Sim City Theme Park Expansion Pack Out In May

Maxis have announced that their strategy city-building game (Sim City) will get a theme park expansion pack at the end of this current month. There have been various leaks on the Internet over the past few days regarding the amusement park add-on.

A trailer for the new expansion can be viewed below:

Now though, Maxis have officially confirmed that the expansion pack will be out on May 28th. They confirmed it using the Sim City Twitter account, here’s the tweet in full.

Some of you may have seen thrilling new #SimCity content that arrived too early at the gate. It’s coming May 28. We think you’ll be amused.

— SimCity (@simcity) May 16, 2013

The add-on will be much like the roller coaster tycoon and theme park world video games. Players will build an amusement park to boost their city’s tourism, economy and industry.

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The Amusement Park Pack DLC Details

The Amusement Park Pack is a DLC that allows the players to build their own funfair in the game. Here are some of its main features:

1. Customizable layouts: Players can build the amusement park anywhere in their city. They can draw out custom roads and then snap funfair rides, concessions, and decorations to them.
2. Attract more tourists: Amusement parks are a big tourist attraction and can significantly increase the amount of tourists coming to your city.
3. New buildings and attractions: The pack includes new attractions such as roller coasters, ferris wheels, and go-kart tracks, among others. It also includes concession stands like popcorn stands and cotton candy stands to entertain your visitors.
4. Profit from your park: You can charge admission fees for your park, and you can also earn profits from the concessions and attractions. This can be a significant source of income for your city.
5. Track your progress: You can track how well your fairground is doing through the amusement park attendance data layer.