Journey in the Imagination of Mysterio

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More than forty miles of fun for all. From theme parks, to recreation, resorts, boardwalks, beaches, and more. What is it, you may ask? It is Paradise Island.

It’s everything from the best firework shows in the world to the best roller coasters seen on the planet. It’s more than just a theme park. From hiking on trails in the woods, to fishing, boardwalk fun, shopping and sports, Paradise Island has everything. However, Paradise Island is not reality. It is a theme park still in the making. In the making in my imagination? For this editorial, I will reveal my ideas for the ultimate dream park – Paradise Island Resort!

At Paradise Island, a complex of multiple theme parks forms the biggest theme park resort in the world. The theme parks of Paradise Island that forms the central tourist area of the complex, with more than half a dozen and more in the planning. The parks are Big Street, Fantasyland Village, African Adventure, Future World, Movie World, Cartoonville, and others.

Big Street is the gateway through the magic of theme parks – a large street that extends three miles down, with buildings inspired by my hometown. It

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consists of hundreds of shops, stores, restaurants, transportation throughout the park, 3D attractions, and museums. The icon of Big Street takes you past my hometown, and more like five hundred miles past my hometown is the Golden Gate Bridge. Then, at nighttime in the park directly over the street are the northern lights. Their beauty combined with the park’s music will be amazing. And don’t forget the parades that take place on the street throughout the day!

Also taking place at nighttime is the biggest, baddest, greatest firework show ever made: Imagination Fantastic. The Golden Gate Bridge steals the spotlight with all the buildings lighting up in different colors all throughout the show. The lake under the Golden Gate Bridge is used for water screen display of movies, and so much fire that the audience can feel the heat. Then, more than 10,000 firework shells are launched in the sky for the most amazing display of fireworks ever conceived. Take a journey through the imagination and watch out for evil spirits that want to turn your imagination into a nightmare at the Imagination Fantastic!

Let’s move ahead a few miles from Big Street to the second biggest theme park at Paradise Island. This park is called Fantasyland Village. It holds several themed lands including Fantasyland Road, Fantasy Forest, Fantasy Mountain, Pirates Alley, Typhoon Seaport, and Haunted Hill. First off, the entrance of the park is more than simply an entrance. It is a new technological model made by Paradise Island islanders. It is Fantasy Mountain, one of the best themed mountains since Disney’s Expedition Everest. The mountain stands over the resort at more than three hundred and fifty feet tall. It is not just an entrance, but inside, it contains a roller coaster: Fantasy Mountain. You found Mount Olympus and found a hidden mine. You take a mine car down it and discover a lost city.

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Suddenly, strange things start to happen and then you enter a magical world. Is it that you are living a story from Greek mythology?

In the park you will find plenty of cool features. One of the park’s characters is Rupert the Car, an advance audio animatronic. It is a car in all superficial respects, but weights under two hundred pounds. It moves at only ten miles per hour. It has eyes that move based on noise level, eyes that blink, and talks. It drives itself through the park, and if something gets in its way, it stops with the aid of invisible laser sensors. Don’t worry though – a staff is always with him to help introduce the guests to Rupert.

At nighttime, you will get to check out two new things. First, there is the Magical Nighttime Parade with all the floats lit up for the occasion. Then, there is one of the coolest firework shows on earth – Fantasy in the Sky! A live orchestra accompanies Fantasy in the Sky. The beginning of the show is called Chaos when fire rises into the air and hundreds of fireworks blast off at the same time. Did I mention that this show is at Fantasy Mountain? Did I also mention that this theming is every bit as good as that of the Disney parks?

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The next park and final park I will tell you about in this editorial is Movie World. Ever wanted to be a movie star? To walk down the streets of Hollywood and have everyone want your autograph? Well, at Movie World, you are the star! Walk down at the entrance in Hollywood as the distant Hollywood sign is visible on the mountain. Wait… Is that a roller coaster on top of it? Yes it is – a roller coaster by the name of the Hollywood Block.buster! Hollywood Block.buster is a roller coaster that launches at over eighty miles per hour and sends riders through Hollywood with music pumping into their ears. For the grand finale, the coaster careens directly through the Hollywood sign! After this ride, Hollywood will never be the same.

From there, take a stroll down New York in the early 1900s and encounter the most thrilling ride on earth. Its name? Stuntman’s Revenge! This is the tallest and fastest ride on earth… at least, the day it’s built. Launching past one hundred and fifty miles per hour, you will get shot up more than five hundred feet into the air! Talk about crazy! This is a roller coaster you coaster fans can not ignore!

But that’s only the beginning. There’s so much more at just the few parks I named so far. And even after that, there will be so many other parks that we could spend an entire day talking about. At Paradise Island, the parks will feature some of the best rides and attractions on earth. But some of it… Now that will just have to remain in complete secrecy for now! I hope you enjoy reading about my dream park as much as I have enjoyed thinking about it and drawing sketches for it. One day it might come true. But until then, we can only imagine!