Has there ever been a worst kept secret? As early as 2007, observant RuneScape fans have been avidly watching Google Maps for the construction progress of our latest adventure: Wet n Wildy, the RuneScape theme park!

 

Thats right, at the end of 2010, we will formally be opening our doors and portculli, allowing you all to come and meet your favourite personalities, experience the thrills of living in RuneScape, and even sample its varieties of cheese.

 

We still have a few details to confirm, so this is where you come in: we want you to vote in the poll, on the front page of RuneScape.com, and offer your thoughts on prices, rides and plush toys.

 

We wouldnt ask for your help without giving something in return, so please click on the image link below to view the RuneScape Wet 'n' Wildy visitor map, hot off the press. We can also offer a blog, accessed from the bottom-right of the RuneScape.com frontpage, which gives insight into how such a huge endeavour was tackled and brought to life, written by Mod Paupersen, our Wet n Wildy project coordinator.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on opening day!

 

 

Dev blog:

 

 

Tja, blogiverse!

 

Hopefully you have all read the newspost and converted the words into sheer joy! With any luck, you are as excited as I am - after all, I have spent five years skulking in the shadows, working like a wasp to design and build a theme park without any of its millions of players knowing!

 

Obviously, we didnt keep it secret enough, and things leaked all over the internet. As has been mentioned elsewhere, a RuneScape fansite found Google Map images showing construction near our UK office; Mod MMG changed his display name to ThemePark2010; and long-time RuneScape player GreasySpaniel even found my CV on a Swedish recruitment site, listing my work on Fort Hasselhoff in Germany, and Brassic Park in Finland. It is certainly unusual for Jagex employee to have two theme parks on their CV!

 

That doesnt make this a damp squid: far from it, in fact. This is the first time we have been able to show you the rides we have planned, and we can measure the percentage of 'woots' and ascii on the forums. I can only encourage you to vote in the poll on the front page of the RuneScape to register your interest and let us know some vital information. With any luck, your votes can be turned into rides and cash.

 

Although we are all champagne and cabbage soup, there have been moments in the parks construction that did not go so dandy. For one, Excl and friends were invited to an early viewing of the park, but were left stranded outside of the Pirates of Mos Le'Harmless paddock as storms battered their tourboat! We thought that zombies couldnt get past electric fences, but un-life always finds a way. Clever zombies!

 

But that is rummaging in the cellar of the past, and all guests now get a 'funpack', with overnight bag and cattleprod. Having met most of our safety requirements, we have been given a green light by the UK Parks Commission and are ready to open at the end of this year. You will all get your chance to flume down Baxtorian Falls, experience the world of the Chaos Elemental in 13 separate dimensions, and even change your sister into a brother at the Makeover Mage Facepaint Stall!

 

We hope weve created something for every age, and for every experience level, so pester your mum, dad, partner or physician for permission to come and visit the park in the 5th Quarter of 2010. I can almost smell your faces as you emerge from the Ape Paytoll's nostrils and see Funbridge for the first time.

 

I see you,

 

Mod Paupersen

 

At least they didn't waste too much time on it.

 

Doesn't compare to Pika Tips :P

Such a bad April Fools' :(

 

We hope we’ve created something for every age, and for every experience level, so pester your mum, dad, partner or physician for permission to come and visit the park in the 5th Quarter of 2010. I can almost smell your faces as you emerge from the Ape Paytoll's nostrils and see Funbridge for the first time.

 

That's quite funny though lol.

Pika-tips > all! :) But still gave me a smirk. :P

I DEMAND GIANT, WIELDABLE CABBAGE!

Durr hur, let's all go in the fifth quarter of 2010.

im calling jagex right now to reserve tickets omfg this looks so cool! <3: <3:

 

but yeah oh look at the date. so sad.

Looks crazy, I woudn't want to get lost in Funbridge :(

This might be fake, yet it sounds so awesome. I would love to watch a 13D movie. :P

I wanna ride the Guthix Seesaw, if they actually put it in.

 

It stays balanced :smile: , Happy April Fools!

What're Google Maps? Don't they mean Topeka Maps?

Is this actually all they came up with or is there something else in game? xD *hasn't looked properly around TIF yet and has woken up only 30 mins ago*

The map made me laugh, pretty good attempt by JagEx :thumbup:

 

It would have been cool if they put like a model of one of the areas of the theme park in game for players to wander around :P

Voted in their poll as well, which is pretty funny! :D

I lol'd. Maybe not as good as the year of giant cabbage, but I had a laugh nonetheless.

 

EDIT: The poll made me lol even more.

I was hoping for a "MechScape" April fools' if I'm honest.

lol this sucks, it had me going for a bit, then i was like...o wait, the date :/

You guys think this is April Fools? Hell no!

 

Remember how the new skill is linked to Thirdscape, Jagex' MMO they scratched and put into Runescape? You guys remember how Thirdscape was based around a younger demographic? New Skill. I call it.

Not as bad as people make it to be.

Some things are really funny like the makeover mage thing >=) and wet n wildy ! (ROFL)

But cabbages were better :twisted:

Nice April Fools! I like.

I can wait to buy a plushie of Armadyl and a cabbage. :P

 

See you all in Q5 of this year!

The poll was made of more win then the Blog and post multiplied by each other.

 

I'm going!, i'm already stockpiling in burnt tune and maple longbows so i can ride Guthix's seesaw and see Leeroy Jenkins :mrgreen: and buy myself a Guthix plush doll <3:

:thumbsup:

I honestly couldn't tell if they were serious until the "5th quarter" thing. Ah well. :-(

That was awfully obvious... :rolleyes:

Is it sad that I was really looking forward to going? <_< But the inflatible skillcape sounds cool. Ha! :thumbsup:

 

PS: Yes I realised it was fake after checking the date.