Louise Royle
Lou is our token British chick!  None of us can quite figure out why she signed up for the trip, but the boys aren’t complaining!  She has way too much fun singing badly and listening to music while in her spare time going to college for Linguistics.

Dave Madore
Dave comes to us from Maine, not too far from where he gets to ride some of his favorite coasters like Boulderdash and Superman: Ride of Steel.  He’s going to hit his 200^th roller coaster on the trip!  Him and Jody have been married for over two years now!

Jody Madore
Dave’s wife and travel partner!  They honeymooned in Orlando and also even made it out for one of the cool Theme Park Review parties!  Jody has been to over 32 different parks and is looking forward to hitting some new ones with the crazy coaster folk!

Peter Margolin
Peter doesn’t have a car, but that doesn’t stop him from making crazy treks just for food!  He does some good in the world by working for a company that helps disabled people find jobs.  He’s a relative ‘newbie’ to the enthusiast scene so let’s not scare him away too much!

Larry Meisel
Another Gator Grad! (Yay, Go Gators!) Don’t give anything important to Larry, because if it’s important and needed on a coaster trip, he tends to leave it behind.  In more strange connections to Elissa he also works in NYC!

Barron Birios
Barron’s mom is obsessed with Bears!  His sister is named Carey after Care Bears, and his brother is named Teddy for Teddy Bears!!!  He’s looking forward to attending North Carolina State this fall and wants to design roller coasters after graduation!

Rich Bitner
Rich is too interesting of a guy for one mini-paragraph to convey!  In short, he likes sports, comics, he’s excited to go overseas to ride coasters, likes to read (like all good teachers should!) and loves his dog.

Melanie Bitner
Melanie describes her and Rich’s home as a ‘bizarre mix of wildflower arrangements and action figures.  This will be her first trip overseas and she’s just as excited to just see the sights as ride the roller coasters (don’t worry, we won’t hold that against you!)

Paul Fowler
Paul’s no stranger to coaster trips, and on this one he’ll pass 300 coasters ridden!  He’s from our 51^st state and has a knack for making random comments.  He does something involving chemicals, disasters, and being in the middle… I’ll leave it at that!

Dave Thomas
This is not the Wendy’s guy!  This Dave falls down a lot. (It’s usually pretty entertaining!  For us, not him.) He also listens to strange music.  If you want a good story, make sure to ask him about the first time he met Elissa!

Mare Thomas
Baffled scientists are still trying to figure out not only why she likes Dave, but how on Earth she agreed to marry him too!  Anyways, they seem to be happy going to Death Metal concerts and riding roller coasters together!  Keep an eye on her, chances are she’s eating a burnt beyond recognition hamburger!