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New Years Coaster Resolutions

  • 1.  New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Dec 31, 2025 08:29 AM

    Ok, I know the whole resolution thing is played out, but I'm going there anyway... What is your New Years Coaster Resolution?

    Perhaps it's not to go three hours out of your way for anymore SBF Visa Spinners? Or, maybe it is to do just that and get every credit you can?Maybe you want to get all the coasters in your state? Or perhaps it's to limit yourself to only 15 chicken tenders meals off your dining plan?

    For me it is to get every coaster in 100 miles of home... I'm missing only one, Dragon Coaster at People's Choice Family Fun Center in Chicago... I've come close to getting it a couple of times... This year will be the year!



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    Robert Reed
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  • 2.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Jan 03, 2026 07:50 AM

    I hope you get the credit! My new years resolution would be going to California Great America, and making the rome with us international trip! Happy new year my coaster friends! 😊



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    Frank Arroyo
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  • 3.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Jan 03, 2026 09:45 AM

    Big goals, especially the second one!

    Time is running out on getting to CGA. I used to live in Sacramento and would visit Discovery Kingdom, (then Marine World). This was in the dark ages before the Internet really was as accessible, I had no idea CGA even existed, I'm kicking myself for all those opportunities I had to visit it that I wasted!

    So what do you think are your chances of getting to go on Rome with Ace?



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    Robert Reed
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  • 4.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Jan 03, 2026 11:49 AM

    If I'll have to guess it's 75/25 in favor of going, I'll have to sweet talk my way into it bahaha Italy is on my bucket list and when you add coasters....... Yes please 

    Will you be attending?



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    Frank Arroyo
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  • 5.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Jan 04, 2026 09:12 AM

    It's awful tempting as Italy is most certainly on my bucket list too, but my wife would kill me if I flew us across the world to ride coasters lol. 

    She has agreed that if ever make it to Europe I am allowed one day at one park, which, given the expense and the fact that she is not an enthusiast, is reasonable. I have to pick my shot and my park very carefully.

    I hope you go, it looks like it should be a lot of fun and one heck of an experience!



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    Robert Reed
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  • 6.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    I highly recommend you take her to Eftaling and maybe Disney Paris.  you can tour Paris, Belgium and Amsteram as tourists while only spending a few days at parks.



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    Harrison Mockenhaupt
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  • 7.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 20 days ago

    That's kind of what our agreement looks like. If I take her to Europe I get to have one "park day". Honestly that seems fair, so I definitely need to get the best bang for my buck, so to speak. I need to figure out what the best park is for me and then build a proper European vacation around that. I'm of Dutch heritage so going to the Netherlands is high on my list.



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    Robert Reed
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  • 8.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted Jan 04, 2026 09:49 AM

    My resolution is to complete my coaster alphabet. I've been on coasters with names beginning with every letter of the alphabet except U and Y. If I can make it to Canobie Lake Park, I can cross those off with Untamed and Yankee Cannonball. Not close to my Cincinnati home, but if I go to Coaster Con this year as I hope to, Six Flags New England is two hours from Lake Canobie. Might just happen! 🤞



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    Douglas Hubbuch
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  • 9.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 30 days ago

    That's a pretty cool goal! Now you have me wanting to look and see what letters I'm missing and how I can get them checked off!

    Coaster Con does look like a lot of fun and Canobie seems like a classic must visit park!



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    Robert Reed
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  • 10.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 30 days ago

    Hello everyone. I am new to this group. My resolution would be to accomplish 300 coaster credits (I am only at 113) and visit California's Great America before they close. I grew up going to SF Great America and have heard it is very similar. I am old enough to have ridden The Whizzer before they added seatbelts.   I did, fortunately make it to SF America for my first visit there before they closed this summer.



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    Stephanie Garthrite
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  • 11.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 29 days ago

    300 is a huge goal for the year! I absolutely love to see people set goals like that!

    Glad to hear you made it out to SF America before it closed. It became a must visit for us last year too.

    SF Great America was my home park in the early 90's, never made it to CGA, and it's sadly looking like I never will.

    Do you have a plan to get ya to 300?

    Do you have a particular coaster in mind for #200, 250, and 300?



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    Robert Reed
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  • 12.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 29 days ago

    Rob it sounds like we should go to CGA together 😁 



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    Frank Arroyo
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  • 13.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 29 days ago

    It's definitely tempting!

    I am starting to look at airfare. Just can't let my family in Sacramento know that I went there and didn't visit them!



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    Robert Reed
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  • 14.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    Have them meet you there!



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    Harrison Mockenhaupt
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  • 15.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    The family there are my in-laws... 

    Gonna pass on that! lol



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    Robert Reed
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  • 16.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 29 days ago

    I never really thought about riding certain coaster for the milestone numbers but maybe I will when I get closer.  I'm sure I have a little more than 113 but I don't remember which rides I rode at Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Geauga Lake or Adventureland decades ago. I have always ridden coasters but don't want to give myself credit if I do not specifically remember. I am hoping and planning to visit somewhere at least one per month until November starting in February. If there are any other parks within 2-3 hrs driving, I will try to go there. When I went to Six Flags America, I was able to ride everything in 1 day except Batwing which was already closed. I didn't need the extra day I had planned so we drove to HersheyPark for the first time. I was so glad I did because I did not realize how great that park was. 



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    Stephanie Garthrite
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  • 17.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 28 days ago

    Obviously it's not a big deal what your milestone coasters are, but it is kinda fun to set up specific ones. For me #150 was Skyrush, #200 was small kiddie coaster in Northern Michigan called Black Widow, it is the oldest operating coaster in the state. 

    I managed to get Batwing this last summer, but Wild One wasn't operating the day I was there, it hurts to have to miss out on an ACE landmark.

    Hershey is incredible, my daughter and I spent a couple days there in 2023 and had an absolute blast. It wasn't as charming or beautiful as a Knoebels or Silver Dollar City, but it still had a better vibe than your standard corporate park and it has a pretty good coaster line up.



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    Robert Reed
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  • 18.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 23 days ago

    No resolutions per se, just visit a few new parks this year.  We're likely going to open the season at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in the middle of April if anyone would care to join us.  Cedar Point and Kings Island per usual in May, and then who knows?  Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg are likely, and I'm really toying around with doing the Italy ACE trip in July.  Anybody else going?  I would love to go, but my usual coaster crew can't make it.  So A) I would be traveling solo, and B) I could literally take 5-6 other trips in North America and the Caribbean instead.  I dunno.  I'm watching the ACE calendar and will likely crash a few of those parties. 



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    Ryan Barnhart
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  • 19.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    Will this be your first time at Fiesta? I've only been there once myself, but I absolutely loved it.

    BGW and KD are also great parks to hit for sure.

    I'd love to go on the Italy trip, but there's no way I go without my wife and there's no way she's go to ride coasters, so I'm out for that, I hope you go though, it looks like a ton of fun!

    I'm definitely keeping my eye on the ACE calendar, that will help me plan my trips. I already know that I'm going to go to the event at Family Kingdom in June and I think I'll probably hit the Kennywood event too.

    I'm not a fan of traveling solo myself so I bet that, hopefully this community will be useful for people to make plans together.



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    Robert Reed
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  • 20.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    I've been meaning to hit Kennywood, I'll very likely see you at that event.



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    Ryan Barnhart
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  • 21.  RE: New Years Coaster Resolutions

    Posted 22 days ago

    That would be great!

    I've only been to Kennywood once before, but I had a blast. It's a lineup is such a great blend of 100 year old classics and great new metal monsters! I still need to get Steel Curtain to complete the park so I definitely need to make my way back!

    Hope to see ya there!



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    Robert Reed
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