 Cedar Fair Entertainment Company's best loved theme parks are partnering with Give Kids The World to host the 7th Annual Coasting For Kids fundraiser. Here's your chance to have fun marathon riding a signature thrill ride while making a difference in the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses! Below you will find all of the registration information as well as a line-up of what each park is offering as far as perks and rides. Some of the parks have yet to announce their schedules but you can get your fundraising page going now. If you will be participating please let us know either in the comments below, on Facebook or Twitter and we will add your donation page to the links below. How To RegisterRegistration is easy. Just visit the site below, pick the park you want to participate at and then set up your fundraising page. Coasting for Kids Registration In addition to the ride marathons, lunch provided by the parks and other surprises all participants will get an event shirt, park admission, keepsake certificate and returning riders will get a special sticker. Below a little bit of info on what each park is offering during the event. Are you a roller coaster fanatic? If so, this is the event for you!Here is your chance to make your coasting miles count! Cedar Fair Entertainment Company is partnering with Give Kids The World Village to host the 7th annual Coasting For Kids fundraiser. Get your adrenaline pumping at Cedar Fair’s most beloved theme parks for marathon-rides that make a difference in the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses. Date: Sunday, June 7, 2015** Location: All 11 Cedar Fair Entertainment Company parks across North America Registration Fee: $25 Fundraising Requirement: $75 minimum How It Works: Participants select their favorite Cedar Fair park to participate at. Register using the links above and create your personal fundraising page. Raise at least $75 between now and June 1, and we will invite you to celebrate with us on Sunday, June 7** at your park! The more money you raise, the more incentives you will receive! Participants must raise at least $75 to gain entrance to the park on Sunday, June 7, 2015  ITINERARY COMING SOON!  Registration Time // Location: 8:15 a.m. // Front Gate Exterior Kiosk Event time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. // Behemoth area coasters (Backlot, Psychlone, Behemoth, Swings of the Century) ERT 08:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. // Leviathan Meal Time // Location: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. // Breakfast at Marketplace International Buffet 01:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. // Lunch Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 3:00 p.m. // Marketplace International Buffet Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - VIP Tour for four (4) 2nd place - Four (4) tickets to Halloween Haunt; Dinner at International Marketplace Buffet 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket Canada's Wonderland Riders (click link to donate to individual riders): Matt Bryane  Registration Time // Location: 8:30 a.m. // Front Gate Event time: 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. — Fury 325 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Afterburn 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Thunder Road Meal Time // Location: 12:30 p.m. // TBA Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 1:30 p.m. // TBA Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - TBA 2nd place - TBA 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket  Registration Time // Location: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. // Main Entrance Event time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Millenium Force 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Wicked Twister 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Rougarou 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Gemini Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. // Lakeside Pavillion Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 5:30 p.m. // Near Gemini Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - Four (4) Good Any Day tickets; Four (4) meal vouchers; Cedar Point Prize Pack 2nd place - Two (2) Good Any Day tickets; Two (2) meal vouchers 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket Cedar Point Riders (click link to donate to individual riders): Nicole Forst  Registration Time // Location: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. // Main Gate Event time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: ERT 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - TBA 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Steel Force 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Talon 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Hydra Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. // Food Fest Grove Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 1:15 p.m. // Center Stage Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - Dorney Park Prize Pack including four (4) admission tickets 2nd place - Dorney Park Haunt Prize Pack including four (4) Haunt tickets 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket Dorney Park Riders (click link to donate to individual riders): Chris Conrath  Registration Time // Location: 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. // Outside Front Gate Event time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: ERT 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Dominator 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - one side of Rebel Yell Meal Time // Location: TBA Awards Ceremony Time // Location: TBA Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - TBA 2nd place TBA 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket  Registration Time // Location: 9:00 a.m. // Front Gate Window Event time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Red Racer 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Blue Racer 10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Banshee Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. // International Restaurant Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. // International Restaurant Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - TBA 2nd place - TBA 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket Kings Island Riders (click link to donate to individual riders): Shawn Smith Kimberly Williams  Registration Time // Location: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. // Western Employee Parking Lot off Western Ave Event time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Coast Rider 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Jaguar Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. // Fiesta Village Awards Ceremony Time // Location: 5:30 p.m. // Fiesta Village Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - TBA 2nd place TBA 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket  Registration Time // Location: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. // Group Sales Office Event time: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Thunderhawk 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Shivering Timbers Meal Time // Location: 2:30 p.m. // Family Grill Awards Ceremony Time // Location: prize pickup prior to 6:30 p.m. // Group Sales Office Regular Park Operating Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - Gift package including four (4) 2015 General Admission tickets 2nd place - Gift package including two (2) 2015 General Admission tickets 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket  **Coasting For Kids at Valleyfair will be hosted on Sunday, June 14, 2015** Registration Time // Location: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. // WOF Front Gate Event time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Steelhawk 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Mamba 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. — Prowler 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Patriot Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. // Lakeside Pavillion Awards Ceremony Time: 5:30 p.m. // Near Gemini Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - Four (4) Worlds of Fun tickets; park souvenir pack; Oceans of Fun cabana on return visit date 2nd place Four (4) Worlds of Fun tickets; Worlds of Fun t-shirt 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket Valleyfair Riders (click link to donate to individual riders): Josh Cameron  Registration Time // Location: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. // WOF Front Gate Event time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Marathon Taking Place On: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Steelhawk 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Mamba 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. — Prowler 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Patriot Meal Time // Location: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. // Lakeside Pavillion Awards Ceremony Time: 5:30 p.m. // Near Gemini Regular Park Operating Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Prizes: 1st place - Four (4) Worlds of Fun tickets; park souvenir pack; Oceans of Fun cabana on return visit date 2nd place Four (4) Worlds of Fun tickets; Worlds of Fun t-shirt 3rd place - Give Kids The World gift basket  Media DayWe'll start off with some nice panoramic views of the new park entrance. This looks really great.    Review of Fury 325 from Lauren: It was great! For the typical audience that is going to ride this coaster, it's going to be a really great experience. There's a lot of whishy-washy reviews on this, but most of the people at media day are roller coaster fanatics. The roller coaster fanatics are jaded and have traveled all over the wild to ride the tallest, fastest, and wildest coasters. This ride compared to Helix in Sweden? Helix wins 10x over, but this ride wasn't built exclusively for these roller coaster fanatics. This coaster is an awesome addition to Carowinds and is going to bring a lot of excitement to the park. The front seat was my favorite by far, which is very uncommon for me to say about a B&M coaster. The front seat was full of an insane amount of wind, beautiful views, and it's fair share of airtime. The back seat was also a close second to my favorite seat. However there was a shake to the row 3 end seat I rode on towards the end, enough shake to it to give me a slight headache and sit out on a few other rides on it. If your looking for airtime, intimidator does give you a little more. But if your looking for a great thrill, plenty of adrenaline, and a really good ride overall then Fury is it. Don't let the jaded ones fool you, it's definitely a must do and worth the trip to Carowinds!!!   The new entrance looks amazing
 This looks amazing  Linus says come ride my new coaster!!     Fury Merch  Nice Pin set  Oh yeah, there's a coaster here too. =)    Before the festivities begin, let's take a look at some Fury merchandise  The store  More Merch   Magnets and Plushes ... nice designs     Not a "Coaster Shirt" guy, but the black shirt in the middle is quite nice.  Prior to the ride opening, they were doing some more testing.    Ride Entry sign  Some of the local Mascots were getting in on the fun  The ceremony kicked off with Mike Fennel Carowinds VP and some words from South Carolina Gov, North Carolina Gov, the Mayor of Charlotte     3, 2, 1 - Confetti!!    After the ceremony it was time to get some pictures of the ride in action, and of course ride the coaster.      Intimidator was also open for media day    What would a coaster event be without an awesome ice sculpture?   Sweet Tea!!!  Lots of yummy food  And of course, great entertainment  New Dippin' Dots Flavor, Fury Freeze!!!  Lastly, the parks other new attraction, the Slingshot was also open    I'm not personally a fan of these, but they are pretty popular at most parks. Alright, that's going to wrap it up for our Media Day report. We'll likely have some more pics and info in a few days. The coaster and park opens for the 2015 season this Saturday (3/28) so be sure to head out to Carowinds and take in their new amazing coaster. Thanks to Carowinds for inviting us out to their festivities and a VERY special thank you to Matt and Lauren who were able to cover the event for us. It's very much appreciated.  How about a little something from the East Coast for your Tuesday. The park sent us the following information and picture as vertical construction begins for Fury 325. Check out all of the details below. We've also included the virtual POV of the ride in case you've been living under a rock. For all of the info on Fury 325 be sure to check out the full press release. 
Carowinds, Charlotte , NC- Sept. 30, 2014 - Steel construction for Fury 325 begins as construction workers carefully place the very first piece of coaster track onto support beams. Scheduled to open in Spring 2015, Fury 325 will be the tallest, fastest giga coaster in the world. The first hill will stand 325 feet tall, as riders zoom along 6,602 feet of track the ride will simulate the flight of an angry hornet and reach a top speed of 95 miles an hour. Fury 325 is part of a multi-year expansion plan for the amusement park on the North, South Carolina border, additional 2015 improvements will include a new front entrance and improved dining and entertainment offerings. Carowinds closes for the 2014 season on Nov. 2. for more information on Fury 325, including ride simulation videos visit www.carowinds.com/fury325 |
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