(One inspired by Bob's spring vacation plans this year... )
Theme Parks in Fenspace
There are those who would claim that every Fen settlement is a theme park of some sort, thanks to what many 'Danes think of as the Factions' "picturesque" habits. As Jonathan Helscher once wrote, that's just how Fen live.
Actual Fen theme parks can be found throughout space:
Operating out of an asteroid purchased from Rockhounds, moved to Clarke orbit above 158°W (as close to Hawai'i as possible), and sculpted to have Mouse ears, Disney's World is owned and operated by the Disney Corporation. The name is literal; Disney doesn't make space on their "world" available to other companies. It's much like the company's ground-based parks, although the Space Mountain ride has been replaced with a zero-g playroom. The animatronics are as good as any at the other Disney parks (which is a liability compared to other theme parks' use of AI animatronics).
Federation Land, located in the middle of Utopia Planitia on Mars, strongly resembles an old-style movie studio's back lot. There's a thousand-and-one-nights zone (complete with green dancing girls), a Chicago-gangland zone, a Klingon-homeworld zone, ... if it showed up on an episode of Star Trek, you can find something like it in Federation Land. The park's motto is "Set Phasers On Fun!"
The Kandor Bottle is a small theme park in Kandor City, similiar in size and quality to the various "roadside attraction" parks found throughout North America. While they concentrate on Supers-related exhibits, they have one room devoted to the events of Kandor-con.
Many people are amazed to discover the Wizards have nothing to do with Renfaire, until they remember the Potterites are interested in modern fantasy. Renfaire, found in the Main Belt, is owned by a "guild" of historical-reenactment fen. The park's biggest attraction is the resident Dandelion population, who act as wandering minstrels, troubadors, and bards. The second-biggest attraction is the monthly roasting of an entire ox - this is the only red meat some people in the Belt ever eat. Renfaire's Training Grounds have been open to all comers since the beginning of Operation Great Justice, and have completely modern medical staff on call.
(Any more? Or a better name for "Federation Land"?)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Theme Parks in Fenspace
There are those who would claim that every Fen settlement is a theme park of some sort, thanks to what many 'Danes think of as the Factions' "picturesque" habits. As Jonathan Helscher once wrote, that's just how Fen live.
Actual Fen theme parks can be found throughout space:
Operating out of an asteroid purchased from Rockhounds, moved to Clarke orbit above 158°W (as close to Hawai'i as possible), and sculpted to have Mouse ears, Disney's World is owned and operated by the Disney Corporation. The name is literal; Disney doesn't make space on their "world" available to other companies. It's much like the company's ground-based parks, although the Space Mountain ride has been replaced with a zero-g playroom. The animatronics are as good as any at the other Disney parks (which is a liability compared to other theme parks' use of AI animatronics).
Federation Land, located in the middle of Utopia Planitia on Mars, strongly resembles an old-style movie studio's back lot. There's a thousand-and-one-nights zone (complete with green dancing girls), a Chicago-gangland zone, a Klingon-homeworld zone, ... if it showed up on an episode of Star Trek, you can find something like it in Federation Land. The park's motto is "Set Phasers On Fun!"
The Kandor Bottle is a small theme park in Kandor City, similiar in size and quality to the various "roadside attraction" parks found throughout North America. While they concentrate on Supers-related exhibits, they have one room devoted to the events of Kandor-con.
Many people are amazed to discover the Wizards have nothing to do with Renfaire, until they remember the Potterites are interested in modern fantasy. Renfaire, found in the Main Belt, is owned by a "guild" of historical-reenactment fen. The park's biggest attraction is the resident Dandelion population, who act as wandering minstrels, troubadors, and bards. The second-biggest attraction is the monthly roasting of an entire ox - this is the only red meat some people in the Belt ever eat. Renfaire's Training Grounds have been open to all comers since the beginning of Operation Great Justice, and have completely modern medical staff on call.
(Any more? Or a better name for "Federation Land"?)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012