Event Details
Summer time brings ACE's Preservation Conference as around 100 members gathered for a full day of fun. First up was a factory tour at the S&S Power Inc. facilities. Arrival time and check in was at 10:30 am and the event began at 11 am. S&S Power makers of the popular Space Shot and Turbo Drop tower rides and various other types of amusement park rides and roller coasters opened there doors and allowed full access to there facilities. We were divided into smaller groups with some of the S&S engineers providing the tours. We started our tour heading outside to a large storage area where rides and equipment are being finalized for shipment. There were alot of parts from one of the Screamin Squirl rides and several sets of supports for one of S&S's Screamin Swings along with a shot tower. Along our walk to one of the buildings were various ride and car parts from many of the older Arrow roller coaster. In the first building we entered they were working on the cars for one of the new Screamin Squirl rides. In other buildings we were shown some of the testing equipment and other assembly equipment used. Several of the buildings contain large quantities of pre-manufactured ride parts from electrical, structural and mechanical parts. Lunch was served around 1 pm as S&S provided sloppy joes and vegetable plates. Stan Checkets owner of S&S Power was on hand for a brief welcome and introduction. S&S also provided free Tshirts as a special gift. Next we were invited to go to S&S's new amusement park which is currently under construction. They had a Screamin Swing ride in operation and one of Stan's new rides known as the Boomer (not official ride name). A ride in which you are dropped from a 360 foot tower into a tube which stops the falling car by air trapped in the tube. The wild part of the ride is the noise it makes when the car enters the tube as the air explodes from the ride creating a large sonic boom. Also at the new park is an Insane ride, a gocart track and some putt putt golf course. Over all S&S really rolled out the red carpet for ACE and everybody had a fantastic time at the S&S facilities. Many thanks to ACE and to S&S Power for opening the doors to there facilities for a fantastic day. Below you will find 54 various photos from the factory tour and the new S&S Amusement Park.
