Jarrett
Most Obnoxious Member 2016
Well, hopefully me, since it's what I'm going to school for. 
Actually, the way I understood it is that while it varies from case to case, the park approaches the manufacturer with guidelines for what they want (ride type, size, budget, location, ect.) and the manufacturer pitches something to them. For instance, say Kings Island wanted a larger B&M invert with terrain interaction to replace Son of Beast, and B&M gave them the Banshee layout. Or Hershey wanted a big flagship ride crammed into that small creek space and Intamin gave them the Skyrush layout. I could be wrong and I understand that it probably varies from project to project, but that's how I thought a majority of them came to be.
Unless you're Togo. Then you just pull up RCT1 and have at it.
Actually, the way I understood it is that while it varies from case to case, the park approaches the manufacturer with guidelines for what they want (ride type, size, budget, location, ect.) and the manufacturer pitches something to them. For instance, say Kings Island wanted a larger B&M invert with terrain interaction to replace Son of Beast, and B&M gave them the Banshee layout. Or Hershey wanted a big flagship ride crammed into that small creek space and Intamin gave them the Skyrush layout. I could be wrong and I understand that it probably varies from project to project, but that's how I thought a majority of them came to be.
Unless you're Togo. Then you just pull up RCT1 and have at it.
