15 Myths in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 BUSTED!

Are some foods saltier? Do rides crash in turns? Do guests puke in toilets? Watch this video to find out!
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[@MarcelVos]

I have two corrections for this video.

[@ophios]

"there is no such thing as saltyness in rollercoaster tycoon 1 and 2". i don't know man, some of the scenarios made me angry

[@Potatoflesh]

The myth at my school was that putting in too many flowers would lead to your guests complaining about the number of bees harassing them.

[@foohawesom]

As someone who works in food, the idea of a massive blob of 1000 ravenous guests marching towards me gives me anxiety lmao

[@setyourhandlex]

I love the rival park one. Using coasters as artillery pieces somehow benefits your park because you're besieging an invisible, unmentioned enemy... just wild.

[@Foxy_AR]

The fact that a guest can consume a whole bucket of popcorn faster than a burger

[@DarkWarchieff]

I got told as kid that if you wait long enough in RCT1, you'll unlock the ''cigarette stall'' which will have it's own walk animation and then make guests addicted so they buy more at higher prices. I kind of want this as a mod now.

[@wincat77]

The original Roller Coaster Tycoon installation/game guide might also have spawned the salty food myth. This is one of the bullet items under the Food and Drink section of Shops and Stalls (page 14).

[@frankvandorp2059]

I wonder if the "crashing trains into rival parks" myth originates from people having memories about Transport Tycoon, also made by Chris Sawyer and running on the same engine as RCT, where you could cripple rival transport companies by stopping trains before an intersection and then activating them to plow over your rivals' transport busses and trucks.

[@ThorburnJ]

The original Theme Park (released in 1994 by Bullfrog) allowed you to adjust the Salt level of the fries, which did make people more thirsty, so I'd guess that is where that myth came from - not the later Theme Park Inc.

[@ce7.0]

You mentioned the bathroom nausea thing being in the RCT1 manual, but there were others that started there too:

[@benceracz6515]

I also had an interesting Myth too. I always tried not to put food courts next to intensive rides like rollercoasters since I always believed if guests go on them while eating/drinking it will be more likely that they get nauseous and throw up.

[@Studebeezy]

I think the salty myth comes from the RCT1 manual: "Drink stands are more popular when placed near food stalls that sell

[@Dschonathan]

My brothers and I used to surround intense rollercoasters with hedges or mazes because we thought "hiding" the coaster would increase the intensity tolerance of guests.

[@nlcovertops4789]

One rumor I thought as a kid was that some stalls had bigger items, so they fill trash cans faster.

[@Penultimeat]

The fact that so many of these are borderline believable is a testament to the true depth of interaction in this game

[@ginomctony6773]

The truly fascinating thing about these rumours and myths is the fact that this game is/was so good for it's time and still is that people are putting way more faith into the programming and mechanics that they expect things that would have been extremely hard to implement at the time.

[@JD3Gamer]

I definitely thought that guests would use restrooms to throw up as a kid. I used to place a restroom on every single exit path for a rollercoaster.

[@donutsteel6797]

I don't remember if I ever thought the On-ride photos myth was true, but I always preferred to try putting them on more exciting bits because it just seemed weird otherwise regardless if it had any effect or not

[@11chuckles1]

The myth about salty foods causing guests to become thirstier probably was also started based on what the game manual said. Under the Food and Drink section for RCT1 it states: