the money printer: my max income park loop in theme park tycoon 2

everyone builds a park in theme park tycoon 2 and then wonders why theyre broke, so here is how i actually print money.

first, the entrance fee is a trap early, set it low or free and make your income on rides and shops instead, because a full park spending on the inside beats a half empty park you overcharged just to walk in. second, cluster your shops, food then drink then bathroom in a tight loop, because a happy guest who never has to walk far stays longer and spends more, and guest happiness quietly multiplies everything you earn.

third, price each ride to its excitement rating, not some flat number, a big coaster can charge way more than a spinner and guests still line up. fourth, reinvest every single payout into unlocking the next ride tier, dont hoard cash, a tycoon that isnt growing is a tycoon thats dying.

do this and you hit the moment every tycoon player lives for, where the money comes in faster than you can spend it and you just sit back and watch the counter roll. thats the entire genre distilled into one feeling and this game nails it better than anything else out there.