 0.44 40 sec Sledgehammer: 1 min, 43 sec 30 sec Skyrider: 1 min, 32 sec 20 sec Drop Tower: 44 sec 10 sec
3.28 3.12 3 3 each coloured flag corresponds to a “legend” 2.55 telling the name of the ride, as well as the vector of the ride, which is colour coded
2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.43 1.32
0.44
time to c plete one nicole mannell . typography3 ide cycle (minutes) week two: ‘Layout O ganization’
- rst planning of the timeline: idea was to have time on one axis, and height on the other -didn’t work out as there was too much of a size di erence between the tallest and shortest rides to have t well on the page: also length could not be done accurately as when they give the length of a ride, it is not length as in the area it takes up, but the length of the track with all it’s loops and hills -instead incorporated graphs to show the exact length and height and came as close as I could for the images with the data available
-these were ideas for supplementary infographics to go on the page if there was space, to give more detailed information about the par- such as; the season hours, average number of people that can t on a ride, the ticket price and average min. rider height
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
-the rst thing I did in creating the rides was to nd the best possible images of each of them from pro le point of view and with as much ride in the shot as possible (it was harder the larger the ride and longer the track length) -for some of the images I had to rely on digital recreations of the ride people had made for roller coaster tycoon, as well as track plans and photos of the actual ride -some of the ride drawings are based o of one photo and some are more “artistic renderings” based o of the combined sources I mentioned previously -after nding these, I created the graph to the right so that each of the rides would have comparatively correct heights -I then drew each ride on tracing paper over the graph so that I could use the same graph over and over again -I then scanned the drawings into the computer and used the pen tool to trace over them and create vectors (some of the details, like all of the wooden hatching on the Minebuster, I didn't draw out as I knew it would be easy enough to add in illustrator) -the rides were then sized down to t the timeline on to the correct size of paper and coloured according to the most dominant colour in the real ride’s colour scheme
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
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week three: ‘Ride Development’
-I had a really hard time nding a good image to work from for Dragon Fire, so I almost ended up just representing it with its iconic 2 loops, but at the last minute I found an old photo of the ride that I was able to work from- I am much happier that I could keep this ride consistent with the others in trying to show as much of it as I could nicole mannell . typography3 nicole mannell . typography3
week three: ‘Legend Creation’
-wanted to create a legend that wasn’t labeled legend: solution was to incorporate it the heading, like banner -another problem was finding a way to add the name that wasn’t obtrusive or difficult to read
ld beast ld beast ld beast
ld beast Thunder Run ld beast Thunder Run Minebuster D agon Fire Minebuster D agon Fire
Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
nicole mannell . typography3 Layouts weeks three & four Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012
owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
5,486 what makes the thrill 5,318
3.28
3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 1,282 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 935 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) length of ide (ft) ide cycle (minutes) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland growth of the park
1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012
owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
5,486 what makes the thrill 5,318
3.28
3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 1,282 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 935 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) length of ide (ft) ide cycle (minutes) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318
3.28 3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 1,282 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 935 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park what makes the thrill
3.28 3.12 3 3 2.55
2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 time to c plete one 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.43 ide cycle (minutes) 1.32
1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 park opened 0.44 owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’
5,486 5,318
306 301 3,828
230 230 3,150
2,361 2,261 2,231 2,160
120 117 109 98 92 1,282 2006 90 82 80 78 1,038 2002 2003 2004 2008 2011 2012 present day 63 935 50 33 owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
ollercoaster height of ide (ft) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park what makes the thrill
5,486 5,318
306 301 3,828
230 230 3,150
2,361 2,261 2,231 2,160
120 117 109 98 92 1,282 90 82 80 78 1,038 63 935 50 33 1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 park opened
owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ height of ide (ft) ollercoaster track length (ft)
Layout presented on week 3 critique (of the size allowed)
3.28 Issues 3.12 3 3 -dividing the time line makes it disjointed, hard to tell 2.55 that it is supposed to be one single time line
2.04 -the rides look to “cramped” and close to the time line - try 2 2 1.58 1.55 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.43 lifting them o - maybe needing a keyline under them 1.32
-get ride of the grey border around the dimonds marking the 0.44 ride dates- obscures the colour: also make them larger
-make the dates that the park changed owners the same size 2006 and shade as the other dates: the brackers underneith enough 2002 2003 2004 2008 2011 2012 present day -the colour coding not enough for the small ags, add the owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’ time to c plete one names of the rides as labels, also add a “background” (the grid ide cycle (minutes) that would be on the bar graph), lightly to ground them
-get rid of heavy brackers underneith ag graphs, to heavy on the page: use the same type of line is the owner brackers
-try adding a shaded background to divide up the page Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318
3.28 3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 92 90 1,282 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 935 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318
3.28
3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 1,282 92 90 82 80 1,038 0.44 78 935 63 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318
3.28
3.12 3 3 306 301 2.55 3,828
230 230 3,150 2.04 2 2 1.58 1.55 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32
120 117 109 98 92 90 1,282 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 935 50 33
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft)
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’ Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill
Leviathan Leviathan Leviathan 3.28 306 5,486 Behemoth Windseaker Behemoth 3.12 301 5,318 Windseaker Drop Tower Wild Beast 3 230 3,828 Minebuster Behemoth Minebuster 3 230 3,150 Shockwave Psyclone Vortex 2.55 120 2,361 Wild Beast The Bat Flight Deck 2.04 117 ollercoaster 2,261 Time Warp Flight Deck track length (ft) Time Warp 2 109 2,231 Dragon Fire Vortex Dragon Fire time to c plete one 2 98 2,160 ide cycle (minutes) Psyclone height of ide (ft) Time Warp Skyrider 1.58 92 1,282 Thunder Run Wild Beast Thunder Run 1.55 90 1,038 The Bat Minebuster The Bat 1.47 82 935 Flight Deck Sledgehammer 1.46 80 Vortex Dragon Fire 1.45 78 Sledgehammer Shockwave 1.43 63 Skyrider Skyrider 1.32 50 Drop Tower Thunder Run 0.44 33 Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft) Final week four: ‘Reflection ’
The creation of the project was both enjoyable and frustrating. I had never really attempted an info graphic before, although having for a long time been interested in doing so. At the beginning of the project I think I was a bit confused as to the type of information I needed, and that basically set me back a week, having to look for a new topic that I could gather more hard data and statistics on. Having said that, I am extremely happy with the end result and am thankful for the turn in the project that led me here. It was de nitely a di erent experience from other design assignments, and I think the biggest thing I learned was to let the data lead the direction thatit should be displayed- not trying to make it t into a certain look. I hope that my nal piece embodies this sentiment and is both clear in it’s delivery of the data, as well as fun to look at, (as it is about an amusement park).
Something I found surprising while working on this project actually happened during my research. I never knew how many roller coaster fan clubs and devotion sites there were or that people spend hours and hours of time making detailed recreations of these real rides in games like roller coaster tycoon. Having said this, these recreations were quite helpful and I am thankful to these people and their sites. The only regret that I really have with this project is that it cannot be larger. It would be nice to have it longer so that the timeline is not as squished, the ride icons could be bigger and there could be more white space. I think that later I would like to try and expand the infographic, making it much larger and incorporating more of the rides in the Canada’s Wonderland theme park, as well as adding other pieces of data, (such as when the park is open, ticket price, when fast passes were introduced, fun facts about the rides and other assorted things I learned while researching the park. Although it was tough, it was worth it, and I look forward to working on more infographics in the future.
nicole mannell . typography3 Thrill Rides At Canadas Wonderland
growth of the park
1985 1987 1991 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2011 2012 present day 1981 park opened owned by ‘Taft B oadcasting C pany’ owned by ‘Paramount Parks’ owned by ‘Cedar Fair’
what makes the thrill 5,486 5,318 5,000 3.28
3.12 306 3 3 301 4,000 3,828 3 2.55 300
3,150 230 230 3,000 2.04 2 2 2 1.58 1.55 200 2,361 1.47 1.46 1.45 2,261 1.43 2,231 2,160 1.32 2,000
120 117 109 98 1,282 1 100 92 90 82 80 0.44 78 1,038 63 1,000 935 50 33
0 0 0
time to c plete one height of ide (ft) ollercoaster ide cycle (minutes) track length (ft)