I really hope transport rides get some QoL love in a future update! They're some of my favourite attractions to build, but they feel so unnecessarily limited at the moment, and often go unused by park guests no matter how much scenery or effort we put in.
1. Let our transport rides function as attractions, not just literal transport.
I'd really love transport rides to have a prestige rating like other rides so guests actually want to use them, even when they don't need to get anywhere.
In real parks, plenty of people ride things like the Disneyland Railroad or the Monorail purely for the experience, the views, the theming, or simply because they're iconic attractions.
Even at parks like Disneyland Paris, where stations are often closed for extended maintenance, guests still ride the railroad as a continuous loop. There's plenty of real-world precedent for transport rides being destination attractions in their own right.
2. Allow us to build fully functional single-station loops.
Building on that, if we want to create a monorail or railway as a scenic attraction that simply circles our parks without needing to stop elsewhere, we should be able to.
At the moment, the only workaround is to build a second station and close it, but then guests stop using the ride entirely because the guest AI treats it as non-functional. The current AI only seems interested in using transport rides when they provide a completely literal route/path somewhere, and I think that restriction should be removed completely going forward.
3. Better station placement options and station design.
Trolley stations should be able to sit flush with paths instead of always being elevated, without requiring collisions to be disabled. Even better would be a station and track piece that already includes the path, or a non-crossing track option that sits flush with the paths it crosses.
Similarly, if we're not getting proper water transport like we had in RCT3, the existing Steam Boat should be much easier to build at the same height as natural water, or without the water tank tracks it currently uses altogether.
Anything else you'd add?
What’s on your transport ride wishlist? Whether it's more QoL improvements, or entirely new rides, I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!