Showcase your best roller coaster photos in the 2019 Coaster101 Photography Contest!

As in previous years, you can enter in three categories: “original,” “edited” and “coaster-less.” More information and contest rules are below..

Photo entries will be accepted through Monday, September 16, 2019. You can enter by using the form at the bottom of this page.

Update: Vote for your favorite photos here!

Below are details about this year’s entry categories:

Photo Entry Categories

1. Original

These photos should not be noticeably altered. Minor retouching is acceptable, as are black-and-white photos.

2. Edited

These photos should showcase extensive editing and/or special effects achieved through photo editing software such as Photoshop. But please do not add text to the photo.

3. Coaster-less

These “coaster-less” photos must be taken at an amusement or theme park, but the photos themselves cannot have a roller coaster in the frame. The focus should be on something else: a flat ride, food, a show, etc. — be as creative as you’d like.

Note: We reserve the right to omit photos from this category if we cannot determine whether or not they were actually taken at a park. Be sure to include the park name in the description with your entry.

Rules & Information

Entries will be accepted through Monday, September 16, at 11:59 p.m. CST .

. You may enter one photo per category .

. Photos may be no larger than 2mb in size .

. Photos must be at least 1080 pixels wide by 1080 pixels tall .

. Photos must be submitted in the JPEG (or .JPG) format .

. The photo submitted must have been taken by the person entering .

. Entries in the original and edited categories should contain at least one roller coaster in the photo .

and categories should contain . Do not add text to any photos.

Entries in the coaster-less category should not contain a roller coaster in the photo.

category should not contain a roller coaster in the photo. No park rules may be broken while taking the photos. If a park doesn’t allow on-ride photography, then do not submit an on-ride photo.

while taking the photos. If a park doesn’t allow on-ride photography, then do not submit an on-ride photo. By entering a photo, the photographer agrees to allow Coaster101 to (1) post the photo on Coaster101.com, Coaster101’s social media pages (including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and (2) use the photo for future photo contest promotions.

NOTE: Depending on the number and quality of photos entered, the Coaster101 team reserves the right to omit any photo from the public voting stage without notice or explanation.

Need help resizing your photos?

Need to resize your photos? Try the simple and free Optimizilla image compression tool to optimize your photos without reductions in quality.

iPhone users, you can download a free image resizing app such as “Image Size.”

Android users, a similar Photo & Picture Resizer app is available for free on Google Play.

Winners

Two winners will be named for each of the three categories: one determined by readers’ votes and the other selected by the Coaster101 team. Each category will also have two honorable mentions: one determined by readers and the other determined by the Coaster101 team.

Winners will receive a Coaster101 prize pack including prizes from parks across the country and a print of their winning photo!

Voting

Voting will begin soon after the entry period concludes and will last for one week. Readers’ choice winners will be determined by votes gathered via a Facebook image gallery for each category. Every “like” a photo receives will count as one vote.

Enter Your Photos Here

Enter using the form below. Entries will be accepted through Monday, September 16, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Update: The entry period has ended. Vote for your favorite photos here!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to leave a question in the comments section below or contact us.

Need tips for taking that perfect theme park picture? Read our two-part series on park photography tips and tricks:

Part 1: Your camera and taking the shot

Part 2: Editing and sharing

Best of luck, photographers!