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November 2011 Midwester Spotlight

Chris Moore

Occupation: Sales / Customer Service at InterStar North America

Hometown: Florence, KY

Years in ACE : Five Years (Will be six in December)

Favorite ACE Event : Winter Soar at Kings Island - It was cool to see my "home park" in the off season and listen to all of the interesting presenters (but the truth is, that is the only ACE event I have been to other than park sponsored events like Holiwood Nights - but I hope to change that soon and make it out to more ACE Activities.)

Coaster Count:
Wood: 70
Steel:168

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. Diamondback - Kings Island
2. Phantom's Revenge - Kennywood
3. Millennium Force - Cedar Point
4, Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point
5. Mindbender - Six Flags Over Georgia

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. The Voyage - Holiday World
2. El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
3. Phoenix - Knoebels
4. The Legend - Holiday World
5. Lightning Racer - Hersheypark

Top 3 Amusement Parks:
1. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
2. Kennywood
3. Silver Dollar City

Other Activities: Big Cincinnati Reds baseball fan. My wife and I spend most of our summer free time at the ballpark and we like to travel to see other ballparks / stadiums (and these trips always involve stopping at as many theme parks as we can fit in.)

Additional Comments: I am recently married (Sept 24) and my new wife is not really a fan of coasters - but I am working hard to change that! She is trying out some coasters now and is up to almost 40, although she prefers not to go very far off the ground!

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October 2011 Midwester Spotlight

John Swindell

Occupation: STEELWORKER
Hometown: MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA
Years in ACE: 8 YEARS
Favorite ACE event: NONE YET, BUT PLANNING ON IT.

Coaster Count: 281
Wood: 52
Steel: 229

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. MILLENIUM FORCE
2. INTIMIDATOR 305
3. STEEL HAWG
4. VOLCANO BLAST COASTER
5. NITRO

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. THE VOYAGE
2. EL TORO
3. THE BEAST
4. SHIVERING TIMBERS
5. BLUE STREAK

Top 3 Amusement Parks
1. CEDAR POINT
2. INDIANA BEACH
3. KINGS ISLAND

Other Activities/Interests: WOODWORKING AND PLAYING WITH THE GRANDKIDS. COLLECTING COASTER PINS.

Additional Comments: MY SON AND I DO WHAT WE CALL OUR QUEST EVERY YEAR. WE PICK A PARK SOMEWHERE
IN THE COUNTRY, AND VISIT THAT PARK IN ONE DAY. AUGUST 15 WE BOARDED A 5:20 AM FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY
TO ATLANTA, WE THEN BOARDED ANOTHR FLIGHT TO RICHMOND VA. WE RENTED A CAR AND DROVE TO KINGS DOMINION,
IN DOSSWELL, VA. ALL THIS JUST TO RIDE INTIMIDATOR 305. WE RODE IT TWICE ALONG WITH QUITE A FEW OF THE OTHER COASTERS.
WE LEFT THE PARK AT 6 PM TO DRIVE BACK TO RICHMOND FOR OUR 8 PM FLIGHT TO ATLANTA. ANOTHER FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA
BACK TO CHICAGO MIDWAY, LANDING AT 11:45 PM AUGUST 15. MY FUTURE SON-IN-LAW WENT WITH US THIS TIME.
HE WENT FROM NEVER EVER HAVING FLOWN TO 4 FLIGHTS IN ONE DAY.
DO WE LOVE COASTERING OR WHAT.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 23:16

September 2011 Midwester Spotlight

Ted Adams

Occupation: Public Health Employee & Library Staff

Hometown: Grew up in Muncie, IN. Resident of Bloomington, IN for 4 years.

Years in ACE: 3
Favorite ACE event: 2011 Hawg Wild was a fun event but nothing beats HoliWood Nights each year.

Coaster Count: 157
Wood: 46
Steel: 111

Top 5 Steel Coasters:

1. Maverick
2. Raging Bull
3. Diamondback

4. Phantom's Revenge
5. Titan at SF Over Texas

Top 5 Wood Coasters:

1. Voyage

2. Rattler

3. Hades

4. Legend

5. Cornball Express

Top 3 Amusement Parks
1. Universal Orlando Resort
2. Six Flags Over Texas
3. Kennywood

Other Activities/Interests: Libraries, traveling, music, books, & friends.

Additional Comments: Friends and coasters seem to be a natural combination. I've met some of my best friends from being a coaster enthusiast and I love taking my friends to my favorite parks; I can't wait to take my girlfriend, Lindsay, to Kennywood!

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 September 2011 22:25

August 2011 Midwester Spotlight

Rose Schmitt

Occupation: Pharmacy Biller and Part time Newspaper Reporter
Hometown: Covington, Indiana
Years in ACE: 0
Favorite ACE event: I haven't been to any yet, but I'm looking forward to attending one.

Coaster Count:
Wood: 44
Steel: 83

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. Millenium Force
2. Flight of Fear
3. Phantom's Revenge
4. Adventure Express
5. Mystery Mine

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. Beast
2. Lightning Racer
3. Shivering Timbers
4. Thunderhead
5. Cornball Express

Top 3 Amusement Parks:
1. Kings Island
2. Dollywood
3. Cedar Point

Other Activities/Interests:
I'm a Sci-Fi/Fantasy geek and besides visiting amusement parks in the summer I like camping, hiking, and canoeing/kayaking.

Other Comment:
I'm looking forward to meeting other people that share a love for riding rollercoasters and visiting amusement parks. In my photograph, I'm the girl on the left; the girl on the right is my little sister.