Indeed... After all, if I remember it correctly, they have said in the livestream that as they feel like their high school years are outdated compared to the modern day, they took inspiration from teen movies and social media (TikTok for example).
For example, many teen movies have some sort of amusement park scene, so that's why Plumbite Pier has a Ferris Wheel, a Love Tunnel, and a Haunted House. Or that T-pose challenge is a reference to how social media challenges go around. And that Urban Myth is a reference to that scary viral Bloody Mary urban legend which teens like to dare other teens to do (or at least in movies).
I'll also share the livestream where they share some of the design ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/live/bN1xZLY7toU?feature=share&t=749
