Awards
An ACE Coaster Classic is about a traditional experience. One
that has been shared by generations of thrill seekers since the golden age of
the 1920s when the wild, uninhibited, free wheeling thrills of the wooden
coaster established it as the premier thrill ride and an icon of popular
culture.
The concept of ACE Coaster Classics was developed during a
period when changes in the design, equipping, and operation of wood coasters
threatened to erase these time-honored experiences and rituals. ACE awards ACE
Coaster Classic status to coasters that still adhere to these
principles that allow riders to safely experience the thrill of the classic
wooden roller coaster ride. To be eligible for ACE Coaster Classic
status, the coaster must meet the following criteria:
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The coaster must use traditional lap bars that allow riders to experience
so-called airtime, or negative G's (that sensation of floating above the
seat!!). Individual, ratcheting lap bars do not meet this requirement.
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ACE Coaster Classics allow riders to slide from side-to-side.
A coaster with any restraint or device that restricts this freedom is not
eligible for ACE Coaster Classic
status.
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ACE Coaster Classics allow riders to view the upcoming drops
and thrills. Coasters with headrests on every seat, or the majority of seats,
restrict this view and are not eligible for ACE Coaster Classic
status.
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On ACE Coaster Classics, riders are free to choose where they
sit. Some parks' operating procedures assign seating; these coasters are not
eligible for ACE Coaster Classic status.
Coasters Awarded
The following coasters have been awarded
ACE Coaster Classic status:
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Big Dipper
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Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom;
Aurora,
OH,
USA;
SBNO
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Big Dipper
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Camden Park;
Huntington,
WV,
USA;
Operating
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Blue Flyer
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Pleasure Beach, Blackpool;
Blackpool,
England;
Operating
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Blue Streak
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Conneaut Lake Park;
Conneaut Lake,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Coastersaurus
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Legoland Florida;
Winter Haven,
FL,
USA;
Operating
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Comet
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Waldameer Park;
Erie,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Cyclone
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Lakeside Amusement Park;
Denver,
CO,
USA;
Operating
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Cyclone
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Astroland;
Brooklyn,
NY,
USA;
Operating
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Cyclone
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Williams Grove Amusement Park;
Mechanicsburg,
PA,
USA;
SBNO
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Giant Coaster
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Puyallup Fair and Events Center;
Puyallup,
WA,
USA;
Operating
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High Roller
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Valleyfair!;
Shakopee,
MN,
USA;
Operating
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Hochschaubahn
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Wiener Prater ;
Vienna,
Austria;
Operating
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Hullámvasút
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Vidámpark;
Budapest, Pest,
Hungary;
Operating
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Jack Rabbit
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Kennywood Park;
West Mifflin,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Kiddy Coaster
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Playland Park;
Rye,
NY,
USA;
Operating
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Leap-the-Dips
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Lakemont Park;
Altoona,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Lil' Dipper
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Camden Park;
Huntington,
WV,
USA;
Operating
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Little Dipper
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Six Flags Great America;
Gurnee,
IL,
USA;
Operating
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Meteor
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Little Amerricka;
Marshall,
WI,
USA;
Operating
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Montaña Suiza (Mendiko Trena)
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Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo;
San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa,
Spain;
Operating
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Nickoledeon Streak
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Pleasure Beach, Blackpool;
Blackpool,
England;
Operating
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Playland Wooden Coaster
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Playland at the PNE;
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada;
Operating
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Roller Coaster
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Joyland;
Wichita,
KS,
USA;
SBNO
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Roller Coaster
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Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth;
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,
England;
Operating
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Rollo Coaster
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Idlewild Park;
Ligonier,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Rutschebanen
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Bakken;
Klampenbourg, Sjælland,
Denmark;
Operating
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Rutschebanen
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Tivoli Gardens;
Copenhagen,
Denmark;
Operating
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Scenic Railway
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Luna Park;
St. Kilda (Melbourne),
Victoria,
Australia;
Operating
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Sea Dragon
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Jungle Jack's Landing at the Columbus Zoo;
Powell,
OH,
USA;
Operating
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Skyliner
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Lakemont Park;
Altoona,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Teddy Bear
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Stricker's Grove;
Hamilton,
OH,
USA;
Operating
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Thunderbolt
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Kennywood Park;
West Mifflin,
PA,
USA;
Operating
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Tomahawk
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PortAventura;
Salou,
Spain;
Operating
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Vuoristorata
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Linnanmäki;
Helsinki,
Finland;
Operating
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Zach's Zoomer
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Michigan's Adventure;
Muskegon,
MI,
USA;
Operating
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Rescinded Awards
The following coasters were awarded
ACE Coaster Classic status;
however, subsequent changes to the coaster made it ineligible for the award.
Therefore, ACE notified the parks that the awards had been rescinded.
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Blue Streak
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Cedar Point;
Sandusky,
OH,
USA;
Operating
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Ghoster Coaster
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Canada's Wonderland;
Vaughan,
Ontario,
Canada;
Operating
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Ghoster Coaster
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Kings Dominion;
Doswell,
VA,
USA;
Operating
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Legend
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Arnolds Park;
Arnolds Park,
IA,
USA;
Operating
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Montaña Rusa
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La Feria (Chapultepec);
Mexico City,
Distrito Federal,
Mexico;
Operating
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Starliner
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Legoland Florida;
Winter Haven,
FL,
USA;
In Storage
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Wildcat
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Frontier City;
Oklahoma City,
OK,
USA;
Operating
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Woodstock Express
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Carowinds;
Charlotte,
NC,
USA;
Operating
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Woodstock Express
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Kings Island;
Kings Mills,
OH,
USA;
Operating
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Zippin Pippin
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Libertyland;
Memphis,
TN,
USA;
Moved
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