ACE SOAR

The parks are painting and cleaning up and training new employees and some of us have been on coasters already this year!  Your Rep team is busy trying to arrange some fun times.  Lisa is working on an event at the Columbus Zoo so we can visit the Sea Dragon.  I’m working on getting us in to Stricker’s Grove.  That event has a 50 person minimum, so I need some feedback to see if we have enough support for it.  Finally, I don’t know if ODOT still wants us, we haven’t been a great group for them, but if you are willing to pick up litter along I-71 just south of Kings Island, please let me know.  Thanks!  I hope to see you in a park some time soon.

Russ

russ@coastercat.net

We are thinking about doing something a little different for Winter SOAR this year.  What about tubing at Mad River Mountain?  www.skimadriver.com  They have meeting facilities and after our little get together over some pizza and sodas we can kind of experience rollercoaster thrills in the middle of the winter on the slopes or tubing park of Mad River Mountain.  There is a charge for the room, so we need to know if enough people are interested that will keep the cost of the room per person down to a decent charge.  What do you think?  Please vote in our poll on the right  –>>

At long last, here is the flyer for our fall event!  This will be our last fall event due to the inability to schedule ERT during the Halloween Haunt.  A special feature of this final Boo Bash is the induction of Ruth Voss into the Kings Island Hall of Fame.  Don’t miss this special event and enjoy our final formal  fall get together. 

Click on this link for the flyer >>>   Boo Bash 2011

Screechin’ Eagle is no more!!!  It has been completely torn down.  Sad day for rollercoasters and John Miller fans.  If you have any pictures of the Screechin’ Eagle, please send them to me and I’ll put some up on the website here.

More news:

http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/historic-roller-coaster-taken-down-at-lesourdsville-1228811.html

And David Althoff’s video:

http://blip.tv/ridemanvideo/coasters-at-lesourdsville-lake-4547404

The thrill of a roller coaster will have a whole lot more meaning July 24 when Kings Island hosts “Coasting for Kids 2011″ to raise money for Give Kids the World.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R8oQdSpK68&feature=youtu.be