One of the fundamental goals of ACE is to ensure that roller coasters, especially the classic wooden coaster, will be around for future generations to enjoy. To accomplish this goal, ACE:

• Promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of roller coasters to parks, the public, and other roller coaster enthusiasts.
• Recognizes parks that continue to operate some of the classic coasters in the traditional methods by bestowing them ACE Coaster Classic status.
• Recognizes parks with historically significant coasters by bestowing them Landmark Coaster status.
• Educates parks about the historical significance of endangered coasters and showing the parks alternatives to destroying the coaster.
• Assists parks with the required paperwork and documentation for having coasters or parks listed on the National Register for Historic Places or declared National Historic Landmarks.
• Identifies Standing But Not Operating (SBNO) coasters and listing these coasters to parks that may be in the market for a coaster to add to their park.
• Educates parks about coasters that have been successfully relocated.
• Hosts Preservation Conferences to draw attention to traditional parks or coasters.
• Works with the amusement industry regarding events such as the Year of the Roller Coaster in 1996 to help to help focus attention on roller coasters.

• Afterburner. 1977/1991 Arrow steel shuttle loop. Fun Spot; Angola, IN
• Big Dipper. 1925 Fred Pearce wood out-and-back. Chippewa Lake Park; Chippewa Lake, OH
• Big Dipper. 1925 John Miller wood out and back. Geauga Lake; Bainbridge Twp, OH
• Blue Streak. 1938 Ed Vettel wood out and back. Conneaut Lake Park; Conneaut Lake, PA
• Comet. 1946 IAD wood twister. Lincoln Park; N. Dartmouth, MA
• Cyclone. 1933 Oscar Bitler wood out-and-back. Williams Grove; Mechanicsburg, PA
• Fiesta Express. 2004 Zamperla steel. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• Galaxy Spin. 2005 Zamperla steel. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• Greezed Lightnin'. 1978/2003 Schwarzkopf shuttle loop. Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Jester. 1996/2003 Vekoma steel. Six Flags New Orleans; New Orleans, LA
• Kiddie Coaster. Allen Herschall steel. LeSourdsville Lake; Middletown, OH
• Little Dipper. Allen Herschall steel. Chippewa Lake Park; Chippewa Lake, OH
• Mega Zeph. 2000 CCI (Bill/McNulty) wood. Six Flags New Orleans; New Orleans, LA
• Muskrat Scrambler. 2000 L&T Systems steel. Six Flags New Orleans; New Orleans, LA
• Okeechobe Rampage. 2004 Vekoma steel. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• Ozark Wildcat. 2003 GCII wood. Celebration City; Branson, MO
• Raging Wolf Bobs. 1988 Summers/Dinn wood twister, Geauga Lake, Bainbridge Twp, OH
• Road Runner Express. 2000 Maurer Söhne wild mouse. Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Roller Coaster. 1949 Herbert Schmeck/PTC wood out and back. Joyland; Wichita, KS
• Roller Skater. 1994 Vekoma jr. Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Safari Kiddie Coaster. Allan Herschell steel. Fun Spot; Angola, IN
• Screechin' Eagle. 1927/1938 John Miller wood out-and-back. LeSourdsville Lake; Middletown, OH
• Son of Beast. 2000 RCCO/Werner Stengel wood twister. Kings Island; Kings Mill, OH
• Starliner. 1963/2007 John Allen/PTC wood. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• Swamp Thing. 2004 Vekoma steel. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• T2. 1995 Vekoma SLC. Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Texas Giant. 1990 Dinn/Summers wood twister. Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
• Thunderbolt. 1999 SDC steel. Celebration City; Branson, MO
• Toboggan. 2002 Chance steel. Conneaut Lake Park; Conneaut Lake, PA
• Triple Hurricane. 2004 Martin & Vleminckx wood. Cypress Gardens; Winter Haven, FL
• Thunder Run. 1990 CCI wood out & back. Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Twisted Twins. 1998 CCI wood. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom; Louisville, KY
• Wild Mouse. 1972 B A Schiff steel. Chippewa Lake Park; Chippewa Lake, OH
• Zyclon. Pinfari portable steel. Fun Spot; Angola, IN
• Zydeco Scream. 2000 Vekoma steel. Six Flags New Orleans; New Orleans, LA

Some of these coasters may be available to be moved. It appears that several may be in danger of being demolished. If you have any interest in helping preserve these rides, please e-mail Howard Gillooly, ACE's Preservation Director.

Parks can buy an SBNO or dismantled coaster and then resurrect it in a new park. Relocation has been shown to be cheaper than building a new coaster and the park gets a proven design. Here is a short list of coasters that have found new homes at another park. All of these coasters consistently rate in the upper echelon of top coaster lists.

Click on the coaster's link for more details about the coaster from ACE's census. Many of the census pages also include photos of the coaster.

• Arkansas Twister 1978 Cobb Circus World/Boardwalk and Baseball, Haines City, FL moved to Magic Springs, Hot Springs, AR 1992, re-opened 2000.
• Comet Schmeck/PTC 1948, Crystal Beach, Canada. Moved to The Great Escape Fun Park, Lake George, NY in 1994.
• Phoenix Schmeck/PTC 1947, Playland Park, San Antonio, TX. Moved to Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA USA in 1985.
• Skyliner 1960 Allen/PTC, Roseland Park, Canandaigua, NY. Moved to Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA in 1987.
• Starliner 1963 John Allen, Miracle Strip Park, Panama City Beach, FL. Moved to Cypress Gardens, FL in 2007.
• Wildcat 1968 IAD, Fairyland, Kansas City, MO. Moved to Frontier City, Oklahoma City, OK in 1991.
• Wild One 1917 Miller/PTC, Paragon Park, Hull, MA. Moved to Six Flags America (formerly known as Adventure World), Largo, MD in 1986.