Opened on May 16, 1980, Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay features a height of just over 60 feet tall and top speeds of 41 miles per hour. Featuring one vertical loop, this classic Schwarzkopf coaster has a total of 1,817 feet of track.

Kumba first opened at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on April 20, 1993. This steel B&M coaster features a height of 143 feet and top speeds of 60 miles per hour. Along with being the first coaster to feature interlocking corkscrews, Kumba sends riders through a total of 7 inversions. Kumba also featured the tallest vertical loop when it opened, which has the rare attribute of wrapping itself around the ride's lift hill.

We head to Frontier City, a Six Flags Theme Park, for the first time in a year to enjoy Fright Fest 2021! Join us for a look at several of the park's roller coasters and attractions, along with a handful of their haunted houses, scare zones and other Fright Fest offerings. Frontier City Theme Park was originally constructed in 1958 as a Route 66 attraction. Today, the park is home to five roller coasters and over twenty-five attractions in total. Fright Fest operates through October 31.

Day seven, the final day of Coaster Con 43, concludes on our second day at Knoebels Amusement Resort. The park is home to the world's top-rated wooden roller coaster, the Phoenix, according to Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards. Phoenix originally opened as The Rocket at Playland Park in San Antonio in 1947. In 1984, Knoebels purchased the ride and relocated it to their park to open in 1985. Phoenix was considered to be the first major relocated wooden coaster. Day two at the park also includes more great food and a look at other classic attractions, including the bumper cars, Whipper and more.

Knoebels Amusement Resort, located in Elysburg, PA, is a family-owned park that first opened its doors in 1926. Today's park boasts over sixty rides and attractions, including six roller coasters. Knoebels is also home to the top-ranked Phoenix wooden roller coaster, along with the best-ranked carousel in the world. The park's unique charm continues to live on in its free admission, ride ticket booklets, and old-fashioned attractions. Also, join us for a history museum tour with the Knoebels family.

Day five of Coaster Con 43 sees us spending the first half of the day at Dorney Park where we enjoy two catered meals, more exclusive ride time on roller coasters, rides on both of their in-park trains and more. Afterwards, we head to both Sesame Place and Six Flags Great Adventure to pick up a few more coaster credits.

Day four of Coaster Con 43 takes us to the historical Dorney Park in Allentown, PA. Originally opened in 1884, Dorney Park is now home to over 45 attractions, including 7 high-thrill roller coasters, and a large water park known as Wildwater Kingdom. We also take part in the roller coaster landmark plaque ceremony for the park's Thunderhawk wooden roller coaster. Also, join us as we head to the Philadelphia Toboggan Company headquarters for an exclusive self-guided tour. Also known as PTCI, the company was formed in 1904 by Henry Auchey in Hatfield, PA. As of 2019, PTCI has built 127 roller coasters around the world and still supplies high-quality trains and parts to several parks and attractions.

Day three of Coaster Con 43 also marks our third and final day exploring Hersheypark. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the park's on-site maintenance shop. We also take an in-depth look at some of the park's iconic coasters, including Skyrush, Storm Runner, Comet, Great Bear, Sooperdooperlooper and more. Originally opened in 1906, the legendary Hersheypark features over 75 rides and attractions. Located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the park sits on 121 acres and also features a water park.

Day two of Coaster Con 43 takes us to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA. Originally opened in 1963, Dutch Wonderland features over thirty rides and attractions, including three roller coasters and small water park. On top of this, two of the park's coasters hold historical significance. Merlin's Mayhem, which opened in 2018, is the only inverted coaster constructed by S&S Worldwide. Kingdom Coaster, which dates its opening back to 1992, was the first coaster ever built by the defunct Custom Coasters International. Also join us as we head back to Hersheypark to end the evening.

We head to Hersheypark for day one of ACE's Coaster Con 43! Join us for a look at the park's all-new Chocolatetown entrance, along with the Chocolatier restaurant and the exciting Candymonium roller coaster. We also check out the recently-updated Reese's Cupfusion dark ride and give you a full POV look at the dark ride attraction.

Located in Bowie, Maryland, Six Flags America originally opened in 1973. The park was first a wildlife center and eventually joined the Premier Parks family in 1992 as Adventure World. In 1999, the park would become Six Flags America. Today, the park features 9 roller coasters and dozens of other rides and attractions. Join us as we make our first visit to Six Flags America since 2017 and finally ride the rest of their roller coaster line-up.

Frontier City Theme Park in Oklahoma City heads into their pandemic-friendly Halloween event with an outdoor maze, multiple scare zones, tons of live entertainment, children's activities and more. Join us for a visit to check out this year's Hallowfest event.