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Friday, July 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) A Brief Return to Boblo Island » Photo: Ethan Benedict. View full-sized image . On Saturday, June 3, a new exhibit focusing on the history of th...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) B&M Comes to a Legoland » Maximus – Der Flug des Wächters. Photo: Rik Engelen. View full-sized image . Whowouldathunk?? Legoland...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (11 Comments - view/add) What You Missed if You Weren’t at Coaster Con 45 » Photo: Grayson Moon. View full-sized image . A “Cinnamon Bread” Baker’s Dozen Opening night! Dollywo...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Northern California: Beach Boardwalk Bonanza » All photos: Liz Doughty Tan. View full-sized image . On June 10, nearly 70 ACE members in addition to their fam...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Northern California: NorCal County Fair Sets Up at California’s Great America » It’s not a new roller coaster, but the addition of NorCal County Fair to California’s Great America is nonetheless signifi...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: ACE Dives 2023 » Photo: Jill M. Ryan. View full-sized image . There’s something remarkable about getting together with fellow co...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 100 — Aidan Condon, Goliath. View full-sized image . 250 — Donnie Ratliff, Great Ame...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) One Dead, Nine Injured on Jetline at Gröna Lund » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . On the morning of June 25, a catastrophic partial derailment on Je...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) An Arctic Blast Hits San Diego » Photo: Courtesy of SeaWorld San Diego. View full-sized image . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has been on a...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Schlittercon XIX » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . It was a great, warm weekend in New Braunfels, Texas, with temperatu...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Timbers Fest » Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . On May 28, coaster enthusiasts gathered at Michigan’s Adventure (Muske...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Wildcat’s Revenge Is on the Prowl! » Photo: Kyle Kruthoffer. View full-sized image . On Friday, June 2, Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) debuted...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) Matugani Is Alive » Following a journey across the Atlantic Ocean and various construction-related delays, the former Kanonen of Liseberg de...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Clowning Around at Dorney Park » Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom was host to ACE Eastern Pennsylvania’s Clowning Around At Dorney Park event on May 20....
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla Reopens After Years-Long Hiatus » Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Wild Mouse was an unfortunate casualty in recent years. Photo: Alex Rigsby. View full-s...
Friday, June 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) From the President — May-June 2023 » World Roller Coaster Appreciation Month kicks off a month-long celebration of one important facet of our lives, roller coa...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Big Bear Mountain Debuts at Dollywood » Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove expands in 2023 with Big Bear Mountain circling the newest section of the park with 3,990 fee...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) DarKoaster Opens at Busch Gardens Williamsburg » DarKoaster is the first all-indoor installation of Intamin’s straddle coaster combining a compact layout with special eff...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Pipeline: The Surf Coaster Debuts at SeaWorld Orlando » With Mako in the background, SeaWorld Orlando debuted Pipeline: The Surf Coaster and expanded its varied collection of...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Paul Nelson 1933-2023 » Paul Nelson, seen here on Waldameer Park’s Grand Carousel, passed away on May 21 following a 78-year career at the Erie, P...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) Cedar Point Previews Wild Mouse » Photo: Derek Perry. View full-sized image . It was a bright, clear and sunny spring morning on the shores of Lak...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Europe: Springfest 23 at Walibi Holland » Members of ACE Europe and Pretpark.Club gather for the first-ever Springfest 23 at Walibi Holland. All Photos: Jo Pool...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Pacific Southwest: West Coast ACEers at Six Flags Magic Mountain » A group of ACE members gathered in front of West Coast Racers , the event’s namesake. All Photos: Jackie Edwards. Vie...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: The Chill Before the Thrill » Prairie Screamer. Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . The park-sponsored event, Lone Star Coasterth...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE’s Executive Committee Meets at Give Kids The World » The ACE Executive Committee gathers at the Give Kids The World Village in Orlando, Florida, to conduct organizational busi...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) Larson International And Rocky Mountain Construction Form An Industry Powerhouse » Railblazer is one of RMC’s two original single-rail roller coasters and remains one of California's Great America’s most...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Liseberg's Newest Roller Coaster Luna Takes You on a Trip to the Moon. At least. » A train of riders exhibits near-unanimous approval for Liseberg’s new Luna roller coaster. ALL Photos: Derek Perry....
Friday, May 12, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Photo: Harris Lanum. View full-sized image . T3 To Be Retired at Kentucky Kingdom Okay, so it wasn’t alwa...
Friday, May 5, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New York: Blessing of the Rides at Coney Island » Photo: Luko Simlesa. View full-sized image . On Sunday, April 2, a small group of ACE members gathered for the...
Friday, May 5, 2023 (13 Comments - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 » When Tim Baldwin asked me if I wanted to take the reins of ACE News (“blowing my mind” is what he called it, and he...
Friday, May 5, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Curtis L. Fitzjarrald 1969 - 2023 » View full-sized image . ACE member Curtis L. Fitzjarrald, 53, of Marion, Indiana, passed away on April 15, 2023...
Friday, May 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Toutatis — Intamin’s Newest Launched Coaster Opens at Park Astérix » Photo: Sammy Debbabi. View full-sized image . Fans of Intamin launched coasters will be pleased to see another...
Friday, April 21, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE News Has a New Editor: Rob Ascough » Rob Ascough. View full-sized image . Juggling ever-breaking news sources with the need to cover ACE’s activi...
Friday, April 21, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Gary Slade Honored by Being Included in the NEAAPA Hall of Fame » Photo: Gary Slade Collection. View full-sized image . Photo: Courte...
Friday, April 21, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Conservation Corner: New Life Roars Into a Classic Wood Coaster » Grizzly, Kings Dominion. All photos courtesy Kings Dominion. View full-sized image . Upon debuting in 1982,...
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