Westworld is a show about a fantastical theme park where wealthy guests modeled after the American Old West. Visitors can visit and do just about anything they want to the robotic hosts that live there full time. According to Delos Destinations, the experience is a “luxury resort, reimagined.”
"Delos Destinations channels your inner desires—be they rest or rebellion—into a transportive theme park experience, a vacation that transcends time, place and expectations."
But Westworld isn’t the only park Delos operates. There are five others, two of which we’ve already seen. In “Virtù e Fortuna,” we were introduced to the Raj, a park set in British-occupied India. We’ve also caught glimpses of Shogun World, which is based on Japan’s Edo period, with samurais and ninjas and such running around.
If you can get past the murderous robots currently rising up to kill all humans, these parks sound like great places to visit. But what about the other three? We’ve dreamed up a bunch of other parks we’d like to see featured on Westworld. For your safety, please stay on the train at all times, and do not, under any circumstances, engage with the locals.
The Stone Age
Welcome to the Stone Age, a Delos destination where you get to strip away everything that makes you a modern man or woman and connect with that primal core you’ve always wanted to tap into. This park isn’t for the faint of heart, as guests will experience a world where basic luxuries like a warm bed and the wheel have yet to be invented.
Join of a group of Neanderthals and make war with neighboring tribes, hunt prehistoric creatures like the woolly mammoth and the sabertooth tiger, and get ripped on the paleo diet. Remember: you’ll only have your wits and your weapons made from sticks and stones about you, so choose your actions wisely.
The narratives in the Stone Age center around one simple thing: survival. Whether you partake in some interpretive cave painting, help your tribe discover fire, or challenge the clan leader for the right to rule, all your decisions will have serious consequences. This for experienced adventurers only.
Valley of the Pharaohs
Welcome to The Valley of the Pharaohs, a Delos destination set in Ancient Egypt. Visitors arrive in covered palanquins, and can choose from a wide variety of stories tailor-made to suit even the most casual of adventurers.
Here, the great pyramids of Egypt serve as a backdrop for narratives like “Cleopatra’s Pleasure Barge,” where visitors join the Queen of Egypt as she sails down the Nile indulging in every luxury. Or, if sailing isn’t your thing, pick up a sword and help Rameses defend the grand city of Memphis from the invading Hittites.
Alternatively, try ruling the land from the capital city of Alexandria. Bring your family and rule the kingdom as a dynasty, worship the gods as a priest of Osiris, Anubis, and Ra, or join a sect of assassins and help overthrow the mythical ruler King Menes. Exit through the giant sarcophagus/gift shop.
Rome
Welcome to Rome, a Delos destination set at the height of the Roman empire.
There are an endless number of narratives to choose from here. “Republic” lets you become embroiled in the political intrigue and power struggles of the Roman Senate. Or you can command your own legions and conquer faraway lands. Become a gladiator in the Colosseum, and fight your way to freedom, glory, and riches beyond measure. Or, if you prefer the quiet life, you and your family can run an estate in the countryside, where you grow grapes and olives.
Or, if you want the most violent of violent delights, try your hand at the “Caligula” narrative. This narrative sets you up in the middle of one the insane tyrant’s infamously lavish and extravagant parties, where only the elites of Roman society are invited to sample from the most seductive of forbidden fruit Rome has to offer.
Rome is a park that can be enjoyed by all, but maybe keep the kids away from Caligula.
Medieval World
Welcome to Medieval World, a Delos destination set in the Middle Ages. In this park, visitors can choose to be a knight and ride in tournaments, winning fame and glory. Become a lord or lady of a prominent family and rise at court through political maneuvering and manipulation. Or, should you choose to go the route of Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, build a reputation for being the most honorable person in the land, but be careful not to lose your head.
If winning crowns isn’t your thing, try the life of a traveling Hedge Knight or Hedge Wizard as you wander the kingdom pledging your services to members of the nobility. Or sit pretty in a castle while your attendants see to your every need. Medieval World can be as pristine or gritty as you want, encompassing everything from Camelot to Game of Thrones.
Adventurers who choose the “Hedge Knight” narrative should be wary, however, as the Knight in Black — a visitor who stays in the park for extended periods of time — has been known to actively oppose other knights looking to build their own legend. He is highly skilled and takes his narrative very seriously. It’s said he is looking for something but has yet to find it. Best to just urge your steed into another sector if you see him coming.
The Renaissance
Welcome to The Renaissance, a Delos destination set between 15th and 17th century Italy. Visitors can spend time with the Old Masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Help create some of Da Vinci’s most famous inventions, help Michelangelo sculpt the Statue of David or paint the Sistine Chapel, and get an education in art history without having to set foot in a museum.
Visitors to the Renaissance will arrive in Florence, where it all began, in the middle of the “Medici” narrative. Join Lorenzo de’ Medici as he fights to defend the Florentine Republic against conspirators and invaders from rival families to the Catholic Church and Pope Sixtus IV.
Alternatively, travel to Vatican City during the time of Pope Alexander VI for the “Borgia” narrative. If political intrigue, war, and assassination plots get you excited, this is the story for you. Join the Borgia Pope’s infamous College of Cardinals and maneuver your way to become the Pope’s successor.
Work your way into Cesare Borgia’s inner circle as he eliminates anyone standing in his path toward ultimate glory. Help him remove his own brother — Giovani — from power and become the Pope’s Gonfalonier, leading the Papal Armies in pitched battles against Caterina Sforza, the Countess of Flori.
The Renaissance offers a variety of narratives to satisfy just about anyone. Book your trip today!
Pirate World
Welcome to Pirate World, a Delos destination set in the West Indies during the 1700s, the Golden Age of Piracy. This park is for visitors with a desire for non-stop adventure. Join the crew of legendary pirates like Blackbeard, Calico Jack and Anne Bonny. Work your way up through the ranks of one of these infamous pirate’s crews and start a mutiny for control of the ship and become the captain yourself. Hunt English and Spanish ships and rob them of their treasure.
Pirate World also offers narratives for those who don’t yet have their sea legs. On New Providence Island, pirates from all over bring their stolen bounty to be traded and sold…or even buried. Enter the “X marks the spot” narrative as you follow a stolen pirate’s treasure map to what you hope will be untold wealth and riches.
But be warned: pirates don’t part with their treasure willingly, so you will have to assemble a trusted team and fight your way through every obstacle to achieve your goal.
There isn’t much room for family adventures in Pirate World. Only seasoned visitors should try their hand at raising the Skull and Crossbones on their own Jolly Roger.
Jazz World
Welcome to Jazz World, a Delos destination set Prohibition-era America. Visitors to this park can choose to enter through either Chicago or New York City. The narratives are based on where you start.
In Chicago, you can get a foothold at the bottom of notorious gangster Al Capone’s organization. Earn Capone’s trust by working your way up and completing narratives like “Bootleg,” where you deliver illegal liquor to speakeasies throughout the city.
Become a hired gun and take out Capone’s competition, and even take part in the “Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre” narrative where you attempt to take out Bugs Moran and the North Side Gang.
If criminality isn’t your thing, join the police force and get recruited by Eliot Ness to join his group of Prohibition Agents as part of “The Untouchables” narrative.
Or if you’d rather just relax, head to New York and visit places like the world-famous Cotton Club. Hear (robot versions of) legends like Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and Adelaide Hall. Set yourself up in one of the luxurious hotels along the boardwalk and take in the city’s legendary underground nightlife.
Back to violence, try your hand at gaining access to the Mafia in the “Five Families” narrative. Sit at the table alongside Lucky Luciano as his consigliere and become instrumental in Cosa Nostra’s rise to power. Fight other crime families for control of New York, and battle legendary bosses like Dutch Schultz.
Jazz World offers a little something for everyone. Have some saltwater taffy on us.
The Future
Welcome to The Future, a Delos destination set decades from our own time. Visitors enter via a high-speed monorail that will deliver them to the futuristic city of Atlantis, which encompasses the entire park. There are no restrictions on what you can do. You will be provided with the means to undertake whatever delight — violent or not — your heart desires.
Before boarding the monorail to Atlantis, each visitor is fitted with a proprietary Delos neural patch that is applied comfortably to the back of the neck. This allows the visitors to bring up a HUD (Heads Up Display) that will grant them access to the virtual reality narratives of the park. The HUD can only be seen by its user, and it feeds important and vital information directly to the visitor’s eyes.
Using their neural patch, visitors “plug in” to Delos’ extensive neural network, allowing them to experience futuristic narratives like flying their own craft into unknown regions of space, where they will take part in massive interstellar battles. Other virtual reality narratives include racing futuristic cars through the city, co-op shooter scenarios where teams fight to control the center of Atlantis, and kicking back in impossibly relaxing spas outfitted with equipment that plugs directly into the pleasure centers of the brain.
While visitors can experience a vast number of VR narratives, Atlantis is very much a real and working city full of attractions you won’t be able to see for centuries in the wider world. You’ve been to zoos, but never zoos that feature the latest in genetically engineered animals, and while you’ve been to shopping malls, you’ve never been to one miles about the city floor, with fashions that won’t be on the rack until 2065.
In Future World, everyone — young or old, sick or healthy — can make their dreams become reality.
Do any these parks sound like places you want to visit/battle rebellious robots in?
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