Changes: The Realm of the Particle

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Network-512 — The OmnIcon of The Realm of the Particle

Realm of the Particle Concept Art — 1975 concept art for The Realm of the Particle

The Realm of the Particle introduced guests to the subatomic world of protons, neutrons, electrons, and even smaller particles such as quarks and photons.

Of all the Seven Realms, this one was by far the strangest, seeming to have been designed more for grown-ups than for kids. Its many subtle plays on words and concepts induced a state of consciousness in which one was led to question the nature of reality itself ^{[citation needed]}.

Realm Layout and Design

Guests reached the realm by utilizing the Physicist's Scalar Portal (also used to "shrink" guests entering the Realm of the Cell) to scale themselves down to the size of subatomic particles.

Designed on the model of an atom, the realm consisted of a concentric series of "electron shells" -- circular streets lined with shops, mini attractions and eateries, which rotated in relation to one another. This was achieved through a complex system of subterranean motors and treadmills on which the entire Realm was mounted.

9ecec6524b540ca072933cf08c227b15 — A guest of the Realm examines a container of "photons," circa 1989

Periodically, a shop or cafe might "jump" to a different shell, causing it to appear in a different location than the one in which it appeared on park guidemaps. This was designed to provide a real-world emulation Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to know both the speed and the coordinates of a particle at the same time. In fact, OmniPark guidemaps never provided precise locations for any attraction, shop or eatery within The Realm of the Particle, giving only tongue-in-cheek "probabilities" that certain edifices could be found in certain locations at certain times.

In the Outer Shell, guests could shop at the oddly named Everything in Particular General Store, which offered jars of glowing "photons," glass spheres of "electrons," and other particle-related souvenirs. The Middle Shell contained the Outer Inn, which might be described as the world's very first molecular gastronomy restaurant (though it existed for nearly a decade before that term was coined in 1988).

The Inner Shell contained a banner inviting guests to ride "Quantum Catastrophe: A Particle Physics Adventure."

Attraction: Quantum Catastrophe

This attraction shrank guests down to the quantum level, and invited them on a journey in which a lost particle searches for its twin.

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 Guests reached the realm by utilizing the [[The Physicist|Physicist]]'s [[Scalar Portal]] (also used to "shrink" guests entering the [[The Realm of the Cell|Realm of the Cell]]) to scale themselves down to the size of subatomic particles.
-Designed on the model of an atom, the realm consisted of a concentric series of "[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Electron_shell electron shells]" -- circular streets lined with shops, mini attractions and eateries, which rotated in relation to one another. This was achieved through a complex system of subterranean motors and treadmills on which the entire Realm was mounted.[[File:9ecec6524b540ca072933cf08c227b15.jpg|thumb|330x330px|A guest of the Realm examines a container of "photons," circa 1989]]Periodically, a shop or cafe might "jump" to a different shell, causing it to appear in a different location than the one in which it appeared on park guidemaps. This was designed to provide a real-world emulation Heisenberg's [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Uncertainty_principle uncertainty principle], which states that it is impossible to know both the speed and the coordinates of a particle at the same time. In fact, OmniPark guidemaps never provided precise locations for any attraction, shop or eatery within The Realm of the Particle, giving only tongue-in-cheek "probabilities" that certain edifices could be found in certain locations at certain times.
+Designed on the model of an atom, the realm consisted of a concentric series of "[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Electron_shell electron shells]" -- circular streets lined with shops, mini attractions and eateries, which rotated in relation to one another. This was achieved through a complex system of subterranean motors and treadmills on which the entire Realm was mounted.
+[[File:9ecec6524b540ca072933cf08c227b15.jpg|thumb|330x330px|A guest of the Realm examines a container of "photons," circa 1989]]
+Periodically, a shop or cafe might "jump" to a different shell, causing it to appear in a different location than the one in which it appeared on park guidemaps. This was designed to provide a real-world emulation Heisenberg's [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Uncertainty_principle uncertainty principle], which states that it is impossible to know both the speed and the coordinates of a particle at the same time. In fact, OmniPark guidemaps never provided precise locations for any attraction, shop or eatery within The Realm of the Particle, giving only tongue-in-cheek "probabilities" that certain edifices could be found in certain locations at certain times.
 In the Outer Shell, guests could shop at the oddly named [[Everything in Particular General Store]], which offered jars of glowing "photons," glass spheres of "electrons," and other particle-related souvenirs. The Middle Shell contained the [[Outer Inn]], which might be described as the world's very first [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Molecular_gastronomy molecular gastronomy] restaurant (though it existed for nearly a decade before that term was coined in 1988).