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2019 Season Has Arrived ACE Mid-Atlantic REGIONAL New Experiences Leading the Way for a New Decade Springtime at Area Parks • Getting Ready for New Thrills Rebel Yell 2019 The Official Newsletter of ACE Mid-Atlantic Inside This Issue Tempeto’s train rushes back into the station after its signature and rather intense loop-the-loop maneuver. • 2019 Season • An Introspective from the Regional Rep. • New Members • PTC History • Jeepers It's Winter Recap • Coastin' Through the Snow Recap • Racer Dips • A Look Around the Region • Group Photo Connect w/ Us • Questions? Feedback? Want to volunteer your time to help the region grow? Let us know by emailing us at acemidatlantic@ gmail.com or find us on social media. Upcoming Events Photo: Wisp Resort, Spring's coming. Where will you be? 2019 Season Has Arrived ACE Mid-Atlantic REGIONAL New Experiences Leading the Way for a New Decade Night Out at Go-Karts Plus - Williamsburg, After our well attended offseason events at both Fun Land of Fredericksburg and Wisp VA - May 31, 2019 Mountain Resort, the new season is officially upon us. As we get closer to opening day at our area parks, the anticipation for this year's new rides, shows, and attractions ACE Dives at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is only growing. And with it, we'll see a slew of changes made to each of them, (w/ Special ERT Only at Water Country USA including the unexpected loss of a longtime favorite. But with every change comes the on Sunday Morning) - Williamsburg, VA - opportunity for greater things and the mid-Atlantic looks to be priming itself for many June 1, 2019 seasons to come. NATIONAL While 2019 will give us a rebranded Apocalypse, a S&S swing, new shows, revamped go-karts and much more, it's really 2020 that could be a great year for the region. With ACE Preservation Conference at Various the removal of Volcano, it's anyone's guess what the park may put in its place. Busch Parks - Kentucky and West Virginia - May Gardens Williamsburg has something coming in 2020, although the details are sparse. 10 - 12, 2019 Six Flags America is long overdue for something new and big. And the area's family entertainment centers will continue to build and grow their dominance by slowly Learn more and register online. expanding and integrating family experiences. www.acemidatlantic.org As you go out to enjoy the 2019 season's new offerings, keep 2020 in your mind. We're www.aceonline.org just getting started in the mid-Atlantic, that's for sure. Rebel Yell - 2019, Issue 1 1 From the Backseat Creating Friendships A Message from ACE Mid-Atlantic's New Members to ACE Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative In honor of creating new friendships, we'd like to ac- knowledge the new recruits for this period. If you run Elizabeth Ringas into any of these individuals at the next ACE event, feel free to introduce yourself. Who knows, maybe you'll Let the fun begin because coaster season is here! I am anxious to share a coaster ride together! reconnect with friends, hit the road to parks, ride something new and find a treasure of an unexpected ride. As I think about all the fun that this hobby holds, I realize a lot of what I look forward to is the journey. Nathan Watanabe Melissa Wray Sterling, VA Roanoke, VA As much as we love following our favorite parks and friends on social Scott Shumaker John Flynn media, it is exciting to reach this time of year as this hobby becomes an Chesapeake, VA Millsboro, DE active leisure. We get out from behind our computers and phones to do what we really love – riding. Congratulations on doing something good Lisa Shumaker Brian McIntyre for your health! According to Psychology Today, your hobby is even more Chesapeake, VA King George, VA beneficial when you include others. Reece Shumaker Steve Wine Where will you ride this year? Will you go to your first CoasterCon? Visit a Chesapeake, VA Waynesboro, VA new park? Is there a regional event that you will finally get to attend that you have always wanted to be at? I love pulling up the ACE calendar and Hagan Shumaker Jackson Price planning what the year will hold! Chesapeake, VA Virginia Beach, VA Adam Bowling Shawn Diehl As we enjoy these personal journeys in 2019, ACE is also on a journey Woodbridge, VA Suffolk, VA -- we are past our 40th anniversary and looking into our 50th. Our region is always focused on bringing something fresh in an effort to continue Parker Bowling Charles Moreno improving on our previous year. This season is no different. We launched Woodbridge, VA Chatham, VA some big initiatives in 2018 and are focused on improving and enhancing those, as well as our regional events. Erin Bowling Michael Critzer Woodbridge, VA Ruckersville, VA Do you have some ideas of how to improve the Mid-Atlantic? Drop us an email or FB message to assist in our brainstorming. Fresh ideas, rides, and Chase Bowling Nathaniel Fitzgibbons friends are what keeps ACE relevant, fun, and beneficial! Woodbridge, VA Yorktown, VA Joshua Forrest Tim Wray Thank You! Woodbridge, VA Roanoke, VA To All Who Submitted Articles and Pictures Edward Kablaoui Josiah Nusbaum Columbia, MD Westminster, MD We want to extend a special thank you to the individuals who provided newsletter articles and pictures to this edition. Your support helps us Nancy Kablaoui Thomas Boyd develop a publication that our region's members can enjoy. Columbia, MD Sykesville, MD Articles: James Barber, Jill Morris, Justin Spelhaug, Bill Galvin David Forrest Stephanie Boyd Woodbridge, VA Ellicot City, MD Pictures: ACE Mid-Atlantic, James Barber, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Penn State University Libraries Ryan Kelly Lauren Boyd California, MD Sykesville, MD Alexander Harris Frank Shelby Wisp Event a Success Richmond, VA Fairfax, VA A Quick Note from a Member on His Visit Leslie Harris Justin Spelhaug Richmond, VA Crofton, MD This was my first ACE event and it was definitely a memorable one. It was my first time riding a coaster during a snowstorm and that just made it Joe Bishop James Rickwald better. It was really cool just being able to sit down and talk with other Richmond, VA Manassas, VA people that are into coasters as much as I am, sharing all the stories we had. This event was definitely worth the five hour drive home though a Jack Harris Justin West snowstorm. Richmond VA Fredericksburg, VA 2 Rebel Yell - 2019, Issue 1 Philadelphia Tobogan Company Ride History - Their Other Products That Shaped History Article by Jill A. Morris Introduction: Coasters and Carousels would all spin, with maximum spin being achievable by placing the weight of the riders “cuddled up” on one side. The more Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Inc. (PTC—previously unbalanced the cup, the better the spin. Philadelphia Toboggan Company) today is best known for their roller coasters, carousels, and coaster trains. However, they have Cuddle Ups had three or four platforms making for fairly decent actually produced a wide range of flat rides, theming elements, capacity. Cups reportedly could hold three adults or four children. games, dark rides, fun houses, and even a unique bicycle. As They operated into the 1970s, and so were present at many one of the only surviving companies that manufactured rides parks that are still popular today. Hersheypark featured one during the early 1900s, it should not be surprising that they have that was called the Coal Cracker that was eventually themed manufactured a wide range of products over the past century. to coal (unsurprisingly), and Kings Island had a fairly standard model. Glen Echo’s Cuddle Up Pavilion still stands and is used PTC was founded in 1904 by Henry Auchy and Chester Albright. for picnics and weddings today. As popular as Cuddle Ups were, Under them (and those that followed), PTC employed some of PTC eventually started to manufacture a smaller model that they the most famous coaster designers of all time such as John Miller, called the “Crazy Cups” which you can still find in some parks Herbert Schmeck, and John Allen, and built 147 wooden roller today. coasters and 87 carousels (some rebuilt). Parks were able—in the early 1900s—to buy or lease several rides from PTC at once Crazy Dazy (Daisy)/Silly Lily as a package, which often included a toboggan (roller coaster), carousel, and potentially even an Old Mill. The company largely The Crazy Cups (original name) ride is a two-platform model of gave up manufacturing carousels in the 1940s but continued the Cuddle Up first built in 1958. A diagram of the rotation pattern manufacturing roller coasters and other rides, eventually to from a Crazy Dazy brochure from 1965 is shown below: become specialized in roller coaster trains. However, even today if you look at the product list for PTC the “Crazy Daisy” is listed. PTC still manufactures parts for those rides. But what is a Crazy Daisy? Cuddle Up To understand the Crazy Daisy, we must first go further back in history to look at the Cuddle Up. The Cuddle Up was a “tea cups” style flat ride on the surface—riders sat in cups on platforms that also spun. However, unlike other teacup-styled rides, the cups on the Cuddle Up would switch from one platform to the next, causing what appeared to be near misses. Cuddle Up cups also Construction features from copy of 1965 Crazy Dazy booklet, GST/AH/2.07, Charles and Betty Jacques Amusement Park Collection, 00521, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University Rebel Yell - 2019, Issue 1 3 This smaller model required lower horsepower to run than the One of the most surprising things about these horse cycles was larger one and the redesign also was planned to cut down on how they moved.
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