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Saturday, November 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Meanwhile Back at the Booth » Some of our ACE Booth IAAPA volunteers and visitors! To our volunteers: Thank you for a job well done. To our visitors:...
Thursday, November 21, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2024 - Day 3 Recap » Photo: --> By Day Three of the IAAPA Expo, t...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2024 - Day 2 Recap » Day 2 of the IAAPA Expo 2024 started off with nothing short of exciting announcements and innovative projects....
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2024 - Day 1 Recap » On November 19, IAAPA Expo 2024 began welcoming more than 38,000 representatives from the attractions industry at the Oran...
Saturday, June 15, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Coast 2 Coasters - A Father's Day Special » “The days are long, but the time is short.” A friend told me this when my children were toddlers, and that truth stayed wi...
Monday, June 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) All-American Triple Loop Opens at Indiana Beach » New at Indiana Beach in Monticello for the 2024 season is the All-American Triple Loop , a classic coaster with a storied...
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Top Thrill 2 Races into Cedar Point » Anticipation over the opening of Top Thrill 2 has been building for months, as crews worked at what many enthusiasts cal...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Digital Events - ACE Loves Pets » This February ACE celebrated those valentines in our lives that aren’t human. ACEers with fur and scale babies got togethe...
Saturday, December 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Digital Events - Spectrum Meetup » ACE has memberships across ages, locations and interests. One of the latest ACE digital events celebrated some of those di...
Friday, December 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Digital Events - International Volunteers Day » International Volunteer Day 2023 had ACE volunteers from various regions signing in to meet up and mix with each other in...
Monday, November 20, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2023 - Day 4 » The lights went out and all was still. Four days of bringing together every component of the amusement industry wrapped up...
Thursday, November 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2023 - Day 3 » After an eventful first two days at the IAAPA Expo, with various roller coaster and attraction announcements having taken...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2023 - Day 2 » After a jam-packed Day 1 of the 2023 IAAPA Expo, the momentum continued with a slew of more exciting announcements on Day...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2023 - Day 1 » Cedar Point and Zamperla unveil Top Thrill 2 train. Photo: Doug Perry. View full-sized image . The first...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Top Thrill 2, World's Largest Triple-Launch Coaster, Coming to Cedar Point » In 2003, Top Thrill Dragster opened as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster, built by Intamin. Featuring a bli...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Coaster Con: The World's Largest Coaster Enthusiast Event » Coaster Con happens for one week each year — the week beginning on Father’s Day in June. It’s a gathering of the American...
Sunday, June 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Wildcat's Revenge Now Open At Hersheypark » The anticipation before a roller coaster ride is always electric for enthusiasts. Hersheypark's excitement has increased a...
Monday, June 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Arctic Rescue Opens at SeaWorld San Diego » SeaWorld San Diego has brought the frozen tundra to Southern California with the debut of Arctic Rescue . The longest and...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Riding With ACE: A Day of Thrills and Behind-the-Scenes Action at Carowinds » As a lifelong roller coaster enthusiast from North Carolina (and more recently, the project manager for the Ride With Us p...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) DarKoaster Now Open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg » Thrills and chills await riders at Busch Gardens Williamsburg as DarKoaster launches into the Octoberfest area. Occupying...
Monday, May 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Pipeline the Surf Coaster » Surf’s up! In Orlando? Well, Florida is surrounded on three sides by the ocean, so why not! And this is SeaWorld after all...
Saturday, May 13, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Wild Mouse Spinning into Cedar Point » Twists, hills, hairpin turns and dives: this ride has them all. The contemporary take on the classic wild mouse roller coa...
Saturday, April 29, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Liseberg's Newest Coaster, Luna, Takes You to the Moon » On April 22, Liseberg opened its doors for the season, but this was even more special than a typical opening day: on this...
Monday, April 17, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Theme Parks Across the World: Part 2 » When you hear the words “amusement park,” what comes to mind? Perhaps something along the lines of a gated-off area filled...
Friday, March 31, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ArieForce One Cleared for Liftoff at Fun Spot Atlanta » Today, Fun Spot Atlanta in Fayetteville, Georgia debuted their highly anticipated steel roller coaster, ArieForce One ! T...
Friday, March 17, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) R is for Roller Coaster - The Coaster Alphabet Book » Children's books are often entertaining, heartwarming and simple stories that can be enjoyed from a very early age. Roller...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Six Flags New For 2023 Announcements » Recently, the Six Flags chain announced what's coming to their parks for 2023! Ranging from new family coasters to updated...
Monday, February 27, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Aquaman: Power Wave's Three Year Wait is Finally Over » If you ever found yourself asking “How far would a coaster enthusiast go for a new credit?” Well, the answer is pretty sim...
Friday, February 24, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) The Ultimate Guide to a Theme Park Date » Love is in the air, and not just our love for roller coasters! Theme parks are a spectacular place for a fun, lighthearted...
Friday, February 24, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) DarKoaster, the Immersive Motorbike Coaster for Busch Gardens Williamsburg » Busch Gardens is set to open a thrilling new indoor roller coaster, DarKoaster, this spring. The ride promises to be a uni...
Sunday, February 5, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE's Grammy Awards for Best Coaster Soundtracks » The Grammy Awards celebrate a variety of music genres, from pop to jazz to spoken word. However, there’s one category that...
Thursday, January 26, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Cannon Ball at Lake Winnie - a Roller Coaster Landmark » Located in Rossville, Georgia, just south of Chattanooga Tennessee, Lake Winnepesaukah and its Saokya Water Park offer tra...
Saturday, January 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Six Flags Over Georgia Races into 2023 with Two New Coasters » At No Coaster Con today, Six Flags Over Georgia made an unexpected announcement: for 2023, they’re opening a pair of brand...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Theme Parks Across the World: Part 1 » When you hear the words “amusement park”, what do you think of? Perhaps something along the lines of a gated-off area fill...
Friday, December 16, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) PollyWorld: How a Children’s Film Dismantles Gender Stereotypes in Roller Coaster Culture » The 2000s was a decade during which toys were separated in the boys’ and girls’ aisles, and there was a certain embarrassm...
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