Steampunk Central: Theme Park Masterplan
For a themed entertainment course, I was tasked with conceptualizing a theme park to turn into a theme park schematic plan. I started by choosing a theme to center the park around: Steampunk. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy that blends elements of Edwardian and Victorian eras. It is defined by industrial and steam powers, retrofuturism, and technological anachronisms. Because it remains timeless, I thought it could positively challenge my design choices to create something that was “forward” for the past. I wouldn’t be as concerned about the park reinventing itself as worldly values and technological advancements changed and progressed. When guests arrive to the park, they travel through a time machine “portal” to visit Steampunk Central. Once they are in, Steampunk Central is a city separated into three districts: technology, art, and community. I have divided my work into the preliminary stages of development as well as the finalized schematic plan of the park with labels and renders.