Parks and Plazas

For information on the Parklife DLC feature: see Park Areas

Parks & plazas provide entertainment for citizens and tourists, and help to increase nearby land value.

There are a variety of parks and plazas available to build. Citizens and tourists will travel to these and spend time enjoying the scenery. These will also have an effect on the "leisure" value of nearby buildings (viewable in the leisure info view), increasing their land value. The magnitude and spread of this effect depends upon the "entertainment accumulation" and "entertainment radius" parameters of the different structures. Sufficient coverage by these assets is needed for many buildings to upgrade.

All of the unique buildings offer some degree of entertainment, and can supplement a city's parks infrastructure.

Like most other buildings, all of these must be placed roadside. (Unlike Park Area buildings from the Parklife DLC.)

As with other services, the parks and plazas budget can be adjusted between 50% and 150%, which subsequently adjusts the entertainment impact of parks and plazas.

Parks

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Botanical Garden*	Tiny Town	15,000	240	480	1600	11×8	150	500	225	-
Bouncy Castle Park*	Tiny Town	4,000	48	0	32	5x5	125	400	150	-
Carousel Park*	Tiny Town	3,500	64	0	64	5x5	150	400	150	-
Dog Park*	Tiny Town	5,000	40	0	48	5x5	125	400	150	-
Fishing Island**	Big Town	9,000	144	48	48	4×24	60	150	51	-	Floats on water. Shoreline required. Land portion is 4×6. Entertainment radius is centered on the land portion of the park.
Floating Café**	Colossal City	25,000	400	80	48	6×22	50	200	90	-	Floats on water. Shoreline required. Land portion is 4×6. Entertainment radius is centered on the land portion of the park.
Japanese Garden	Tiny Town	2,500	40	160	80	4x4	125	200	150	-
Park, Small	Tiny Town	1,000	8	0	32	9×8	100	400	75	-
Park with Trees	Tiny Town	5,000	40	0	48	13×12	125	400	150	-
Playground, Large	Tiny Town	7,500	160	0	32	9×6	125	400	150	-
Playground, Small	Tiny Town	1,250	24	0	16	5×5	100	400	75	-
Tropical Garden**	Busy Town	6,500	104	80	48	6×6	70	100	45	-

*These items previously available only in the Pre-order Pack were made available for all in Patch 1.5.0-f4 (09 JUNE 2016).

**These items made available in Patch 1.9.0-f5 (19 OCT 2017) alongside "Green Cities".

Plazas

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Plaza with Trees	Tiny Town	2,500	32	0	32	5×5	75	400	105	-
Plaza with Picnic Tables	Tiny Town	15,000	120	0	48	5×7	100	400	150	-
Paradox Plaza	Tiny Town	1,000	16	160	160	5×5	100	400	150	-	Create "Paradox Account" to gain access to the "Paradox Plaza".

Plazas and Promenades

There are a variety of pedestrian area plazas, some of which are unlocked when certain criteria involving pedestrian areas are met. These plazas are not limited to pedestrian areas, so they can be placed anywhere in a city.

Building	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Entertainment	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Unlock Conditions	Visitor Capacity	Notes
Small Food Truck Plaza	800	13	0	0	50	0	48	4×4	-	75
Small Ice Cream Stand Plaza	800	13	0	0	50	0	48	4×4	-	75
Small Fountain Plaza	1,000	16	0	0	50	160	32	4×4	-	105
Small Glass Roof Plaza	4,000	64	0	0	100	0	16	6×10	-	210	This plaza is placed across a road.
Statue Plaza	2,000	32	0	0	75	0	16	4×6	-	120
Large Food Truck Plaza	1,500	24	0	0	75	0	48	4×8	-	90	This plaza is placed across a road.
Large Ice Cream Stand Plaza	1,500	24	0	0	75	0	48	4×8	-	90	This plaza is placed across a road.
Flower Plaza	2,500	40	0	0	75	160	48	4×4	Have a pedestrian area with a land value bonus of ₡300/cell.	105
Large Fountain Plaza	3,000	48	0	0	75	160	32	6×6	Have a pedestrian area with a land value bonus of ₡380/cell.	150
Large Glass Roof Plaza	5,000	80	0	0	125	160	48	10×10	Have a pedestrian area with a land value bonus of ₡450/cell.	360	This plaza is placed across a road.

Other Parks

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Basketball Court*	Tiny Town	4,000	48	0	32	6×5	125	400	150	-
Chirper Balloon Tours	Big Town	12,500	101	16	64	8×9	70	-	90	-	Added to celebrate the 7th birthday of the game. Functions as a tour building if the Parklife DLC is being used.
Magicka Theme Park	Tiny Town	5,500	80	160	640	13×12	150	400	150	-	Must also own "Magicka 2".
Tennis Court**	Tiny Town	4,000	48	0	32	5×6	125	400	150	-	European Map Theme

*This item previously available only in the Pre-order Pack was made available for all in Patch 1.5.0-f4 (09 JUNE 2016).

**This item is only available in a European Map Theme. (Can be activated for non-European themed maps in Content Manager under "Styles".)

Tourism & Leisure

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Beach Volleyball Court	Busy Town	2,500	40	0	80	4×4	100	250	150		Not available on winter maps.
Fishing Pier	Busy Town	12,000	160	80	240	2×8	150	200	150		Not available on winter maps. (Replaced by winter version.)
Fishing Pier (Winter)	Busy Town	12,000	160	80	240	2×3	150	200	150		-
Fishing Tours	Busy Town	9,000	160	80	240	3×4	100	400	150		-
Ice Hockey Rink	Busy Town	2,500	40	0	80	5×9	100	250	150		-
Jet Ski Rental	Busy Town	12,000	160	80	240	2×3	150	200	150		Not available on winter maps.
Marina	Busy Town	15,000	240	80	320	4×4	125	300	150		-
Restaurant Pier	Busy Town	25,000	400	240	480	2×8	125	400	75		-
Riding Stable	Busy Town	6,000	160	160	160	9×15	125	400	150		-
Skatepark	Busy Town	4,000	48	0	32	5×5	125	400	150		Not available on winter maps.
Snowmobile Track	Busy Town	4,000	48	0	32	14×11	125	400	150		-

Winter Parks & Plazas

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Snowman Park	Tiny Town	2,500	40	160	80	4×4	125	200	150		-
Ice Sculpture Park	Tiny Town	2,500	56	32	80	4×4	100	250	150		Required to unlock "Igloo Hotel" Unique Building.
Sledding Hill	Tiny Town	4,000	48	0	32	5×5	100	300	150		-
Curling Park	Tiny Town	2,500	40	0	80	6×7	100	250	150		-
Skating Rink	Tiny Town	2,000	16	64	80	4×6	100	250	150		Required to unlock "Igloo Hotel" Unique Building.
Ski Lodge	Tiny Town	3,000	32	160	160	4×3	100	300	150		-
Cross-Country Skiing Park	Tiny Town	35,000	240	160	400	9×15	90	300	360		-
Firepit Park	Tiny Town	4,000	48	160	80	7×7	90	200	150		-

Modder Packs

Asset	Unlock	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Entertainment accumulation	Entertainment radius	Visitor Capacity	DLC	Notes
Seine Pier	Tiny Town	1,500	32	0	0	3x7	75	50	0		-
Rhine Pier	Tiny Town	1,500	32	0	0	2x7	75	50	0		-
Biodome	Tiny Town	25,000	240	480	1,600	8x8	150	500	225		-
Vertical Farm	Tiny Town	60,000	400	640	320	6x6	100	400	100		-

Park Maintenance

Park Maintenance buildings produce "Park Maintenance Vehicles" to maintain your parks and plazas.

Park Maintenance vehicles will travel around the city, even outside of their "coverage" area, and maintain all parks and plazas. Three parks will be serviced during each vehicle's work shift, and then it will return to the Park Maintenance Building.

The Park Maintenance Boost policy will increase the length of the Park Maintenance vehicles’ shifts by 50%.

All parts of a Park Area are maintained by a visit to the Main Gate of the park.

Parks do not fall into disrepair, but when they are "maintained", they get a temporary boost in their effectiveness. This functions much like the "Road Maintenance" from the "Snowfall" DLC. The boost fades over time until it is back to normal.

Trivia

• Parks and Plazas originally appeared in-game under the heading "Decorations", but were renamed "Parks & Plazas" in Patch 1.4.0-f3 on 22 March 2016.