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jsurguine

Justin Surguine

Operations Agent--BWI
Baltimore, MD  |  Member Since 2010

Fun Facts

Languages

English, British, Canadian, Australian...

Hobbies

Flying, visiting amusement parks (and riding the roller coasters especially), and flying again

High School

Chapelgate Christian Academy

College

University of Maryland College Park

Favorite Sports Teams

Terps, baby!

Favorite Travel Destinations

Too many to list!

Recent Activity:

Recent Activity Posts

The Year of 100 Coasters Part 3: Putting a Positive Spin on Things

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Jan 02 2013
After a very quick break from the four-week stretch that I wrote about inThe Year of 100 Roller Coasters Part 2, it was off to one of our newer destinations—Atlanta.  Georgia Scorcher twists alongside the entrance to Six Flags Over Georgia. Once in Atlanta, two of my “roller coaster connoisseur” friends and I went to Six Flags Over Georgia, and found ourselves staring at borderline... read more

The Year of 100 Roller Coasters Part 2: Clearing Customs for Coasters

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Aug 30 2012
Well, it’s been a…productive…four weeks. Seeing as the pace at which I was riding roller coasters for the first half of the year wasn’t nearly quick enough to hit one hundred, I had to pick things up a bit. So how have things gone since the last recap? I’m now sitting at seventy-six roller coasters on the year with a lifetime track record that now sits at two hundred and seventy-two. I basically... read more

The Year of 100 Roller Coasters Part 1: Slow Starts with Big Plans

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Aug 02 2012
I was 19 years old when I rode my 100th roller coaster. It was the now-defunct Big Dipper at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, just under an hour east of Cleveland. It was a huge milestone for me, cementing my passion for thrill rides that grew out of a deathly fear of them that plagued me for most of my life. It was only a few years earlier when I fully conquered that fear, but hitting the... read more

A Southwest Airlines Employee Coasts for Kids

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Aug 10 2010
It's July 29, 2010. Thrill seekers at the eleven amusement parks belonging to Cedar Fair, L.P. all across North America have united themselves in a noble quest: to use their love of roller coasters for, of all things, charity. The objective at each park? To ride one of the park's roller coasters for hours on end in an effort to raise funds for Give Kids the World, an organization that takes... read more