ACEmidwest.com is pleased to announce our 2011 regional event schedule.  Mark your calendars for the following dates:

Beech Bend Bash
Sun. June 5th Beech Bend Park

Hawg Wild
Sat. Aug. 6th Indiana Beach

More details coming soon.

Source: Amusement Today / GoldenTicketAwards.com

Our regional parks where honored at the Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today this year, including multiple place awards. Having lost hold of Friendliest Park last year, Holiday World has worked hard to bring it back. “As much as we told ourselves we weren’t resting on our laurels after 11 straight years of Friendliest Golden Ticket Awards,” says Paula Werne, director of public relations, “maybe coming in second for a year was the kick in the pants we needed to step it up another notch. Will’s message to us was that our growth in size and attendance could not compromise the ‘small park feel’ we’d always cultivated.” Holiday World went on to revamp and reenergize their hospitality training. The park received hundreds of emails and posts praising the park employees. “We knew that whether or not we won the Golden Ticket, we accomplished our goal,” smiles Werne.

Click "Read more..." for a complete list of our regional award winners.

Our region was honored to receive second place in the regional website category at Coaster Con XXXIII. We'd also like to congratulate ACE Southeast for 1st place and Western PA for 3rd place! Click "Read More..." for a closer picture of the award and don't forget to follow @MidwestACE on Twitter for updates all this week about Con.