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RC Reride
RCReride
Visit RCReride for more photos, content and extras. RC Reride issue 130 features coverage of the ACE Central Europe trip and The Flying Turns.
 
2015 Coaster Calendar
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Preservation Alert
Joyland Restoration Project
Help the efforts to revive Wichita’s Joyland. Click here to learn how.
 
Preservation Alert
Zippin Pippin
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Preservation Alert
Conneaut Lake Park
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Preservation Alert
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Event News & Reminders
ACE Day at Central Park Fun-Land : Online registration is available. Event starts 2/22/2015.
Fiesta Fest : Online registration is available. Event starts 5/22/2015.
SchlitterCon XII : Online registration is available. Event starts 5/23/2015.
ZDT's Construction Tour : Online registration is available. Event starts 5/25/2015.
Chocolate World Tour : Registration deadline is 1/30/2015. Event starts 2/8/2015.
ACE Day at Central Park Fun-Land : Registration deadline is 2/15/2015. Event starts 2/22/2015.
Great Nor'Easter : Registration deadline is 3/5/2015. Event starts 3/14/2015.
Fiesta Fest : Registration deadline is 5/17/2015. Event starts 5/22/2015.
SchlitterCon XII : Registration deadline is 5/17/2015. Event starts 5/23/2015.
ZDT's Construction Tour : Registration deadline is 5/17/2017. Event starts 5/25/2015.
Coaster Con XXXVIII : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/21/2015.
Luna Park Fest V : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/28/2015.
ACE UK! 2015 : New event added since last visit. Event starts 7/18/2015.
CoasterBash XXVI : New event added since last visit. Event starts 3/14/2015.
Coaster Con XXXIX : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/19/2016.
Howl with ACE : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 1/31/2015.
BeachCon 2015 : New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/6/2015.
Summer Under Cover Con III : New event added since last visit. Event starts 10/24/2015.
Spring Fling : New event added since last visit. Event starts 4/11/2015.
Jeepers Its Winter : New event added since last visit. Event starts 3/7/2015.
ACE Day at Wisp Mountain Resort : New event added since last visit. Event starts 3/15/2015.
Flying High at Michigan's Adventure : New event added since last visit. Event starts 7/11/2015.
Eastcoaster : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 2/7/2015.
ACE Summer Conference : New event added since last visit. Event starts 8/14/2015.
ACE Day at Central Park Fun-Land : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 2/22/2015.
Great Nor'Easter : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 3/14/2015.
HoliWood Nights : New event added since last visit. Event starts 5/29/2015.
ACE Day at Hersheypark : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/19/2015.
Seaside Screams : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/27/2015.
Pre-Con at Clementon : New event added since last visit. Event starts 6/20/2015.
Construction Tour at Hersheypark : New event added since last visit. Event starts 2/6/2015.
Chocolate World Tour : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 2/8/2015.
SchlitterCon XII : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 5/23/2015.
Fiesta Fest : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 5/22/2015.
ZDT's Construction Tour : Event details/flier added since last visit. Event starts 5/25/2015.
Preservation Conference : New event added since last visit. Event starts 9/18/2015.
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MERCHANDISE NEWS
New Merchandise Now Available At ACE webstore!!! [details]
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ACE's Online General Store is always open!
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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 over 5,000 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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LAST CHANCE TO RIDE GWAZI    This article contains photos!

Posted 1/9/2015

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GWAZI TO BE RETIRED    This article contains photos!

Posted 12/24/2014

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Maurer announces change of corporate form    This article contains photos!

Change represents the company's new international strategy. Posted 12/20/2014

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ACE News (September/October) Color Version Now Online    This article contains photos!

Download it from the new my.aceonline.org website. Posted 12/13/2014

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Conneaut Lake Park Trustees File For Bankruptcy Protection    This article contains photos!

Posted 12/6/2014

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Conneaut Lake Park to be Sold at Sheriff's Sale    This article contains photos!

Posted 12/4/2014

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Assistant Regional Rep Max Cannon Has Passed Away    This article contains photos!

Posted 11/25/2014

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World's Tallest Roller Coaster Coming In 2017    This article contains photos!

Posted 11/19/2014

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The Switchback Railway Returns    This article contains photos!

Posted 11/19/2014

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Fire On Magic Kingdom's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train    This article contains photos!

Posted 11/1/2014


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Featured Coaster
Zippin Pippin at Beach Bay Amusement Park

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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