Saturday, June 28, 2025

The world's largest rubber duck, which once enjoyed a visit to Pittsburgh, will be calling Idlewild home for a weekend, so ACE Western Pennsylvania has scheduled a pop-up event to celebrate! Join us for the ACE Idlewild Neighborhood Picnic. While there is no advance payment required, if you plan to attend, we request that you RSVP (link further down). While there is no catered meal, there is a reserved pavilion, where ACE Western Pennsylvania will offer some complimentary (and simple) snacks and members are welcome to bring their own picnic (and snacks) as well!

That big duck is expected to have Idlewild packed, but the park is graciously providing an hour ERT from 10 to 11 a.m. on Rollo Coaster, Wild Mouse and Flying Aces (with Wild Mouse subject to it being operational). Participating in ERT will require early entry. To enter the park early for ERT, a valid membership card must be presented along with a pre-purchased admission ticket or a valid season pass. Non-member guests are welcome but must be accompanied in the same vehicle by a card-carrying member. Those who RSVP will be receive an email on Friday with instructions about entering the park early, so if you plan to attend, be sure to register (no payment required).

For those without a season pass valid at Idlewild and SoakZone, the park is generously offering ACE members and their guests a discounted advance purchase admission price of only $32.99 (inclusive of processing fees and taxes) for the day of the event. Discounted tickets must be purchased online in advance. Information with instructions on how to purchase discounted tickets has been emailed to members who are on the ACE Western Pennsylvania email list. Any ACE member outside of the region who is not on the email list, may contact ACE Western Pennsylvania Regional Representative Bill Linkenheimer via email (blinkenheimer@aceonline.org) for information on how to purchase discounted tickets to Idlewild for June 28. Those seeking information on discounted admission tickets should include their full name and ACE membership number (memberships will be verified).

TBD - Members may present their membership card along with their season pass or pre-purchased ticket (at the parking lot admission booths) for early entry (non-member guests welcome in the same vehicle).

10 - 11 a.m. - ERT on Rollo Coaster, Wild Mouse and Flying Aces.

11 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Park open to all

11:15 a.m. - Group Photo at the World's Largest Rubber Duck

11:30 a.m. - ITOT on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Meetup at Pavilion C-8 (complimentary simple snacks provided; attendees are encouraged to bring their own snacks and picnic)

1:45 p.m. - ITOT on Skooters

2:15 p.m. - ITOT on Merry-Go-Round

While no advance payment is required, if you plan to attend, please click the link below and RSVP for all of those in your family/group. Doing so will help for planning purposes and also allow event organizers to provide you with important information via email, including on arriving to the park and being admitted before it opens to the public.

RSVP link is open through Thursday, June 26, at 11:59 p.m. After that, email ACE Western Pennsylvania Regional Rep Bill Linkenheimer at blinkenheimer@aceonline.org if you plan to attend.

Note that the ticket automatically generated by using the RSVP link is NOT valid for entry into the park.

Receive Facebook notifications for event updates and other information, by indicating "Going" or "Interested" on the ACE Idlewild Neighborhood Picnic event page.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Kennywood

West Mifflin, PA