I remember when my husband and I first got it -- toward the holidays of '99. We played together for hours and hours, not getting to bed until 3-4am for several nights. We started with Forest Frontiers and just kept working through. I remember the best thing we learned: use queue lines! We didn't use them at first, thinking that more people would go on the rides if there was no line to wait in. Whoops! Still a great game, even after so many months and parks, if you ask me. Incidentally, we never have used trainers (never even downloaded any) and never will, but at times we do get a bit stale -- always naming rides the same or using the same strategy.
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Po!nt of View: A different look at Roller Coasters.
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/index.html