 Transportation-Understanding Tours Part III: Tour, Article by Anyajoy |
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 May 17 2006, 09:24 PM
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 Dedicated Ailuromaniac  Group: DRT [Mod] Posts: 19338 Points: 31610 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Michigan Member No.: 2075  |
ZT2 ES Transportation - Understanding Tours Part III: Tour Objects
This article is an original, copyrighted work and protected under copyright laws. Members have permission to print pages or email them to yourself for your own personal use, however, please do not distribute them without express permission from the author! Tour objects provide extra visual stimulation for guests, boost the tour rating, and increase donations. Some guests really want to see objects on tours while others focus mainly on the animals. The tour rating is impacted by tour objects but is much more dependent on whether or not guests see lots of happy, healthy animals. Tour objects, while fun and interesting, do not much improve a tour with only a few animals. Tour objects do provide that little something extra that leave some guests exclaiming, "This zoo really went out of its way to put cool objects on that tour." As might be expected, tour objects can have a greater impact when used on the Jeep tours, but sky tram guests notice tour objects also. Two objects, the Crystal Tunnel and the Sequoia Tunnel, are really only fun on the Jeep tour. On both types of tours, objects in action almost always elicit positive comments from guests. These objects are:
One-star level Mineral Deposit - $750 Snow Machine - $500 Two-star level Bat Cave - $1000 Geyser - $1200 Three-star level Crystal Tunnel - $1200 Fog Machine - $500 Four-star level Rock Pool - $1500, with a monthly upkeep charge of $50 Volcano - $1750 Five-star level Sequoia Tunnel - $2000 The in-game Zoopedia gives some information about which biomes go with which objects, but does not match all nine tour objects with specific biomes. Zoopedia only matches four objects with specific biomes or animals. They are:
See also: Part I: Sky Trams Part II: Jeep Tours Part IV: Comparison and Strategy, Sky Trams vs. Jeep Tours This post has been edited by Anyajoy: May 18 2006, 02:46 PM --------------------  "God made the cat in order that humankind might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger." --Fernand Mey "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -- music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer |
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May 21 2006, 02:06 PM
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Dedicated Ailuromaniac Group: DRT [Mod] Posts: 19338 Points: 31610 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Michigan Member No.: 2075 |
The third part of the ES tour series.
-------------------- "God made the cat in order that humankind might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger." --Fernand Mey "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -- music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer |
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Jul 6 2006, 09:53 PM
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Gray Wolf  Group: Maintenance Worker Posts: 27 Points: 0 Joined: 9-August 04 Member No.: 722 |
The bat cave also looks good in tropical rainforest and wetlands exhibits.
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Jul 7 2006, 01:35 AM
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 Atlantic Avenger  Group: Zoologist [Zoologist] Posts: 11320 Points: 6270 Joined: 14-May 04 From: Somewhere,under the sea,or a rock Member No.: 139 |
Anya,
I haven't played much with the tours still, but I wanted to thank you for these as they are really helpful for me. I really wouldn't have thought to use these items on the tour, I usually use them in the zoo as playground or front exhibit items.  I still need more practice in general.  But....Thank you! 
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Jul 7 2006, 02:13 AM
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Dedicated Ailuromaniac Group: DRT [Mod] Posts: 19338 Points: 31610 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Michigan Member No.: 2075 |
Oh, AQ, you're a sweetie!
It is interesting to work with the tours and try different things. I really think the placement of the station/s is important. I hope you try them out a little more and then you can be the one to give us pointers. 
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Jul 5 2007, 01:57 PM
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 Giant Panda Group: Maintenance Worker Posts: 91 Points: 290 Joined: 6-March 07 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 7939 |
Awesome info page
loved it.I find that the Volcano looks good in the Alpine as well and I find that I put the geyser in the grasslands exhibit. But of course, that's just me and I just think the tour objects are cool, wish there were more I wish there was a savanah one though, I've started using the Kapoje (or however you spell it) in that biome and the guests have seemed to think it's kinda cool, but I could be wrong.
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Jul 30 2007, 02:09 PM
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 Orca Group: Tour Guide Posts: 470 Points: 0 Joined: 14-August 06 From: England Member No.: 5102 |
can i just say, i have seen tigers use the rockpool as enrichment object
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Aug 5 2007, 01:07 AM
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Manta Ray Group: Maintenance Worker Posts: 62 Points: 0 Joined: 4-August 07 From: Kentucky Member No.: 11025 |
Awesome page, although I don't normally use Vehicle or Sky Tram tours.
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Aug 5 2007, 01:37 PM
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 Mako Shark  Group: Benefactor [Benefactor] Posts: 261 Points: 100 Joined: 23-June 06 From: Lurgan Member No.: 4324 |
Thanks for the help and i started using them more and this will help me alot
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