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16 Hours Ert! 8 Meals! Iron Rattler; photo by Tim Baldwin Switchback; photo by S. Madonna Horcher Great White; photo by Keith Kastelic LIVING LARGE IN THE LONE STAR STATE! Our three host parks boast a total of 16 coasters, including Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Switch- Photo by Tim Baldwin back at ZDT’s Amuse- ment Park and Steel Eel at SeaWorld. 16 HOURS ERT! 8 MEALS! •An ERT session that includes ALL rides at Six Flags Fiesta Texas •ACE’s annual banquet, with keynote speaker John Duffey, president and CEO, Six Flags •Midway Olympics and Rubber Ducky Regatta •Exclusive access to two Fright Fest haunted houses at Six Flags Fiesta Texas REGISTRATION Postmarked by May 27, 2017 NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY! or completed online by June 5, 2017. You’ll enjoy member rates when you join today online or by mail. No registrations accepted after June 5, 2017. There is no on-site registration. Memberships in the world’s largest ride enthusiast organization start at $20. Visit aceonline.org/joinace to learn more. ACE MEMBERS $263 ACE MEMBERS 3-11 $237 SIX FLAGS SEASON PASS DISCOUNT NON-MEMBERS $329 Your valid 2017 Six Flags season pass will NON-MEMBERS 3-11 $296 save you $70 on your registration fee! REGISTER ONLINE ZDT’S EXTREME PASSES Video contest entries should be mailed Convenient, secure online registration is Attendees will receive ZDT’s Extreme to Chris Smilek, 619 Washington Cross- available at my.ACEonline.org. Passes, for unlimited access to all attrac- ing, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301-9812, tions on Thursday, June 22. must be postmarked by June 5, and re- SIX FLAGS SEASON PASS ceived by the contest director by June 9, Attendees with a valid, processed Six ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 2017. Flags season pass enjoy a $70 discount Members not attending the convention Convention attendees can vote in the on registration. are encouraged to attend the Annual video and photo contests. Rules and Business Meeting on June 20. There will other information about the photo and Attendees who do not have a Six Flags be no charge to enter the park, but you video contests can be reviewed at pass will receive a Six Flags Gold season must leave the park once the meeting is coastercon.com/contests. To have a pass as part of their registration. over, unless you have a valid 2017 Six copy of the rules mailed to you, please Flags season pass. call 469.278.6223, send an email to PARKING [email protected] or write to ACE Con- Present your convention name badge or ACE GENERAL STORE/SALES TABLES test Rules, P.O. Box 540261, Grand Prai- park-provided parking voucher for com- Enjoy shopping at the ACE General Store rie, TX, 75054-0261. plimentary parking at Six Flags Fiesta for exclusive merchandise, including T- Texas and SeaWorld San Antonio. Park- shirts featuring the 2017 Coaster Con NAME BADGE ing is always free at ZDT’s Amusement logo, on Sunday, June 18, from 10 a.m. You must be registered and wearing your Park. – 4 p.m. at the La Quinta Inn and Suites. official convention name badge to partic- Sales tables are available for rent during ipate in scheduled convention activities. AIRPORTS Coaster Con on Sunday for the same San Antonio International Airport is the times. The fee for table rental is $25 for THANK YOU! most convenient airport to our host members and $40 for non-members. In ACE: Tim Baldwin, Steve Berto, Dave parks and hotels. Check local traffic re- Shared tables are not allowed. Table Bird, Jeff Braziel, Mark Davidson, Lee sources, such as the Texas Department reservations must be postmarked no Ann Draud, Melinda Gaspari, Jason Knut- of Transportation website, for the latest later than June 9, 2017; there is a 50% son, Bill Linkenheimer III, Elaine Linken- information. cancellation fee after June 9, 2017. heimer, David Lipnicky, Mike Matscherz, Send your check or money order, made Janine Rebbie-Matscherz, Will Mosckhe, DISCOUNT OFFERS payable in U.S. funds, to: ACE Coaster Polly Nichols, Emery Picotte, Kevin Attendees can enjoy a 20% discount on Con Sales Tables, P.O. Box 540261, Schreiner, Jeffrey Seifert, Chris Smilek, SeaWorld San Antonio tours, including Grand Prairie, TX, 75054-0261. Stacey Smilek, Steve Smith, Liz Werth the Beluga Tour, Sea Lion Tour and Be- and Jerry Willard. hind the Scenes Tour. PHOTO AND VIDEO CONTESTS At our host parks: Jeffrey Siebert and Jeff Submissions for the photo contest can Filicko at Six Flags Fiesta Texas; Denise AQUATICA TICKETS be made at the La Quinta Inn and Suites Aguilar, Diane Centeno and Samantha Attendees will receive tickets to Sea- on Sunday, June 18, from 11 a.m. – 4 Sargeant at SeaWorld San Antonio; World San Antonio’s waterpark, Aquat- p.m. Sarah Donhauser at ZDT's Amusement ica. Park. The convention official logo, created by Brody Rose for Coaster Con XL, will be available on exclusive merchandise. Check out the ACE General Store on Sunday, June 18, add an advance order to your registration, or shop online at aceonline.org. Shopping on Amazon? Go to smile.amazon.com whenever you shop. Amazon will donate .5% of your purchase to ACE. 17000 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78257. sixflags.com/fiestatexas Built in a limestone quarry, Fiesta Texas opened in 1992, a project of Opryland’s parent company. Fiesta Texas was designed to be a show park as a way to differentiate the park from ride-oriented parks like Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags AstroWorld. Since joining the Six Flags family in 1996, Fiesta Texas has built up a solid collection of coasters and rides. The park’s coaster lineup includes Batman: The Ride, the original 4-D Free Spin coaster from S&S Worldwide; 2000’s Super- man Krypton Coaster, a B&M floorless; and Goliath, a B&M inverted coaster. Of particular note: Iron Rattler. It opened as Rattler in 1992, a Roller Coaster Corporation of America coaster designed by John Pierce. For the 2013 season, RMC transformed it into Iron Rattler, which quickly became popular with enthusiasts. Kiddee Koaster ERT Boomerang Coast to Coaster ERT Goliath ERT 1992 steel Vekoma Roller Skater 1999 steel Vekoma Boomerang 1995 steel B&M inverted 15 feet tall, 280 feet long 125 feet tall, 875 feet long 105 feet tall, 2,693 feet long 36” minimum to ride 48” minimum to ride 54” minimum to ride Previously Der Rollschuhcoaster (1992-2008) and Romp Previously Gambit at Gotemba, Japan (1995-2002) and Bomp A Stomp (2009-2010) Superman Krypton Coaster ERT Batman The Ride at Six Flags New Orleans (2003-2005) 2000 steel B&M floorless Road Runner Express ERT 175 feet tall, 4,025 feet long Iron Rattler ERT 1997 steel Arrow mine train 54” minimum to ride 2013 steel RMC terrain coaster 73 feet tall, 2,400 feet long 180 feet tall, 3,226 feet long 42” minimum to ride Pandemonium ERT 48” minimum to ride 2007 steel Gerstlauer spinning coaster Originally a 1992 wood coaster by RCCA; renovated by Poltergeist ERT RMC for 2013 season 48 feet tall, 1,351 feet long 1999 steel Premier LIM 42” minimum to ride accompanied by adult; 78 feet tall, 2,705 feet long Batman: The Ride ERT 47” to ride alone 2015 steel S&S Worldwide 4-D Free Spin coaster 54” minimum to ride 120 feet tall, 1,019 feet long 48” minimum to ride 10500 SeaWorld Drive, San Antonio TX, 78521 seaworldparks.com/seaworld-sanantonio The San Antonio park, the largest park in the SeaWorld chain, opened in 1988. While aquatic shows and animal encounters are the heart of the park, SeaWorld San Antonio has assembled a nice collection of coasters to enjoy. Great White, a B&M inverted coaster, led the way in 1997. Steel Eel, a Morgan megacoaster followed two years later. Opening summer 2017 is Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster, an Intamin steel coaster that features two launches, one over the water. Great White ERT Shamu Express Journey to Atlantis 1997 steel B&M inverted 2004 steel Zierer Tivoli 2007 steel Mack SuperSplash 100 feet tall, 2,693 feet long 220 feet long 100 feet tall 54” minimum to ride 38” minimum to ride accompanied by adult; 39” minimum to ride accompanied by adult; 41” to ride alone 51” to ride alone Steel Eel ERT 1999 steel Morgan megacoaster Wave Breaker: the Rescue Coaster ERT 144 feet tall, 3,700 feet long 2017 steel Intamin dual launch 48” minimum to ride 61 feet tall, 2,600 feet long 301 West Kingsbury Street, Seguin, TX 78155 zdtamusementpark.com ZDT’s opened in 2007, a family-friendly destination owned by the Donhauser family. The name comes from the first letters of the names of the owners’ three children. Honoring the property’s previous use as an agricultural and grocery center, many of the park’s buildings were repurposed from their original uses. The center of attention for attendees is sure to be Switchback, a wood shuttle coaster designed by The Gravity Group, with Tim- berliner trains. Switchback ERT 2015 wood The Gravity Group shuttle 63 feet tall, 1,175 feet long 41” minimum to ride accompanied by adult; 48” to ride alone Coaster Con XL Tentative Schedule (subject to change) Sunday, June 18, 2017 Six Flags Fiesta Texas Noon — 7 p.m. ACE Lounge in Zaragoza Theater lobby Six Flags Fiesta Texas open 10:30 a.m. — 9 p.m. 1 — 2:30 p.m. ACE Annual Business Meeting in Zaragoza Water park open Noon — 7 p.m. Theater 10 a.m.
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