bigbadwolf501 Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Just wondered if you guys had seen this: http://coastercontest.snydersofhanover.com/ BGE and Snyder's are having a contest to see who can build the most 'creative' and 'original' coaster out of pretzels. My friend and I decided to go for it. It took us about 9 hours to do but it was a pretty fun project. I attached a pic of it. What do you guys think? Are any of you going to do the contest?[/img] Pretzel Coaster
coasterdude28 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Did anybody else here enter this. Winners should be notified soon. My friend and I decided to give it a go. It was a lot of fun but frustrating at times. Best of luck to those who did enter. Here's our coaster: Notice that part of the layout actually looks like a pretzel...pretty cool..right?
asuburbanman Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I entered this contest. Did anyone else receive an e-mail from the marketing department asking if it would be alright to contact local media about your entry into the contest? My guess is they sent it to all entrants to drum up promotion about the contest. I thought this was going to be really easy but in the end it was a pain. Here is my entry.
KDFAN Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I showed pics on other sites I've been called a modern day Ron Toomer. Has anyone heard if they've won? Pretzel.wmv
coasterdude28 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Nice entries everyone! ^The video is not working for me. I have not yet heard if we won, but it was entered under my friends name and email, so he will be the first to hear if we do win. Hopefully all four of us will end up at BGE next month for the finals.
KDFAN Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Heres the same vid on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iivT6c8E1o&feature=channel_page It would be cool if we all were there
coasterdude28 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Nice video. On the Official rules page it says that the judging will take place between June 16th and June 20th and then it goes on to say that the winners will be notified on June 18th...so I'm not sure when the winners will hear from them. Also, for those who do win and go to BGE, they have 3 hours to build a replica of Apollos Chariot. That is going to be very difficult, especially if they only let one person work on it instead of two. Should be interesting.
bigbadwolf501 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 I also received an e-mail about releasing my name and info to the media..but i also got a phone call about it as well..did any of you guys get that..has anyone heard yet?
asuburbanman Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 What did they say on phone? Did they inform you that you were a semi-finalist?
Electerik Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Nice detail! I really like how you used the pretzel forms to your advantage. I hope it's not overlooked because it's "small."
coasterdude28 Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 ^I do like the detail on that one. Did anyone hear anything yesterday?
asuburbanman Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks for the compliments. The interesting thing is that I sort of modeled it after the Hershey Park Wild Mouse but when I went to Dorney Park the other day I realized that it was much more similar to that Wild Mouse. Originally there were more hairpin turns after the lift hill but there was a bit of a collapse and I was too frustrated to re-build. Unfortunately the phone number I listed on the entry is not a working number therefore it is unlikely that I would receive the phone call. They said a package will be sent in the mail if one qualifies in addition to the phone call. Everyone else's coaster looks pretty good. I am not sure if I will be able to re-create Apollo's Chariot, but at least it would be a free trip to BGW.
KDFAN Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I've noticed on my Youtube Video nearly 90% of the views are in Virginia, that could been something. I will be emailing them later and asking about the notification or and a list of winners.
coasterdude28 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 So have any of you heard anything yet or have you asked for a list of winners? I would really like to see the winning coasters but I am still holding out hope that they are just running behind schedule and I will get that call soon.
asuburbanman Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I actually got an email today from someone stating that I was a runner-up. The reason I got an e-mail is b/c I contacted Snyders to let them know that the phone number I submitted was out of operation. So looks like they have notified the winners and I am not one of them. Hope some of you get picked.
KDFAN Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Nope haven't recieved a reply, like you i just hope it is taking them a while.
bigbadwolf501 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Posted June 23, 2009 its interesting you got a reply..i have contacted them as well and no one has sent a response back and i sent it last week..oh well..i guess we'll see what happens
KDFAN Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I actually got an email today from someone stating that I was a runner-up. The reason I got an e-mail is b/c I contacted Snyders to let them know that the phone number I submitted was out of operation. So looks like they have notified the winners and I am not one of them. Hope some of you get picked. They finally emailed be with my answer only took them 4 days could be six flags or acer,
KDFAN Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Let me restate that they answered and said I was a runner up and was going to have the picture on their website, then the part on six flags and acer is refering to how long it took them to get back to be, I was comparing the other companys service
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