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ACE publishes an annual calendar featuring outstanding
full-color coaster photographs by our members and park photographers. We typically
feature coasters that recently opened, ones with significant anniversaries, and ones
at parks hosting upcoming or recent ACE events.
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Event News & Reminders
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Spring Fling
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Online registration is available. Event starts 3/27/2010.
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Spring Preservation Conference
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Online registration is available. Event starts 4/23/2010.
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Running Wild!
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Online registration is available. Event starts 5/1/2010.
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Jeepers, It's Winter!
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Registration deadline is 2/11/2010. Event starts 2/20/2010.
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CoasterBash!
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Registration deadline is 2/26/2010. Event starts 3/6/2010.
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Spring Fling
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Registration deadline is 3/8/2010. Event starts 3/27/2010.
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Spring Preservation Conference
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Registration deadline is 4/8/2010. Event starts 4/23/2010.
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Running Wild!
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Registration deadline is 4/16/2010. Event starts 5/1/2010.
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HoliWood Nights
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Registration deadline is 5/5/2010. Event starts 6/4/2010.
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Coaster Con XXXIII
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Registration deadline is 5/27/2010. Event starts 6/20/2010.
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Coaster Con XXXIV
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/19/2011.
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Coaster Con XXXV
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/17/2012.
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Summer Conference
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 8/20/2010.
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Spring Preservation Conference
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 4/23/2010.
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HoliWood Nights
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 6/4/2010.
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Coaster Celebration
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/22/2010.
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Coastin' by the Ocean
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 7/10/2010.
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Riding of the Bull II
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/18/2010.
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Spring Fling
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 3/27/2010.
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Thrills in the Hills
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/21/2010.
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Jeepers, It's Winter!
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 2/20/2010.
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Nor'Easter
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 3/13/2010.
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ACE Day at Silverwood
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 7/17/2010.
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Allegheny Mountain Madness
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/19/2010.
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Holiday Hustle
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/15/2010.
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Beech Bend Bash
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/16/2010.
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Hawg Wild
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 7/24/2010.
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Running Wild!
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 5/1/2010.
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CoasterMania
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 6/4/2010.
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CoasterBash!
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 3/6/2010.
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Coaster Con XXXIII
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 6/20/2010.
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MERCHANDISE NEWS
| Life is good® Roller Coaster T Shirt now available!!!
New color--Jungle Green--coming soon!! [details] |
| Request For ACE Merchandise Designs! [details] |
| New Items - ACE640 ACE Established T-shirt - Blocky style - now available in Tan. New Golf Shirt in Royal Blue available! [details] |
| NOW ON SALE!!!! [details] |
| ACE's Online General Store is always open! |
| Refer to the merchandise flier if you prefer to order the merchandise via mail-order or to pay for the merchandise via check or money order. |
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Welcome!
Welcome to the official site of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE), the world's
largest club of amusement ride enthusiasts. ACE was founded in 1978 as a
not-for-profit, all volunteer club to foster and promote the conservation,
appreciation, knowledge and enjoyment of the art of the classic wooden roller
coaster and the contemporary steel coaster.
Our club has grown from a handful of members to nearly 7,000 members
representing all 50 states, DC, and 12 countries. We publish a bimonthly
newsletter and a quarterly magazine for our members. We also sponsor several
events at parks each year. If you love the thrill of the twists, turns, drops,
and loops of a roller coaster, this club (and this site) is for you!
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Subscribe to for ACE News Now.
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Six Flags and the Kentucky State Fair Board have failed to come to terms, so Six Flags will walk away from its lease and close the park.
Posted 2/4/2010
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The city of Memphis is going through with its plans to demolish Libertyland and clear the fairgrounds site.
Posted 2/1/2010
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The Winter Haven park will be Legoland's second U.S. location, after Legoland California in Carlsbad, California.
Posted 1/21/2010
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Once famed for its botanical gardens and Southern Belles, Cypress Gardens has struggled over the last decade, enduring multiple closures and a bankruptcy.
Posted 1/16/2010
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Apollo Global Management, a private equity investment firm founded in 1990, is looking forward to partnering with Cedar Fair's management team and maintain its status as an industry leading amusement park operator.
Posted 12/17/2009
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Knoebels Amusement Resort matriarch Barbara Knoebel loses her battle with cancer.
Posted 12/2/2009
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The 1950 PTC junior coaster could be installed at Six Flags Great America as early as next year.
Posted 11/25/2009
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The Dreamland Trust's tenacity has paid off. After years of struggling to resurrect the park, a large government grant effectively assures the park will be able to reopen.
Posted 11/17/2009
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Work has begun on the $10 million renovation that promises a taller, faster, steeper Giant in 2011.
Posted 11/17/2009
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Revolutionary single-bench trailered trains should provide a faster, smoother ride and significantly reduce maintenance on the train and the track.
Posted 11/9/2009
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The former Park President and General Manager of Six Flags Over Texas passed away on Thursday, October 29.
Posted 10/31/2009
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Former events director Gary Baker passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Posted 10/20/2009
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After months of negotiations, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that it will sell Busch Entertainment Corporation to the New York based private equity giant for as much as $2.7 billion.
Posted 10/7/2009
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| Featured Coaster |
Coaster
Playland Amusement Park
-- by Brian A. Peters
Simply known as Coaster, this Playland gem opened to the public when the park relocated to its new home in 1958. It was designed by Carl Phare, and built by Walker LeRoy of Douglas Fir at a cost of $200,000. Designated an ACE coaster classic, it has unique trains featuring eight two-person cars with a single lap bar and no seat dividers. The trains have flanged wheels, and an oil can attached to the front car ensures that the coaster is always well lubricated.
Although ACE does not officially rank coasters, many ACE members consider this coaster to be among the best. For several years talk of relocating the PNE caused ACE to list the coaster as a preservation concern. Current plans call for the PNE, Playland Park, and the coaster to stay in its current location to thrill a new generation of coaster enthusiasts. 
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