Download - March/April 2013
Volume IX, Issue 2
Winter Warm Up Kicks
Off 2013!
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Upcoming ACE Events 2
Welcome New Members 2
Spring Fling Event Flyer 3
The Brake Run 4
ACE Southeast Member
Spotlight
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Inside this issue:
March / April 2013
The S uthern Scream for ACE members in the Southeast Region
Mississippi - Alabama - North Carolina - South Carolina - Tennessee - Georgia
Winter Warm Up Kicks Off 2013! On Saturday, February 9, thirty five
ACE members and their guests gath-
ered for the annual Winter Warm Up
offseason event at the Six Flags Over
Georgia employee training center.
Regional Rep Josh Herrington kicked
off the festivities with a quick presen-
tation of his newest addition to the
ACE family, his son, Parker.
After a brief introduction and
photographic proof of this little
3 month old enjoying a quick
ride on X2, the real fun began.
Due to several scheduling
conflicts with a few of the
regional parks, Josh took over
the show and gave all the latest
details on the progression of
their “New For 2013” additions.
Updates on Lake Winnie’s new
waterpark “Soak Ya!” were
followed by a quick update of
the Dinosaur’s Alive! addition at
Carowinds. Wild Adventures sent over
a video detailing all of their new things
for 2013 including Tail Spin, the parks
new Mega Disk-O and Wacky
Wheels, a new family attraction. They
also sent over a few goodies for
attendees as well as two sets of two 1
-day admission tickets that were given
away to a few quick witted trivia
contest winners!
Next up was something touted as a
“surprise presentation” on the event
flyer. As it turns out, that surprise
presentation was about Six Flags
Fiesta Texas’s new addition, Iron
Rattler. The bigger surprise came
once the presentation was over as our
good friends at Six Flags Fiesta
Texas sent over goodies in the form
of a free one day admission ticket so
everyone could come out and ride the
coaster once it opened! After a short
intermission, Dollywood’s own Pete
Owens was up. He started his presen-
tation with the latest on what’s new at
Dollywood for 2013 and then jumped
right into talking about Dollywood’s
Splash Country’s new addition, River
Rush. After the Splash Country
presentation was over, attendees
were given River Rush beach towels
as well as Dollywood keychains and
stress balls. Once the goodies were
handed out, Pete went on to talk
about sister park Silver Dollar City
and their new attraction, Outlaw Run
and well as the latest with the Nation-
al Roller Coaster Museum and Ar-
chives.
By this time, everyone’s breakfast had
worn off so we broke for lunch from
that famous Atlanta icon, The Varsity.
After hearing “What’ll Ya Have” for the
last time, we got set for the final
presentation of the day from Six Flags
Over Georgia. Josh introduced the
parks new public relations manager,
Emily Murray, and she talked about all
the good things happening at the Six
Flags Atlanta properties, including
Typhoon Twister at White Water and
SkyScreamer at Six Flags Over
Georgia.
Thankfully the powers that be granted
attendees a break from the cold,
dreary, winter weather that day
since the last thing on our
schedule was a Six Flags Over
Georgia offseason park tour.
After stopping by the Sky-
Screamer construction site,
everyone ventured into the
back parking lot where the
SkyScreamer staging area
was. Everyone was able to
freely roam around and get
plenty of photos of the massive
tower sections that were as-
sembled and the Six Flags
globe that will sit at the very top. After
a final group shot, we called it a day
and everyone headed home anxiously
awaiting the opening of our regional
parks and the chance to get that first
roller coaster ride of the season!
Thanks to everyone who attended
and to the parks that provided items
for attendees. Special thanks to the
Six Flags Over Georgia team for
hosting us for another year!
Story by Josh Herrington
Six Flags Over Georgia
Spring Fling 2013
One final group shot in front of the Six Flags globe that will sit atop the 242 foot SkyScreamer tower!
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Everyone poses while SkyScreamer rises in the background
Six Flags Over Georgia
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Upcoming ACE Regional & National Events... CoasterBash! XXIV, March 2: Salvatore’s (Pittsburgh, PA)
Jeepers It’s Winter, March 9: Location TBD
Spring Fling, May 4: Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA) *See event flyer in this issue!*
ACE Day at FunPlex, May 4: The FunPlex (Mount Laural, NJ)
ACE Preservation Conference, May 17-19: Elitch Gardens & Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, CO)
ACE Dives, June 1: Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA)
Beech Bend Bash, June 2: Beech Bend Park (Bowling Green, KY)
Pre-Con in Con-Necticut, June 15: Quassy Amusement Park (Middlebury, CT) & Lake Compounce Theme Park
(Bristol, CT)
Coaster Con XXXVI, June 16-21: Six Flags New England (Agawam, MA), Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH), Palace Play-
land (Old Orchard Beach, NE) & Funtown/Splashtown USA (Saco, ME)
ACE 2013 - ACE in Central Europe, July 19-August 3: Vidámpark (Budapest, Pest, Hungary), Wiener Prater (Vienna,
Austria), Bayern Park (Reisbach, Bavaria, Germany), Skylinepark Park (Bad Woriskhofen, Germany), Erlebnispark
Tripsdrill (Cleebronn, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany), Holiday Park (Hassloch-Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany),
Europa Park (Rust bei Freiburg, Germany), Freizeitpark Plohn (Lengenfeld, Thuringia, Germany), Belantis Park
(Leipzig, Saxony, Germany), Hansa Park (Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), Heide Park (Soltau, Germany),
Phantasialand (Brühl, Germany), Efteling (De) (Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands), Movie Park Germany
(Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany) & Toverland (Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands)
Coastin’ By The Ocean, August 17-18: Morey’s Piers (North Wildwood, NJ)
ACE Summer Conference, August 23-25: Canada’s Wonderland (Vaughan, ON) & Marineland (Niagara Falls, ON)
Carolina Coaster Classic, September 21: Carowinds (Charlotte, NC)
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-Sergio & Maria
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Advanced Registration Only! Sorry, there is no on-site registration for this event.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
S pring Fling 2012 was the best Spring Fling we’ve ever had
and just like then, you can expect a full slate of activities to satisfy eve-ryone this year as well!
There will be ERT, a delicious lunch, free drink coupons, a be-hind the scenes photo walk back tour and a night reception complete with hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soda and those deli-cious fried pies! We’re even returning to the marsh in the morn-ing and then “bumping” things around that night! With the same price as last year, you can plan on getting your money’s worth and then some at what has become one of the nations “must do” events for ACE members everywhere.
Total Payment: $
Send your completed order form & payment to: Mail in registration must be post-marked by Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Last day for online registration is Saturday, April 27, 2013
While Six Flags over Georgia will endeavor to provide ride times and the rides listed, inclement weather, equipment prob-lems or other unforeseen circumstances may affect this schedule. Your registration is a non-refundable fee, and all regis-trations are final. Admission to the park and ERT sessions are included in your registration fee. The payment of registration fees by, for or on behalf of participants releases and holds harmless the American Coaster Enthusiasts, Inc., and it’s Offic-ers, Directors, Executive Committee Members, and representatives from any and all liabilities related to those activities. Members of ACE are expected to abide by the club’s code of conduct at all times during the event, and members are also responsible for the conduct of non-member guests. At this time, we can not accommodate those attendees with Vegan food requirements. *Sorry, only Six Flags Over Georgia Season Pass vouchers can be processed.
Josh Herrington, ACE Regional Rep
168 Teagarden Lane Starkville, MS 39759-7409
7:45a West parking lot opens. Free parking until 8:30a.
8:00a - 8:30a Check in at front gate. If you’re late, packets will be available at “Will Call” until 5:00p.
8:30a Season Pass* processing opens and breakfast in the Promenade Pizzeria.
8:45a Monster Mansion walking tour. Tour times will be distributed at check-in.
8:30a - 9:30a ERT on Georgia Scorcher and a few other “tall” friends of this Southern “Jezebel”.
9:00a - 10:00a ERT on Mindbender, as well as a few other surprises for people wishing to visit Gotham City.
10:00a Park open to the public (and you!).
12:00p - 1:00p Lunch in the Crystal Pistol. Raffle tickets for photo walk back tour on sale.
1:30p - 2:30p Photo walk back tour for winners.
8:00p Gather at the Crystal Pistol for presentations, door prizes and a Q&A with park officials. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soda and water provided.
9:00p Park closes to the public.
9:15p Group photo at the Riverview Carousel. Happy 105th!
9:15p - 10:30p ERT on Scream Machine & other “stealthy”, “super” things. We’ll even “bump” into Dodge City this year!
9:30p - 11:00p ERT on Goliath, Mindbender & one more “devilish” surprise!
Schedule Summary (Subject to change without notice - all times Eastern)
Registration Form - Spring Fling at Six Flags Over Georgia - Saturday, May 4, 2013
To register for this event, complete this form and mail it in. Make check payable to JOSH HERRINGTON. Personal checks & money orders only. Don’t like snail mail? Register online at www.acesoutheast.org (service fees apply).
Event Prices With Season Pass* Without Season Pass
ACE Member $35 $60
Guest $50 $75
*You must have a season pass in hand before purchasing this option! No admission tickets are issued if you register using this method.
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Opening day is getting close folks and you know what that means… Coaster season is about to kick into full speed ahead mode! You’d better get those weekend chores completed soon since every weekend from now until closing will be occupied with theme park something or another. Wild Adventures and Six Flags Over Georgia kick off opening weekend on March 16. Dollywood follows suit the next weekend on March 23 and Carowinds the next weekend on March 29. Everyone’s favorite traditional amusement park, Lake Winnie, rounds out the “Fab Five” swinging open their gates on April 13. Check their websites for hours of operation. If you haven’t visited one of these parks lately, make it a point to this year. Better yet, visit the park when we’re having a regional event there and let them know how much you appreciate them doing what they do for us! The relationship between ACE and our parks is a strong, proud, one and it will only get better with time. Speaking of events, we’ve announced our annual Spring Fling at Six Flags Over Georgia will happen on May 4 and just like last year, you can expect the park to go all out for us! ERT, walk back tours, great food and FRIED PIES have become a staple thing for this event and they aren’t going anywhere! Check out the event flyer in this issue if you’d like to attend. We’ve also announced that our Carolina Coaster Classic (C3) event at Carowinds will be making a return this year on September 21. And if you’ve checked out their calendar, you’ve noticed that they will be in SCarowinds mode at that time. I can only imagine what horrific goodies will pop up at this event. Join us for a spooktacular time… if you dare! See you on the midways!
Thanks to Emily Murray (Six Flags Over Georgia) & all the others that help make the Southeast Region one of the best! All photos and stories by Josh Herrington unless otherwise noted.
Thank You!
168 Teagarden Lane
Josh Herrington [email protected]
Max Cannon [email protected]
Kim Fowler [email protected]
Matt Lambert [email protected]
Chip Sieczko [email protected]
Robert Ulrich [email protected]
Maegen Worley [email protected]
Josh
Starkville, MS 39759
Your ACE Southeast Rep Team:
Member Spotlight
ACE Southeast
Favorite Regional Park: Dollywood
Favorite Regional Coaster: Thunderhead
Favorite Thing About ACE Southeast: We proba-bly have more different states in our region than most others, with great parks in each and
every one!!
Best ACE Southeast Memory: Coaster Con XXXV held at Dollywood and Carowinds & add-on days
at Lake Winnie/Six Flags over Georgia.
Favorite ACE Southeast Event: Smoky Mountain Coasterfest (I love the lights and the cold
weather!)
Name: Kitty Wintemute
ACE Member Since: 1986
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