FridayFunLand

Friday Fun Land (sometimes stylized as FridayFunland) is a 300x200 block amusement park located south of Oranjestad, east of Belthil, and north of New Venice. The park was originally owned and operated by Tweber Entertainment until 2021. It features over dozens of attractions and roller coasters.

The Twister at night

Early in its history, Friday Fun Land received widespread recognition for its record-breaking attractions and events. One of the park's most well-known attractions, The Deathcube, is often credited with reviving worldwide interest in theme parks in 2012. Others, such as The Twister, have set several world records, some of which remain standing. The park has also suffered through times of negative publicity, particularly surrounding its poor maintenance record and run-down appearance between 2013 and 2020. Since early 2021, the theme park park has been majorly renovated and is being kept up to this day.

History

Friday Fun Land was one of the earliest developments on the Shire when famed land developer Tweber joined the server in early 2011. Construction continued until September 10 2011, when Tweber joined the server for the last time. His whereabouts remain a mystery to this day. Since Tweber’s departure, several additional rides and structures have been added by various members.

Tweber built some of the first iconic pieces of the park, including the famous Ghast and Creeper gates, The Twister rollercoaster, Park Offices, and the Ice Skating Rink. Also in 2011, the area was linked to a pre-Shire Transit Authority train station, built by LTTylerJ30 and Dendrago. The track, originally destined to New Haven in the south, would eventually become part of the Dulcia Line in 2015. The station has kept it’s 2011-era style throughout the years. It went through a minor renovation on August 6 2020.

Early in Friday Fun Land development, an adjacent project was started by Grunto and Fatllama called the “Pirate Cove”. It has now been developed into an attraction and is part of Friday Fun Land.

One of the first major attractions featured at the park was The Twister, a single track wooden roller coaster. Designed by park creator Tweber, The Twister was the first of its kind and played an integral part of the roller coaster renaissance of the 2010s. It was distinguished as a Roller Coaster Landmark by Shire Coaster Enthusiast Quarterly Magazine (SCEQ) in recognition for its historical significance.

On the heels of early success came turbulent times beginning in 2013. Friday Fun Land’s location was chosen due to its proximity to the Mainland. However, the expected development of the area faltered. Infrastructure needed to bring crowds to the area was lacking, and the slow decay of Skylan in the north eventually cut off access from Oranjestad and brought an increase in crime. As of February 2021, access to Friday Fun Land is no longer restricted to small footpaths and the Dulcia Line train station in the west, but the Ghast Entrance has no direct access to Skylan or Oranjestad. An effort to restore this connection was underway as of early 2021.

In February 2021, a group of Shire developers led by Suntinfunny, SeagullsRule, and Zhenya17 bought the ailing property and began a massive campaign to revamp, restore, and redevelop Friday Fun Land. A Grand Reopening was held on February 5th.

Pirate Cove Today

A couple months later, (during the Summer) a new area, named Pirate Cove, was build behind Nether World. It didnt add any new rides as it mainly focused on shops and restaurants. The minecart ride "Pirate Cove" changed name to "The Old Pirate" to avoid confusion. Sometime in October of 2021, the Horse Race Track started redevelopment, the area was going to be replaced by a new, bigger Horse Race Track and 2 other rides (Riptide and and unnamed kids coaster). Construction started by demolishing the previous race track and a new, white building which would house the new Horse Race Track. A large horse was also constructed for the kids ride and to signify that there was indeed still a race track.

Later, plans changed and the race track (which was about 30% built) was scrapped and was at first be a mall for a short time but then changed to a convention centre. Riptide and the unnamed kids ride remained. Finishing the building stagnated around October 15th and did not continue until the 5th of January 2022, where (yet again) plans changed to turn the whole area into a new district coined "Movieland SI". Riptide remained but the kids ride was not mentioned. The convention centre was now going to be a movie studio. Finally, on the same day, construction resumed. Movieland SI finally opened sometime in early 2022 (March?).

A few months later, On-Point shut down and later got bulldozed due to the lack of upkeep and attendance, it still hasn't been replaced by a new attraction. During the same time, plans arose to build an Egyptian-themed roller-coaster attraction in the lake nearby. These plans were later approved and construction began the same month. 1 pyramid was build with it's partial entrance done before budget was slashed and could no longer continue. All workers left the site and the husk on a to-be pyramid was left over. This pyramid stood abandoned over a long time as FFL suffered strikes and partial closures.

At last funding was secured for the upkeep of FFL and the continuation of construction of the pyramid (now called the Pyramid Of Doom). Construction resumed on the ride on the 7/01/2023.

Recently, "Spanner in the Tracks" -a redstone themed cathedral rollercoaster- was funded and constructed on the further headlands of FFL. The ride is the first to have many mechanical parts amongst its workings, in addition to being the first 2-person rollercoaster. The ride was constructed quickly, due to a rise in the value of the FFL company.

Attractions

• The Twister
  • Built by Tweber in 2011, restored by SeagullsRule and Suntinfunny in 2021
• The Deathcube
  • Arena built by Mikeylegodude in 2012
• The Blue Lagoon
  • Originally built by Chan04Stephen and completely revamped by Suntinfunny and SeagullsRule on Feb 2 2021
• Acacian Adventure
  • Track originally built by nebbers, remodeled by Suntinfunny
• Funtro
  • Built by Zhenya in Feb 2021 as both a mini metro system/people mover that encircles the park, and also as a ride itself
• On Point!
  • Built by Suntinfunny
• Pig Race Track
  • Built by Suntinfunny
• No-Name-Chaos
  • Built by Zhenya17
• Around the hottest and coldest places in 150 seconds or less
  • Built by SeagullsRule and Suntinfunny
• Nether World
  • Built by SeagullsRule and Suntinfuuny
• Ice Rink
  • Built by Tweber
• Oceanatic Aquarium
  • Built by SeagullsRule ans Suntinfunny
• Pirate Cove/The Old Pirate
  • Initial idea and Skull face built by Fatllama and Grunto. The dream was fulfilled 10 years later by Suntinfunny and SeagullsRule
• Space Spiral
  • Built by Zhenya
• Chateau Arbemaisonnes
  • Built by Zalidia
• Miniture Parkour
  • Built by SeagullsRule

2022

• Riptide
  • Built by Suntinfunny
• The Rare Horse Exhibition
  • Built by SeagullsRule

2023

• The Pyramid of Doom
  • Built by Suntinfunny
• Spanner in the Tracks
  • Built by SeagullsRule

• Plus More!