RE: Theme Parks (was Terrorist Groups/Civil Liberties)

["Neal Hyde" <nhyde@xxxxxxxxx>]

I ran a light-hearted En Media Res scene set at a Theme Park.  A group of
enterprising bandits were robbing the gates of theme parks by approaching
different gates at roughly the same time and doing them at gunpoint.  The
cell was hired as security by a concerned not-yet robbed park and dressed as
hot dog vendors, etc. where they had to interact w/ the obnoxious public.
The bandits showed (of course) but this time they were hitting the
accounting office where all the cash was held.  Also, the bandits had mugged
the poor saps in the big cartoon animal costumes and taken thier outfits as
disguises. Short story shorter, the cell beat the hell out of, and in once
case shot, beloved cartoon figures in front of mobs of wide-eyed youngsters.

"Mommy, why is the man kicking Fuzzy Bunny in the balls?"


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Benson [mailto:e_r_benson@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:01 AM
To: millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org
Subject: Theme Parks (was Terrorist Groups/Civil Liberties)


Ann wrote:
> Interestingly enough, one of the things I was going to do
> with the annual pass was research the park for a
> possible ME scenario.  See, there's this terrorist group,
> and they take over a famous theme park and attempt to
> hold everyone ransom for some fabulous amount from
> the owners ....

Some years ago, there was a Top Secret (first edition) scenario that
involved a mission at theme park.  I can't remember the exact assignment,
but it seemed like an interesting idea at the time.  The theme park they
used was rather pathetic (no rollercoasters???)  as parks go, but that's
besides the point.

It appeared in an early (sub issue 75) of Dragon magazine.  If you're
interested, you might be able to find a copy or reprint.

-Eric

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