| RC Reride
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Visit RCReride for more photos, content and extras.
RC Reride issue 126 features The Beauty of Phantasialand
and D. H. Morgan Manufacturing.
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| 2014 Coaster Calendar
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ACE is now accepting orders for the 2014 Calendar.
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| Preservation Alert
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Help the efforts to revive Wichita’s Joyland.
Click here
to learn how.
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| Preservation Alert
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Show your support for Bay Beach and Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach in Green Bay, Wisonsin
Click here
for details on how to donate.
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| Preservation Alert
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Help keep Blue Streak rolling!
Click here
for details on how to donate.
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| Preservation Alert
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Show your support for Bay Beach and Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach in Green Bay, Wisonsin
Click here
for details on how to donate.
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| Preservation Alert
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Save Dreamland need our help!
Click here
to get Great Britain's oldest roller coaster back on track.
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Event News & Reminders
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Winterfest
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Online registration is available. Event starts 1/4/2014.
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No Coaster Con
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Online registration is available. Event starts 1/18/2014.
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Eastcoaster
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Online registration is available. Event starts 2/1/2014.
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Winterfest
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Registration deadline is 12/21/2013. Event starts 1/4/2014.
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No Coaster Con
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Registration deadline is 1/8/2014. Event starts 1/18/2014.
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Eastcoaster
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Registration deadline is 1/23/2014. Event starts 2/1/2014.
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Coaster Con XXXVII
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/15/2014.
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2014 ACE Spring Conference
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/16/2014.
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2014 ACE Fall Conference
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/26/2014.
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ACE Midwest Hawg Wild
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 8/2/2014.
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Coasterbash
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 3/8/2014.
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ACE Midwest Holiday Havoc
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 10/11/2014.
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ACE Midwest STORM
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/6/2014.
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Wooden Warrior Day
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/3/2014.
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Coastin' Through the Snow
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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ACE New England's - 'Countdown to Connecticut'!
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 8/2/2014.
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ACE Northern and Southern Ohio Holiday Party
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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Coaster Christmas
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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'A Christmas Story'Bookland 2013
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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Winter Warm Up
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 2/15/2014.
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ACE Holiday With Lights at Wild Waves Theme Park
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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Winterfest
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 1/4/2014.
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ACE Day at Central Park Funland
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 2/9/2014.
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Jeepers! It's Winter!
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 3/1/2014.
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No Coaster Con
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 1/18/2014.
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Eastcoaster
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 2/1/2014.
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ACE NorCal Holiday Party
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Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 12/7/2013.
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HoliWood Nights
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/30/2014.
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Phoenix Phall Phunfest
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 10/4/2014.
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Riding of the Bull
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/6/2014.
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Rollercoasters, Eh!?!
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/13/2014.
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Post-Con at Six Flags Magic Mountain
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/21/2014.
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No Coasters Eh
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 1/4/2014.
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ACE day at Great Wolf Lodge
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New event added since last visit. Event starts 1/4/2014.
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MERCHANDISE NEWS
| New Merchandise Now Available At ACE webstore!!! [details] |
| Request For ACE Merchandise Designs! [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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Online registration now open for both events.
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Posted 11/27/2013
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New Wooden Coaster for 2014
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Download it from the new my.aceonline.org website.
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| ACE News |
MEMBERS:
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| Featured Coaster |
Zippin Pippin
Beach Bay Amusement Park
by Rick Barber
One of the coasters that the legendary John Miller designed is Pippin. In 1923 it opened at Midsouth Fair Grounds in Memphis, Tennessee utilizing structure and equipment from Giant Coaster Dips in East End Park, also located in Memphis. After high winds damaged the coaster in 1928, changes to Pippin increased its length of 2,865 feet and its height to 70 feet.
In 1976 Pippin was renamed to Zippin Pippin when it reopened as part of the new Libertyland theme park. The park eventually closed its gates in 2005 bringing Zippin Pippin to a quiet standstill.
In March of 2010 Zippin Pippin was purchased by the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, the owners of Bay Beach Amusement Park. The newly rebuilt Zippin Pippin opened to the public on May 21, 2011. During the first operating season it thrilled over 460,000 riders.
Thankfully this classic roller coaster has not met the fate of so many other coasters and is now preserved for future generations to enjoy. ACE will be celebrating the successful reopening of Zippin Pippin during the 2012 Preservation Conference.
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