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Quassy Poised For 105th Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\\&#8217;s our favorite time of year here in New England &#8211; The  opening of our <br \/>\nlocal amusement parks!<\/p>\n<p>From our friends at  Quassy Amusement Park &#8211; see below.<\/p>\n<p>\nRus Ozana<br \/>\nNew England Regional Representative<br \/>\nAmerican  Coaster Enthusiasts<br \/>\n<a href=\\\"mailto:rozana@ACEonline.org\\\">rozana@ACEonline.org<\/a><br \/>\n617-816-9943<\/p>\n<p>National ACE  address:<br \/>\n1100-H Brandywine Blvd<br \/>\nZanesville, OH  43701-7303<br \/>\n740-450-1560<\/p>\n<p><a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.ACENewEngland.org\\\">www.ACENewEngland.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.ACEonline.org\\\">www.ACEonline.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nQuassy Opens April 27<br \/>\n$35 Carload Weekend  Kicks Off  Season<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>It\\&#8217;s been busy during the winter and early spring here at  Quassy Amusement <br \/>\nPark,<br \/>\nbut we\\&#8217;re ready for the 2013 season and hope you are,  too! Quassy opens at <br \/>\nnoon<br \/>\nSaturday with a special $35 Carload Special.  Details  below!<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Park  Opens Saturday At Noon<br \/>\n105 years and counting! This Saturday Quassy  Amusement Park opens for its <br \/>\n105th<br \/>\nseason with family fun from noon to 6 p.m.  The park features a $35 carload <br \/>\nspecial,<br \/>\nso up to 10 persons in your vehicle  receive an all-day ride pass for only <br \/>\n$35, parking<br \/>\nincluded. Ride the  award-winning \\&#8221;Wooden Warrior\\&#8221; roller coaster plus your <br \/>\nother<br \/>\nfavorites in  the park.<br \/>\nCan\\&#8217;t come on Saturday? Not to worry, the carload special continues  on <br \/>\nSunday  as<br \/>\nwell!<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Meet  \\&#8217;Max\\&#8217; During Kickoff Weekend<br \/>\nYoung readers are going to love opening  weekend as Quassy will feature <br \/>\nspecial appearances<br \/>\nby \\&#8221;Max,\\&#8221; courtesy of  Penguin Group USA. Kids can also pick up their <br \/>\n\\&#8221;Ready To Read\\&#8221;<br \/>\nProgram  certificates during the afternoon meet-and-greet sessions.<br \/>\nOh, yes, and at 3  p.m. Sunday (April 28), Quassy features its annual egg <br \/>\nhunt for<br \/>\nprizes! (Egg  hunt for children only while adults can cheer them  on)<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>\\&#8217;Ready  To Read\\&#8217; Weekend May 4 &#038; 5<br \/>\nQuassy\\&#8217;s annual \\&#8221;Ready To Read\\&#8221;  Program gets into full swing May 4 &#038; 5 <br \/>\nwith none<br \/>\nother than \\&#8221;Clifford The  Big Read Dog\\&#8221; visiting the park, courtesy of <br \/>\nScholastic<br \/>\nTrade. Meet-and-greet  sessions both afternoons.<br \/>\n$35 carload special both days, noon to 6  p.m.<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Get  A Sneak Peek At All That\\&#8217;s New!<br \/>\nAs you enter the park this spring,  you\\&#8217;ll get a preview of things to come. <br \/>\nDuring<br \/>\nthe off-season our waterpark  has been transformed into a much larger <br \/>\nattraction<br \/>\nwith the addition of three  huge new slides plus a children\\&#8217;s splash pad. <br \/>\nFinishing<br \/>\ntouches are being put  on the project, but \\&#8221;Splash Away Bay\\&#8221; &#8211; our <br \/>\nwaterpark formerly<br \/>\nknown as  \\&#8221;Saturation Station\\&#8221; &#8211; will be ready to open on May 25!  <\/p>\n<p>The huge expansion project means your 2013 season pass has  more value than <br \/>\never<br \/>\nbefore! Don\\&#8217;t have your season pass yet? Simply click  here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\\\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001y4Ph3mUs97_SJA2iJwsnYyNQ2EcVgoJ-GpEfL-1gxZSxO\\\" >http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001y4Ph3mUs97_SJA2iJwsnYyNQ2EcVgoJ-GpEfL-1gxZSxO<\/a><br \/>\nmjZiMuo92UAn1uc44Mgko_AJe51CdjZtxd8r6DUE8_LevP7hdLKq8jKczUI8u3gA9JuIiPLwWrCh<br \/>\nwxabapAHIFVV43eSUZd5OVkzYMRiiJgWXayrqOGzgN_xfJN0fYSS1RlxwXzUDhmGM9H2H870kGaG<br \/>\nfUPBGpoqlc3ziqB_r4uwDtitJvhuBTljfVUEWrAs9VW5Cm4flfvO_qkwwyrpkVifDwIOvTjnCT-l<br \/>\na5d5g==<\/p>\n<p>to purchase online, or stop by the park office. A family of four  is only <br \/>\n$250 and includes<br \/>\nthe rides, \\&#8221;Splash Away Bay,\\&#8221; Quassy Beach and free  parking. And we don\\&#8217;t <br \/>\nwant to<br \/>\nforget to tell you about Season Pass Perks!  Details when you get your <br \/>\nQuassy  photo<br \/>\nIDs.<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>\\&#8217;Quassy  Quest\\&#8217; Laser Maze Awaits You<br \/>\nWe have a new attraction in the arcade  building in the heart of the park: <br \/>\n\\&#8221;Quassy<br \/>\nQuest\\&#8221; Laser Maze. This must-see  amazing maze of laser beams is fun and <br \/>\nchallenging<br \/>\nfor all ages. Every  mission is a race against the clock to see who can <br \/>\ndodge crisscrossing<br \/>\nlasers  in a darkened chamber while the anxious crowd waiting outside <br \/>\nwatches  the<br \/>\naction on large screen televisions. The pay-as-you-play attraction is  sure <br \/>\nto be<br \/>\na  hit!<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Birthday  Parties &#038; Catered Events<br \/>\nWe\\&#8217;re currently taking reservations for  birthday parties at the new <br \/>\n\\&#8221;Trolley Stop\\&#8221;<br \/>\npavilion. Packages for a party of  10 start at only $275.<br \/>\nCatered events are a specialty at Quassy. We host  company outings, church <br \/>\npicnics,<br \/>\nfamily reunions, sports banquets, stags,  weddings and more. A vast menu <br \/>\nselection<br \/>\nis offered and all of the food is  prepared by our own Lakeside Caterers.<br \/>\nEducational school fieldtrips are also  shaping up at Quassy. Our \\&#8221;Fun With <br \/>\nPhysics\\&#8221;<br \/>\nbooklet has been sent out to  schools to use during their visits. Don\\&#8217;t <br \/>\nhave your<br \/>\nbooklet yet? Simply call  203-758-2913 and we\\&#8217;ll get one to you.<br \/>\nTours, \\&#8221;Wacky Science,\\&#8221; a new \\&#8221;Laser  101\\&#8221; class and more are offered as <br \/>\npart of<br \/>\nour comprehensive educational  program at Quassy Amusement Park.<br \/>\nCall 203-758-2913 to reserve your party,  outing and school dates! More <br \/>\ninformation<br \/>\nat _www.quassy.com_ (<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.quassy.com\/)\\\" >http:\/\/www.quassy.com\/)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\\&#8217;s our favorite time of year here in New England &#8211; The opening of our local amusement parks! From our friends at Quassy Amusement Park &#8211; see below. Rus Ozana New England Regional Representative American Coaster Enthusiasts rozana@ACEonline.org 617-816-9943 National ACE address: 1100-H Brandywine Blvd Zanesville, OH 43701-7303 740-450-1560 www.ACENewEngland.org www.ACEonline.org Quassy Opens April 27 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/?p=38923\"> read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-10-23 04:18:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}