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The Official Magazine of American Coaster Enthusiasts Rc! 127 FALL 2013 THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN COASTER ENTHUSIASTS RC! 127 VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 1 $8 AmericanCoasterEnthusiasts.org ROLLERCOASTER! 127 • FALL 2013 Editor: Tim Baldwin THE BACK SEAT Managing Editor: Jeffrey Seifert uthor Mike Thompson had the enviable task of covering this year’s Photo Editor: Tim Baldwin Coaster Con for this issue. It must have been not only a delight to Associate Editors: Acapture an extraordinary convention in words, but also a source of Bill Linkenheimer III, Elaine Linkenheimer, pride as it is occurred in his very region. However, what a challenge for Jan Rush, Lisa Scheinin him to try to capture a week that seemed to surpass mere words into an ROLLERCOASTER! (ISSN 0896-7261) is published quarterly by American article that conveyed the amazing experience of Coaster Con XXXVI. Coaster Enthusiasts Worldwide, Inc., a non-profit organization, at 1100- I remember a week filled with a level of hospitality taken to a whole H Brandywine Blvd., Zanesville, OH 43701. new level, special perks in terms of activities and tours, and quite Subscription: $32.00 for four issues ($37.00 Canada and Mexico, $47 simply…perfect weather. The fact that each park had its own charm and elsewhere). Periodicals postage paid at Zanesville, OH, and an addition- character made it a magnificent week — one that truly exemplifies what al mailing office. Coaster Con is all about and why many people make it the can’t-miss event of the year. Back issues: RCReride.com and click on back issues. Recent discussion among ROLLERCOASTER! subscriptions are part of the membership benefits for our ROLLERCOASTER! staff American Coaster Enthusiasts. ROLLERCOASTER! is printed for American mentioned the specially Coaster Enthusiasts by Knepper Press Corporation; graphic design by Terrence L. Lind/TL Creative Design. PHOTO COURTESY TIM BALDWIN COLLECTION made playing cards cus- tomized for ACE members and Coaster Con XXXVI. It was this con- Postmaster: Send address changes to: tinuous attention to detail and creativity that moved Six Flags New American Coaster Enthusiasts England into an upper echelon of hospitality that will be difficult to 1100-H Brandywine Blvd., match. As I exited the park that first Sunday night I was impressed Zanesville, OH 43701 (very impressed, to say the least) to see an entire street full of park Please contact the editor before e-mailing any unsolicited digital photo- management lining the way to the gate, thanking us for coming and graphs. Send all other submissions for publication, including editorial saying goodnight. Thank you, Six Flags. It’s nice to know that expe- letters to: Tim Baldwin rienced veterans such as myself can still have our socks knocked off. Tim Baldwin, Editor, ROLLERCOASTER! 3508 Pecos Way [email protected] Grand Prairie, TX 75052 [email protected] IN THE INBOX Send all advertising inquiries to: Sean Torres 6420 E. Tropicana Avenue #80 Today I found the new ROLLERCOASTER! in my ACE members might enjoy checking it out at: Las Vegas, NV 89074 postbox. It has my favorite park, the one I grew up www.schwarzkopf-coaster.net [email protected] with, as its cover story. The first thing I did was read it, even before taking off my shoes. Just read your excellent piece on Phantasialand Copyright 2013 by American Coaster Enthusiasts. All rights reserved. No It is great to see that you liked Phantasialand in RC! 126. Made me realize that it’s been far too part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or that much. I very much enjoyed your view of the long since I visited there. by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record- ing or by any information storage retrieval system, without written per- park. If you visit parks very often, sometimes sev- MARTIN VALT mission of the copyright owner. The opinions expressed in this magazine eral times a year (since it’s just an hour drive for U.K. Regional Rep are not necessarily those of American Coaster Enthusiasts. me), novelty wears off a bit. So it is nice to see the Sandbach, England park through the eyes of someone other than the regular visitors. I just finished reading RC! 126. I LOVE articles Phantasialand was the first amusement park I like Jan Rush’s “Coasting in the U.S.” that discov- visited when I was five years old in 1974. er the little out-of-the way places. Anyone who Gebirgsbahn was my first roller coaster a few years likes this article would have really enjoyed a pres- later in 1978. entation that Jim Futrell gave at ACE Western AmericanCoasterEnthhusiasts.org Two themed dark rides aren’t mentioned in the Pennsylvania’s CoasterBash! event a few years C Recycled Paper article: the Geister Rikscha in China Town — a ago on “10 parks you’ve never heard of.” I look kind of ghost train which is a bit inspired by forward to Part 2! Haunted Mansion (with a ride system by BILL LINKENHEIMER III Schwarzkopf) and the Hollywood Tour — a boat ACE Regional Representative ride through several film scenes. The ride system of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania OFFICERS President: Dave Altman Silbermine is by Schwarzkopf as well. Vice President: Jerry Willard Thank you very much for the article and for Editor’s Note: A few ACE members contacted author Secretary: Susan Shick making Phantasialand known to a wider interna- Torrence Jenkins to say that there was an error in Treasurer: Cheri Armstrong tional audience. his article stating that Morgan trains replaced Immediate Past President: Mark Cole I just joined ACE this year. Next year during the three-bench PTC trains on Texas Cyclone, believing EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE first two weeks of June I’ll be doing a U.S. trip from the coaster operated with four-bench trains. Archivist: Terry Lason Houston to Atlanta. It would be great to meet some Actually, the article is correct. Texas Cyclone Census Director: Scott Short fellow enthusiasts. did open with four-bench PTCs, but the four-bench Events Director: Paul Blick Best greetings from Hagen, Germany, trains took their toll on the track and were Historian: Dave Hahner STEFAN SCHEER eventually replaced with three-bench PTCs. Information Services Director: Brian Peters Legal Affairs Director: Al Wolsky ROLLERCOASTER! issue # 89, Spring 2004, has photos Merchandise Director: Stacey Smilek Welcome aboard, Stefan! We hope you enjoy your of the three-bench trains that ran on the woodie Preservation Director: Howard Gillooly experience in ACE and have the opportunities to prior to the arrival of the Morgan trains, as well Publications Director: Lee Ann Draud meet some members during your U.S. tour. Thanks as a photo of the original four-bench trains. Photos Public Relations Director: David Lipnicky for mentioning Schwarzkopf. During my preparation of the three- and four-bench PTC trains can also Regional Representative Director: Robert Ulrich Registration Director: Steve Smith for the article, one of your fellow German enthusi- be viewed from the online census links on asts mentioned a Schwarzkopf website dedicated to RCReride.com. It is marvelous that we have PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE the coaster designer we all love. Michael so many detail-oriented members who keep our ROLLERCOASTER! Editor: Tim Baldwin Pantenburg oversees Schwarzkopf Coaster Net. history alive! ACE NEWS Editor: Mike Thompson Advertising Manager: Sean Torres 2 CONTENTS FALL 2013 RC!127 VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 1 $8 PHOTO BY S. MADONNA HORCHER FEATURES 4 COASTER CON XXXVI — EXCEEDING ALL EXPECTATIONS From “lobstah” to clam “chowdah,” Mike Thompson recounts the spectacular New England-style hospitality extended to attendees of Coaster Con XXXVI. 22 PRE-CON IN CON-NECTICUT Even before Coaster Con started, the fun was already getting under way, as reported by Tim Baldwin. SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND 4 26 FROM GALLUP’S GROVE TO SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND PHOTO BY S. MADONNA HORCHER — MORE THAN A CENTURY AND A HALF OF FUN Although now known as Six Flags New England, the park has a rich history that dates back more than 100 years before Six Flags was even conceived. Dave Hahner chronicles the park’s century-spanning transition. 33 NEW ENGLAND’S TWO CHILDREN’S PARK GEMS Donna Piper highlights two treasures that may not be very well known outside of her region. 38 THE COASTERS OF INDONESIA, MALAYSIA AND 22 SINGAPORE — PART 2: MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE PHOTO BY JEFFREY SEIFERT Lisa Scheinin concludes her account of the coasters and parks in these two countries in Southeast Asia. DEPARTMENTS 19 INDUSTRY PROFILE Meet Six Flags New England’s Park President John Winkler. 18, 25 GROUP PHOTOS 33 2013 COASTER CON PHOTO BY LISA SCHEININ By S. Madonna Horcher. 20 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS FRONT COVER BIZARRO Six Flags New England PHOTO BY RICHARD KOPPELMAN BATTLESTAR GALACTICABATTLESTAR POLAR COASTER BOULDER DASH 38 BACK COVER UNTAMED [Bizarro/Superman] is not done evolving. Canobie Lake Amusement Park Technology and creative integration will allow it PHOTO BY RICHARD KOPPELMAN to morph and continue entertaining thrill seekers for many years to come. My goal is to put the “S” back on it. Stay tuned! —JOHN WINKLER, PRESIDENT, SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND PAGE 4 A MERICANC OASTERE NTHUSIASTS. ORG FALL 2013 3 SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND • CANOBIE LAKE • PALACE PLAYLAND • FUNTOWN SPLASHTOWN USA C Coaster Con XXXVI PHOTO BY TIM BALDWIN O Exceeding All Expectations A by Mike Thompson S T CYCLONE Kids got their own banquet in 2013. E R MADONNA HORCHER . C PHOTO BY S ACE was fed like never before at Coaster Con XXXVI. MADONNA HORCHER O . PHOTO BY S N X X PHOTO BY TIM BALDWIN X V MADONNA HORCHER . I PHOTO BY S 4 COASTER CON XXXVI MADONNA HORCHER . PHOTO BY S Registration – the excitement buzz to kick off the week.
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