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{{Event_Infobox
|title=Blockate's Memorial Day 2021
|image=US Flag on 2 WTC.png
|date=September 11th, 2021 - September 18th, 2021
|effect=Commemorated the 20th anniversary since the 9/11 tragedy. Two users awarded for respecting the memorial.
|world=*New World Trade Center
|users=*SIXFLAGSUS (Host)
*Duk (won the Memorial Day Award)
*EdSPCH (won the Memorial Day Award)
|caption=2 WTC with the US Flag at night
}}
Blockate's Memorial Day 2021
==Overview==
▲Blockate's Memorial Day 2021 is a upcoming event dedicated to commemorating the 20th anniverseray of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks 9/11 event]. First mentioned and scheduled by SIXFLAGSUS,<ref>https://blockate.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000071195</ref> the event will take place in the [[Worlds/The New World Trade Center|New World Trade Center]] world created by SIXFLAGSUS.
===Background===
[[File:Memorial Day Blockate 2021.png|
[[File:Thank You, USA text.png|right|thumb|Thank You, USA text]]
Preparations
Later that day, the venues for the events were setup.<ref>https://blockate.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000071200/r/4400000000000217777</ref>
[[File:SIXFLAGSUS Memorial Day Event -1.png|thumb|SIXFLAGSUS, before the speech.|133x133px]]
At 1:15 PM (UTC), SIXFLAGSUS held a memorial speech for the lost victims of 9/11 event. During the speech, the National Anthem of USA played. The speech ended at 1:28 PM (UTC). The speech was recorded by SIXFLAGSUS himself. The first two images of the speech were uploaded to Blockate's Discord Server at 1:52 PM (UTC).
===
At 3:25 PM (UTC), 2 WTC lightened up with the flag of the United States.<ref>https://blockate.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000071227</ref> At 5:30 PM (UTC), New World Trade Center world received it's temporary night time background. At around 6 PM (UTC), the Memorial day venues were visited by a user named Duk, including the 9/11 Museum building.<ref name=":0" /> Later he received the First Memorial Day Honor Award. On September 17th, 2021, a second user, EdSPCH recieved the First Memorial Day Honor Award. He flew a Umbrella to pay respect.<ref name=":1">https://blockate.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000071315</ref>
▲[[File:Memorial Day Blockate 2021.png|left|thumb|184x184px|Text on 2 WTC, 3 WTC and 4 WTC during the Memorial Day 2021 event]]
=== '''Closing''' ===
On September 17th, 2021, New WTC was being cleaned up with giant white text being removed and the 9/11 Museum no longer was lightning in blue.<ref name=":1" /> On September 18th, 2021 the event was officially over thus ending the Memorial Day Week.
==Venues==
▲Preparations are being done in the New World Trade Center world with some special features added such as the Golden statue of World Trade Center, a speech hall, the World Trade Exhibition as well as text on WTC buildings.
[[File:Golden WTC statue with speech hall.png|thumb|Golden World Trade Center statue next to the speech hall]]The Golden World Trade Center statue was built to commemorate the 20 years since 9/11 event. It
===9/11
===Speech Hall===
▲=== '''Golden World Trade Center statue''' ===
[[File:Speech Hall.png|thumb|Speech hall before the event]]Players attended a speech about 9/11 memorial at the newly built speech hall which has 20 seats and a maximum capacity of up to 50 players. The hall has the main deck with the planted flag of the United States above it. The deck will be used for performing the speech.
▲The Golden World Trade Center statue was built to commemorate the 20 years since 9/11 event. It has a sign placed saying 2001-2021 (also the same text is at the 2 WTC building). Near the statue is the speech hall and a tombstone shape memorial plaque.
===
▲The 9/11 Memorial Museum has been decorated with blue lights on top of it's roof. It will serve as part of the exhibition for the visitors the Memorial Day 2021 event. The museum is the game's main feature built back in 2019 which has a underground museum located near the Memorial pool site.
The Memorial Park is the main feature of the New World Trade Center world. It
===Golden
===World Trade Exhibition===
▲=== '''Memorial Park''' ===
[[File:World Trade Exhibition interior.png|thumb|World Trade Exhibition inside the 2 WFC building]]World Trade Exhibition is specially included in the WFC building and was part of the Memorial Day 2021 event when players explored the WFC complex. The exhibition contains the 2D WTC statue, statues of the date, the Golden Ark and a replica of One WTC.
▲The Memorial Park is the main feature of the New World Trade Center world. It will serve as the largest venue which contains all the venues in it's range. Players will be able to freely explore the park during the Memorial Day 2021 event.
▲[[File:Memorial Park.png|left|thumb|Memorial Park normally]]
▲<br />
===Custom
[[File:WTC Twin Towers Hologram.png|thumb|Twin Towers at the Hologram. This resembles the actual blue light show from the Memorial Pool sites during annual Memorial Day events]]
Throughout the map, large neon text was added to highlight the 20th anniverseray. The text ranged from 2001-2021 to Remember, Never Forget and even Thank You, USA! Later, more neon text lights appeared during the event.
===
Just like the golden statue, the World Trade Center Hologram is built inside 4 WTC, part of the exhibition. The hologram was built on September 11th, 2021.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Memorial Day, speech -1.png|SIXFLAGSUS during his Memorial Day speech
File:Memorial Day, speech -2.png|Aerial image of the speech
File:Duk at the Memorial Park.png|7 WTC with text, Why? Mostly to commemorate the destruction of the original 7 WTC building.
File:9-11 Underground Museum during Memorial Day.png|9/11 Museum during, Memorial Day
File:9-1-1 on 2 WTC.png|9/11 sign on 2 WTC
File:9-1-1 on 2 WTC, part 2.png|9/11 on 2 WTC captured from 3 WTC
File:Duk at the Memorial Park -.png|Duk at the Memorial Park paying respect to the lost victims from the 9/11 event
File:Duk in 9-11 Museum.png|Duk entering the underground 9/11 Museum
File:EdSPCH at the top.png|EdSPCH paying respect from the top of One WTC
File:Two players at New WTC.png|2 more players that were with EdSPCH
File:WTC Aftermath.png|New World Trade Center after the event
</gallery>
== References ==
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