Today we hosted members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) group at the park to launch this Web site and to kick-off the SeaWorld San Antonio Coaster Challenge. We really love interacting with this group, their enthusiasm (I know, it’s in the group’s name) for coasters is absolutely contagious. Everyone we met today planned on completing their Coaster Challenge cards before leaving SeaWorld San Antonio. In addition to our local visitors for the kick-off, we even had ACErs come from as far away as Belton and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Rob La Gesse, a local blogger, brought out his teenagers to have fun at the park and they were even willing to talk about their experience as the inaugural Coaster Challenge kick-off riders. Look for that video to hit in a few days.
What was even more amazing, was the fact that before we even officially launched the program with the ACE riders, we learned from our Ride Operations Teams that they had Challenge participants riding the coasters as early as this morning. I met two boys in the park who had ridden the Rio Loco water ride 20 TIMES, almost in a row, to complete their challenge cards.
Update: Here are some of the photos we took yesterday.
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- Coaster Challenge Finale
- We Double-Dog Dare You to Take the Coaster Challenge
- SeaWorld Launches Fun Card
- First Coaster Experience a Success
- Coaster Sites Cover Journey to Atlantis
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