How can I beat Rainbow Summit?

So I've recently had some time off work and I've been playing my way through all the scenarios that I have never completed before. I have two left - Extreme Heights - which, as it has unlimited money, should be fine, given the time, and Rainbow Summit.

The goal is 2,500 guests in attendance by the end of Year 4. Typically, this would be no issue however the park prevents advertising campaigns (as well as not allowing to build above tree height).

I have three high-capacity roller-coasters, one mid-capacity coaster, one large capacity rather plain monorail, and a number of gentle and thrill rides. The park is basically an -E| shape, where the path comes from the entrance, splits, and goes in front of the mountain. The paths then tunnel in through the mountain before meeting at the top in the middle, with a path leading back to the entrance.

When I started the scenario, I spend a lot of time demolishing the trams and chairlift and building pathways/toilets/food stalls, etc, and put a few gentle/thrill rides by the entrance to keep people happy. My park (as the pictures will show) is quite spread out, so am I Doing This Wrong and need to cram as many attractions in as possible?

The best I have is May, Year 4, with 1,700 guests. I have no idea how to increase attendance (and I have no wish to cheat with something like 7 Cars Per Trainer to spam guests into the park).

Even with those 1.7k guests, I have around 50 complaining the park is too crowded, even though all my main pathways are double-width so I have no idea how I would keep my park rating high with 2.5k.

I know RCT2 is quite old now, but I'd like to say I've completed all scenarios without cheating. How should I handle this park?

(sorry for odd images, it seems the screenshots were taken at a resolution that didn't match my monitor).

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Best Answer

I wouldn't reccomend deleting rides at the start, as many guests are brought in by gentle rides in this park as well as coasters. I noticed you destroyed the tram only to create a monorail that has the same effect. Don't waste valuable time on "vanilla deals" like this.

As one guys said earlier, build cheap roller coasters at the start. You can start with a couple of the cat/mouse coasters. These can easily net you 6.00 excitement while costing under $5000.

Also, you need to spend more money dude. There's $60 000 available in this scenario. If you're not concerned with the financial wellbeing of your park after yr 4, you should use all of this, wisely, to build coasters that bring in guests. I wouldn't worry about paying back your loan if you only care about the completion.