Why Model an Amusement Park?

Well, why not? Just kidding. Actually, that question really should be "why make your whole layout an amusement park". I've heard of lots of modellers who have included a park as part of their pikes, even going to the extent of including a narrow-guage park train as I intend. But I haven't heard of too many modellers who have built an amusement park as their entire model railroad. It's pretty obvious why -- all a park train does is go round and round a loop of track. Hmm, sounds like your basic beginner's 4x8, don't it? My interest in model railroading is in the act of creating the layout. Operation can be fun, but actually building stuff is what I find most enjoyable. Therefore, running a train round and round doesn't bother me in the least. My Master Plan includes a narrow-guage train with some good hills on the line. Those hills are there strictly for operational interest. Okay, so I do like to operarte a little! When I realized that I was only going to have room for a 4x8, the ...