If you ask the children about their wishes for an amusement park, you can probably list a cloth as long. However, due to the size limit of the venue, there are not many children's amusement parks that are all in. We are fortunate to see the children's dream playground in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, which is Chapman Adventure Playground Adventure Park in Gathering Place.
Chapman Adventure Playground
01：Fully customized adventure amusement park with up to 160 amusement facilities
Adventure amusement park located in the highest standard urban public space in the local area
Original customization or product selection?
A total of 160 unpowered amusement facilities and structures have been set up in the adventure amusement park, covering the most popular children's playground elements such as fairy tale towers, climbing, sand and water, slides, swings, etc. Most of the amusement facilities are customized from Europe, with the aim of adapting to the complex elevation and terrain of the site to the maximum extent possible, and bringing a new outdoor children's activity concept and innovative children's place and equipment design to children's playgrounds in the United States, thereby bringing lasting and positive changes to urban public spaces.
Excluding the landscape and venue, the meticulously designed 160 amusement facilities and their installation costs amount to $11.5 million. After the completion of construction, the Adventure Amusement Park was opened to the public as a free urban public facility at the end of 2018, bringing luxurious outdoor gaming enjoyment comparable to theme parks. Families with children can spend a perfect day in the amusement park.
▲ Customized amusement facilities under installation
02：Inclusive themed amusement park, gathering 7 major amusement themes
An unpowered amusement park covering an area of over 20000 square meters
How to plan the theme and design the game content?
The adventure amusement park has 7 themed spaces, including Volcanoville Volcano Town, The River Giants River, Skywalk Forests Sky Forest, Fairyland Forest Fairy Tale Forest, Ramble Sensor Garden Strolling Sensory Garden, Spiral Connector and Towers Spiral Connection and Tower, and Water Mountain Water Hill. The diverse themed amusement areas are highly inclusive and meet the different play needs of children aged 0-12 years old.
Among them, the most distinctive one is The River Giants, a wooden game venue from Monstrum, Denmark. The design inspiration for this themed amusement park comes from the local wildlife of Oklahoma, such as the great blue egret, white sturgeon, snakes, and wetland aquatic plants along the Arkansas River. All animal and plant images are magnified, combined with slides, various climbing and walking facilities, and sheltered spaces, bringing a rich and interesting gaming experience while leading children to understand the local biological population and inspiring imagination.
The SpiralConnector and Towers spiral connection and tower themed area, located in the central core area of the venue, in collaboration with MVVA and German amusement park manufacturer Richter Spieger ä te, brings a strong European fairy tale atmosphere to the adventure amusement park. Seven unique dreamy wooden castles, pirate ships, and wooden elephant slides provide exciting challenges for children's exploration.
The Skywalk Forests, located on the west side of the adventure park, further takes the adventure to a new height. The passages in the forest rise 6 meters above the ground and are connected to various thrilling long slides and unique climbing structures.
Water Mountain is a water amusement park with a height difference, utilizing the site's height difference, different forms of water such as fountains, mist, shallow water, and dozens of water play equipment such as pumps, water wheels, whale mounts, etc. to make the water play experience more lively and unique. As a result, this theme area has become the most attractive place for adventure amusement parks in the warm season.
Fairyland Forest is a fairy tale forest aimed at preschool children, bringing fairy tales into the real world. Various colorful mini cabins, yellow giant snakes, giant bananas, pears and other fruit structures scattered in the forest allow young children to unleash their imagination and engage in role-playing, socializing, and gaming together.
Volcanoville Volcano Town is located in the northwest corner of the site, specifically designed for babies aged 6 to 24 months. The low and various climbing elements, bright venue colors, and play play play play promote cognitive development.
The addition of the Ramble Sensory Garden theme area is a bold attempt at adventure amusement parks, occupying the largest area of the site and introducing various sensory experiences based on nature and STEAM education, such as mirror mazes, rotating boulders, amplification stones, and various sensory music devices, encouraging children to interact with various devices and asking questions such as "why is this happening?" and "how does it work?".
In addition to the seven themed amusement areas, a Picnic Grove picnic forest is also specially set up on the south side of the adventure amusement park. Here, a large number of picnic tables and chairs are made of recyclable wood, providing a convenient place for families to rest and have picnics. At the same time, it also facilitates children to quickly return to their favorite theme areas after a short rest and picnic.
03：Outdoor interactive science popularization hall, integrating science popularization into play and exploration
Add more value to children's adventure amusement parks
How to integrate science popularization and education into game design?
Playing is one of the best ways for children to learn, so Chapman Adventure Amusement Park integrates various educational content into various amusement activities. Including local ecology and various natural phenomena, to some extent, it can even be called an outdoor interactive exploration museum:
In the theme area of The River of Gains, children can learn about the magnified local wetland ecosystem and corresponding representative species while playing;
In the Sand and Water themed area of Water Mountain, children can learn about the shape and properties of water, the principle of gravity, and the working principles of pumps, water trucks, dams, etc. while playing with water;
In the Ramble Sensor Garden theme area, almost every interactive device brings different popular science knowledge, such as bowl shaped amplification stones, mazes that use mirror reflection to create visual confusion, faucet rolls that can be made by children, microphones hidden in the jungle, scales that can "see length", and listening to the sound of stones.
In addition, various visual and interactive devices can be seen almost everywhere in various areas of the adventure amusement park, stimulating children's desire to explore during play and allowing them to find their own answers through hands-on and careful observation.
After the opening of Chapman Adventure Amusement Park to the public, it attracts millions of visitors every year, especially during the summer vacation when the water play area is open, and the amusement park is almost overcrowded. This is due to its integration with the world's most cutting-edge children's activity venues, and its commitment to the extreme richness of play content, the inclusiveness of the venue, and the educational value of moistening things silently. In addition to focusing on children, adventure parks are also committed to enhancing the experience of other family members. Almost all amusement areas have comfortable shelters, tree shade, and rest areas, and many themed amusement areas consider the fun of parent-child travel.
It showcases a large collection of almost ideal children's playgrounds, covering almost all types of outdoor children's play activities. The 7 main theme areas can be independently divided into modules to provide reference value of the same type, just like the name of The Gathering Place Park, which it belongs to.
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