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Three parks!
15 coasters!
SUMMER
With coasters like Ride of Steel,
Jack Rabbit and Silver Comet
on the agenda, ACE’s 2015
Summer Conference promises
to be one great ride!
CONFERENCE
AUGUST
14 – 16, 2015
Jack Rabbit
Photo by Richard Koppelman
Silver Comet
Photo by Howard Gillooly
Ride of Steel
Photo by Tim Baldwin
This year’s Conference
includes three meals
featuring unique local
specialties, a coaster tour
at Seabreeze and a social
media scavenger hunt.
REGISTRATION
Postmarked by July 22 or completed online by July 30, 2015
ACE members
ACE members 3–11
Non-members
Non-members 3–11
$121
$103
$151
$128
SAVE UP TO $45 WITH YOUR
SEASON PASS DISCOUNTS!
Darien Lake $16
Seabreeze $15
Martin’s Fantasy Island $14
Calculate your season pass
discounts on the registration form
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS
JULY 30, 2015
No registrations will be accepted
after July 30, 2015.
There will be NO on-site registration.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Over five hours of ERT
• Three buffet-style catered meals
featuring local specialties
• Coaster tour at Seabreeze
• Preferred seating at
Darien Lake magic show
• 10% discount at
Martin’s Fantasy Island gift shops
• Social media scavenger hunt
• 20% discount at Seabreeze
gift shops
PARKING
At Darien Lake, present your ACE
member card, event badge or a printed
copy of this flier to enjoy free parking.
Parking is free at Seabreeze Amusement
Park and Martin’s Fantasy Island.
GETTING AROUND
Darien Lake is located six miles south
of I-90/New York Thruway. Take exit
48A and follow Route 77 to the park
entrance.
For directions to our host parks
go to my.ACEonline.org/directions, or
contact ACE’s office at [email protected] or 469.228.6223 to have a copy
mailed to you.
Allow about one hour travel time
between Darien Lake and Seabreeze,
and about one and one-half hours between Seabreeze and Martin’s Fantasy
Island.
HOST PARKS
9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center, NY 14040 darienlake.com
What started with a small campground and picnic area on the shores of a man-made lake has
grown into one of the Empire State’s largest amusement parks. Over the years, and through a series
of owners, the park has built a solid collection of rides.
The park’s coaster collection includes Viper, a multi-inversion Arrow-Huss coaster introduced
in 1982, Predator, the 1990 CCI wood coaster and Ride of Steel, Intamin’s 1999 megacoaster, the
owl-themed Hoot N Holler from Zierer, a Vekoma SLC and a Boomerang and Moto Coaster, the
motorcycle-themed Zamperla coaster.
4600 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14622 seabreeze.com
Seabreeze opened in August 1879 with picnic groves along the lakefront. By 1900, the park had
several rides to enjoy, including a carousel. Seabreeze was named Dreamland for several decades
after World War II.
The heart of the park for enthusiasts is Jack Rabbit, the wood out and back coaster designed by
John Miller and built by Harry Baker that opened in 1920. Jack Rabbit will receive an ACE Roller
Coaster Landmark plaque during our visit to Seabreeze.
The park has three other coasters: Bobsleds, the unique hybrid developed in-house, Bear Trax, a
Miler junior steel coaster and Whirlwind, a spinning coaster from Maurer Söhne.
2400 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island, NY 14072 martinsfantasyisland.com
Fantasy Island opened in 1961. Known as Two Flags Over Niagara in the early 1990s, the park
became Martin’s Fantasy Island in 1994 when local businessman Martin DiPietro bought the park.
There’s plenty to enjoy here, especially Silver Comet, the 1999 CCI wood coaster that echoes the
revered Crystal Beach Comet. Add great rides, a waterpark, miniature golf and, even, canoes and
you have an excellent final day of the 2015 Summer Conference.
The park will be hosting the WNY Oldsmobile Club car show on the day of our visit.
ACCOMMODATIONS
DARIEN LAKE AREA
Darien Lake Accommodations
SEABREEZE AREA
Radisson Rochester Airport
PLEASE NOTE There will be a Jason Aldean concert on
Thursday, August 13, at the Darien Lake Performing
Arts Center. Area hotel rooms will book up quickly; hotel guests may experience issues with noise levels.
HOTEL Lodge on the Lake is a full-service hotel on the
shores of Darien Lake. Rooms feature complimentary
WiFi, over 60 cable channels, refrigerator, coffee maker
and hair dryer. The hotel has a game room, fitness center,
outdoor heated pool and on-site restaurant.
CAMPGROUND The campground offers a range of options:
spacious guest houses with four bedrooms and full kitchens; comfortable cabins with kitchen, picnic table and
campfire ring; RV rentals that include limited kitchens
and picnic table; “glamping,” with a platform canvas tent
and queen-size bed already on-site; a full range of traditional tent and camping trailer options.
LEARN MORE Darien Lake is offering attendees a 15%
discount at Lodge on the Lake and Darien Lake Campground. Use promo code ASLBRAIN.
On the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Radisson Rochester Airport is five minutes from
Greater Rochester International Airport.
AMENITIES Complimentary high-speed WiFi is available
in all rooms and throughout the hotel. Rooms feature a
flat screen TV, iron and ironing board and coffee maker.
Hotel features include heated indoor pool and on-site
fitness and business centers. Baxter’s Restaurant and
Lounge is open daily.
RATE $105 per night, plus tax, valid for up to four persons per room. The rate is valid August 13– 15, 2015. Use
promo code ACES15.
DEADLINE Rooms must be reserved by July 10, 2015.
Availability is limited, so make sure to reserve early.
9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center, NY 14040
585.599.2211
darienlake.com
175 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623
800.333.3333
radisson.com
ACE does not have a host hotel in the Martin’s Fantasy
Island area. You may want to consider hotels in Batavia,
New York, about 20 minutes from Darien Lake,
45 minutes from Martin’s Fantasy Island
and about an hour from Seabreeze.
Bobsleds, a wood junior
terrain coaster when it
opened in 1952, gained
steel track and additional
structure in 1968.
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Bobsleds
Photo by Richard Koppelman
SCHEDULE
Friday, August 14
COASTERS
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Registration at park
Main Gate (between 9:15 a.m. and 2
p.m., pick up registration materials at
Group Sales; after 2 p.m., contact ACE’s
registration manager)
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. MotoCoaster, Moose
on the Loose (this ride has a maximum
weight restriction of 220 pounds)
2 – 3:30 p.m. Picnic featuring chicken
quarters in Chiavetti’s sauce, BBQ sliced
brisket, BBQ pulled pork, coleslaw, salt
potatoes, baked potato salad, fruit salad,
frozen novelties and soda
• Park management guest speaker
10:10 – 10:30 p.m. Ignite the Night laser
light show
10:30 – 11:15 p.m. Ride of Steel and
Predator
1981 Zierer steel Tivoli junior
10 feet tall; 200 feet long
36” minimum; guests taller than
54” are not permitted to ride
Darien Lake open 10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Silver Comet
Photo by Mary Ann Pendrys
HERSCHELL CARROUSEL
FACTORY MUSEUM TOUR
Enjoy exploring
this historic factory;
its collection includes
four refurbished Herschell kiddie rides,
Wurlitzer music rolls and more.
The museum is located about 30
minutes east of Niagara Falls. The
fully guided tour, on Sunday, August
16, at 5 p.m., will last about one hour
and include a ride on the museum’s
1916 #1 Special Carrousel.
The cost will be $5 for adults and
$2.50 for children ages 2–16. Payment will be made at the museum
for those choosing to attend.
CONFERENCE NAME BADGE
You must be registered and wearing your official conference name
badge to participate in scheduled
conference activities.
THANK YOU
In ACE: Wade Abbott, Cheri
Armstrong, Tim Baldwin, Steve
Berto, Dave Bird, Mark Davidson, Lee Ann Draud, Geff Ford,
Melinda Gaspari, Donna Harrison, Bill Linkenheimer III, Elaine
Linkenheimer, Will Moschke, Kevin Schreiner, Jeffrey Seifert, Stacey
Smilek, Steve Smith, Liz Werth
and Jerry Willard.
At Darien Lake: Autumn Lunser
and Rhonda Hicks. At Seabreeze,
Jeff Bailey and Tim McCardle. At
Martin’s Fantasy Island, Len Synor
and Brendan Call.
ACE’S CODE OF CONDUCT
Members attending ACE events
and their guests should be especially aware that their behavior affects ACE’s reputation, and they are
expected to abide by ACE’s Code
of Conduct to ensure that ACE
is always represented in a positive
manner.
Members found to be in violation of the code are subject to
ACE’s disciplinary procedures,
which may be in the form of, but
are not limited to, verbal or written
warning or membership suspension
or involuntary termination.
Saturday, August 15
Seabreeze open 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Waterpark open 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
DARIEN LAKE
E ERT scheduled for this coaster
Hoot N Holler
Formerly BrainTeaser (1997–2011);
Nessie the Dreamy Dragon (1988–
1996); Ladybug (1981–1987)
Viper
1982 Arrow-Huss steel multiinversion
120 feet tall; 3,100 feet long
48” minimum to ride
Predator
E
1990 Dinn-Summers wood
twister
90 feet tall; 3,400 feet long
48” minimum to ride
9 – 9:40 a.m. Continental breakfast
9:45 a.m. – Noon Bear Trax, Bobsleds,
Whirlwind and Jack Rabbit (times staggered)
• Coaster tour with a Seabreeze mechanic,
time TBD
Noon – 2 p.m. Lunch featuring red and
white hot dogs, the popular area delicacy
“Garbage” Plates, Seabreeze sugar waffles,
soda and beer
• Park management guest speaker
• Jack Rabbit landmark plaque presentation, time TBD
10 – 10:30 p.m. Jack Rabbit
Mind Eraser
Martin’s Fantasy Island open
11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
1999 Intamin steel mega-coaster
208 feet tall; 5,350 feet long
54” minimum; 76” maximum to
ride
Sunday, August 16
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Silver Comet, Crazy
Mouse and Mind Warp
1 – 3 p.m. BBQ feast, including BBQ
ribs, charcoal-broiled burgers, Italian
sausage with peppers and onions, corn
on the cob, mac and cheese, rigatoni and
sauce, roasted potatoes, corn bread and ice
cream treats
• Park management guest speaker
5 p.m. Optional Herschell Factory tour
This schedule is tentative
and subject to change.
The official schedule will be included
in your registration packet.
1997 Vekoma steel SLC
109 feet tall; 2,172 feet long
52” minimum; 80” maximum to
ride; under 54” must be accompanied by adult
Boomerang
Whirlwind
Photo by
Richard Koppelman
SEABREEZE
Jack Rabbit
E
1920 Baker/Miller wood outand-back coaster
60 feet tall; 2,100 feet long
48” minimum to ride
Bobsleds
E
1952 Steel coaster with wood
supports
32 feet tall; 1,240 feet long
38” minimum to ride; under 48”
must be accompanied by adult
Originally a junior wood terrain
coaster designed by George Long, built
by John Miller; remodeled by park in
1968, adding tubular steel track
Bear Trax
E
Whirlwind
E
1997 E&F Miler junior steel
1998 Vekoma steel Boomerang
coaster
125 feet tall; 875 feet long
16 feet tall; 380 feet long
48” minimum to ride; under 54” 36” minimum to ride; over 58”
must be accompanied by adult
must ride with child
Ride of Steel
E
Formerly Superman Ride of Steel
(1999–2006)
MotoCoaster
E
2008 Zamperla steel MotoCoaster
44 feet tall; 1,198 feet long
48” minimum to ride
2004 Maurer Söhne steel spinning coaster
51 feet tall; 1,391 feet long
48” minimum to ride
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
Silver Comet
E
1999 CCI wood twister
85 feet tall; 2,800 feet long
48” minimum to ride
Formerly Orange County Choppers Crazy Mouse E
MotoCoaster (2008–2009); original 2005 Zamperla steel spinning
Zamperla factory prototype
mouse
42 feet tall; 1,377 feet long
Predator and Ride of Steel 48” minimum to ride
Photo by Howard Gillooly
Max’s Doggy Dog Coaster
2013 SBF Visa Group steel family coaster
36” minimum to ride; under 42”
must ride with adult
ACE
COASTER
CENSUS
CONTACT INFORMATION
A phone number is required to process your registration. A confirmation will be sent to the email address on file
with my.ACEonline.org. If you provide a different email address below, your profile will be updated with that
address. If you have provided an email address and confirmation is not received by August 4, 2015, please call
469.278.6223, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Central time or send an email to [email protected].
PHONE
EMAIL ADDRESS
NAME BADGES List name, city and state as they are to appear on the name badges; badges will be created from
this form. There is no charge for children two and under; please list their names here. Enter member name(s)
first. Non-members are considered guests of the first member listed. Write N/A for member number for
non-members. If registering by mail and additional space is needed, photocopy this form or list requested
information on a blank sheet of paper.
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MEMBER
NUMBER
HAS SEASON PASS:
DARIEN LAKE
SEABREEZE
NAME, CITY, STATE
MEMBER
NUMBER
HAS SEASON PASS:
DARIEN LAKE
SEABREEZE
NAME, CITY, STATE
MEMBER
NUMBER
HAS SEASON PASS:
HAS SEASON PASS:
DARIEN LAKE
SEABREEZE
HAS SEASON PASS:
DARIEN LAKE
SEABREEZE
ACE does not prorate registration fees for partial attendance.
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
DARIEN LAKE
REGISTRATION FEES
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
NAME, CITY, STATE
MEMBER
NUMBER
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
NAME, CITY, STATE
MEMBER
NUMBER
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
SEABREEZE
MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND
SEASON PASS DISCOUNTS
MEMBERS
X $121 =
DARIEN LAKE
SEASON PASS
X $16 =
MEMBERS
AGES 3–11
X $103 =
SEABREEZE
SEASON PASS
X $15 =
NON-MEMBERS
X $151 =
MARTIN’S
FANTASY ISLAND
SEASON PASS
X $14 =
NON-MEMBERS
AGES 3–11
X $128 =
Total these four boxes and enter here.
Total these three boxes and enter here.
A
Subtract box B from box A and enter here.
This is your total registration cost.
Fast and easy online registration is available at my.ACEonline.org
HERSCHELL CARROUSEL MUSEUM TOUR
In order to gauge the number of attendees interested in the tour, please indicate
in the box at left how many members of your party would like to attend.
Payment will be collected at the museum.
B
NO MATERIALS WILL BE SENT IN ADVANCE All materials, including name badge and admission tickets,
will be provided to you at the event. All materials must be picked up at scheduled registration
times. If you are unable to arrive during a scheduled time, it is your responsibility to contact ACE
registration manager Steve Smith before 10 p.m.
Eastern time at 440.576.2220 or email ssmith@
ACEonline.org to make alternate arrangements.
REGISTRATION Must be postmarked by July 22, or
completed online by July 30, 2015. No registrations will be accepted after July 30, 2015. There
will be no on-site registration.
PHONE NUMBER REQUIRED You must provide a
phone number at left for your registration to be
processed.
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may pay by money order. Members may pay by
check. Make checks or money orders payable to
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and Discover are accepted from members and
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mail your registration, please go to aceonline.org/
fliers/CCform.pdf. You can also call ACE’s office at 469.278.6223 or send an email to info@
ACEonline.org to request a copy of the form be
mailed to you.
• If paying by check or money order, write your
member number in the “memo” section and include it with this registration form.
NON-MEMBERS Must register to attend ACE
events as the guest of an attending member.
Members are responsible for the actions and behaviors of their guests. Non-members can register at the member rate by including a completed
membership application and the appropriate dues
(memberships start at $35 per person) with this
registration, or by joining and registering online
at my.ACEonline.org.
REGISTER ONLINE Secure, fast online registration is available at my.ACEonline.org. Online
registration must be completed by July 30, 2015.
REGISTER BY MAIL Mail this completed form,
or a photocopy, with payment in U.S. funds to
Summer Conference 2015, American Coaster
Enthusiasts, P. O. Box 540261, Grand Prairie
TX, 75054-0261. Registration must be postmarked by July 22, 2015.
CANCELLATION Accepted through July 30, 2015;
the amount paid will be refunded less a $20 cancellation fee per person. Cancellations will not be
accepted after July 30, 2015.
IMPORTANT The payment of registration fees
by, for or on behalf of participants releases and
holds harmless the American Coaster Enthusiasts
Worldwide, Inc., its Officers, Executive Committee members, and representatives from any and all
liabilities related to those activities.
Darien Lake’s Ride of Steel
(left), opened in 1999 as
Superman Ride of Steel. Viper
(center), an Arrow multi-inversion coaster, joined the Darien
Lake line-up in 1982. Bear
Trax (right) opened in 1997 at
Seabreeze Amusement Park.
Photo by Richard Koppelman
Photo by Howard Gillooly
Photo by Dave Hahner
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registration form, order form, invoice or emailed receipt.
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Please mail to:
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P.O. Box 540261
Grand Prairie, TX 75054-0261
SUMMER
CONFERENCE
Directions to host parks
and accommodations
I-90, part of the New York Thruway system, is a toll road. The Thruway accepts E-Z Pass, a regional electronic toll collection system.
If you have an electronic toll collection device issued in Delware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia or West Virginia, you can
use your device on the New York Thruway and not pay cash tolls.
TO DARIEN LAKE
From I-90/New York Thruway, take exit 48A. Follow Route 77 south for about six miles to the park entrance at 9993 Allegheny Road.
TO SEABREEZE FROM DARIEN LAKE
Take Route 77 north to I-90, and take I-90 East. Take exit 47 and stay on I-490 East through the city of Rochester to Route 590 North.
After Ridge Road, Route 590 becomes Sea Breeze Drive. Follow Sea Breeze Drive for almost two miles, through four roundabouts, to
the end at Culver Road. Turn left; the park will be just ahead on the left.
Allow one hour drive time.
TO MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND FROM SEABREEZE
Take Sea Breeze Drive to Route 590 South, which becomes I-590. Take I-590 to I-390 South toward Corning. From I-390, take exit
12B for I-90 toward the New York Thruway. Keep right at the fork to stay on exit 12B Keep right at the next fork, following the signs
for I-90 West/Buffalo.
Take exit 50 for I-290 West toward Niagara Falls. Take the I-190 North exit toward Niagara Falls. Take exit 196 for Whitehaven Road,
and turn right onto Whitehaven. Turn left onto Baseline Road and then left onto Grand Island Boulevard. The park will be on the left.
Allow one hour and one-half hours drive time.
TO DARIEN LAKE ACCOMMODATIONS
Lodge on the Lake and Darien Lake Campground are adjacent to the park. Follow the directions above.
TO RADISSON ROCHESTER AIRPORT FROM DARIEN LAKE
Take Route 77 north to I-90, and take I-90 East. Take exit 47 for I-490 toward NY-19/Rochester. Take the Exit 4 toward North Chili/
West Chili and turn right onto NY-259 South. Turn left onto NY-33A East at the first cross street. Turn right onto NY-252 East; the
hotel will be on your right.
Allow one hour drive time.
TO MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND ACCOMMODATIONS
ACE does not have a host hotel near Martin’s Fantasy Island. Use the directions above to arrive in the Niagara Falls area. Check your
hotel’s website or call your hotel for directions to its location.
iloveny.com New York State tourism
dot.ny.gov/travel New York State highway and traffic information
thruway.ny.gov New York State Thruway toll and traffic information
visitgeneseeny.com Genesee County area (Darien Lake) tourism
visitrochester.com Rochester area (Seabreeze) tourism
niagara-usa.com Niagara Falls area (Martin’s Fantasy Island) tourism