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Friday, January 20, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Photo: Courtesy of Cedar Point. View full-sized image . h6 { font-size: 16px; color:...
Friday, January 20, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) Derek Gee 1962 – 2022 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, January 20, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: Feliz Fiesta » All Photos: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . On Saturday, December 10, nearly 145 ACE members and guests fro...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones - January 2023 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 33%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Mayhem at Dutch Wonderland » Photo: Jeffrey Eisenberg. View full-sized image . On Sunday, September 25, 2022, 71 ACE members and guests arriv...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) Brava! - A Ridable Roller Coaster Exhibit » Photo: Rus Ozana. View full-sized image . Not to be confused with a certain roller coaster museum being built ne...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: ACE Day at ZDT’s » Attendees arrive for an ACE Day at ZDT’s. All Photos: Jason Knutson. View full-sized image . On Sunday, November...
Friday, January 6, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Pacific Southwest: Holiday in the Desert » Photo: Vanessa Thomas Collection. View full-sized image . On Saturday, December 3, the ACE Pacific Southwest reg...
Friday, January 6, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: CocoaCon » Photo: Kim Greene. View full-sized image . On Saturday, September 24, 2022, 176 ACE members and guests descende...
Friday, January 6, 2023 (6 Comments - view/add) Zank Umagat » Photo: Steve Gzesh. View full-sized image . Our hearts are heavy with the passing of our beloved ACE member “Za...
Friday, January 6, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Leviathan Has Surfaced in Australia » All photos courtesy of SeaWorld. View full-sized image . Sea World (Queensland, Australia) recently welcomed a...
Friday, January 6, 2023 (7 Comments - view/add) From the President » From swimming holes and trolley parks to year-round operations, amusement parks have continuously evolved and innovated....
Friday, December 16, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Heart of America: Coaster Christmas 2022 » Photo: Paul Drabek. View full-sized image . It was another exciting Veterans Day weekend in Branson, Missouri,...
Friday, December 16, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Zamperla Launched Coaster Coming to PNE Playland » Photo: Courtesy of Playland. View full-sized image . A new roller coaster is coming to Playland at the Pacific...
Friday, December 16, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Holiday Magic » Photo: Joel Brewton-Riling. View full-sized image . What’s even better than being able to attend an ACE event a...
Friday, December 16, 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Construction Zone » Photo: Courtesy of Fun Spot. View full-sized image . ArieForce One , Fun Spot America Atlanta (Fayetteville,...
Friday, December 16, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Unexpected Cold Chills SeaWorld San Antonio Event » Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . On a cold, misty “December” Saturday in November (November 19),...
Friday, December 9, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2022 » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . A trip to the IAAPA Expo means many things — miles and miles of wal...
Friday, December 9, 2022 (3 Comments - view/add) Conservation Corner: Canobie Lake’s Corkscrew Will Provide an Iconic Visual for the NRCMA » Photo: Michael Horwood. View full-sized image . The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives (NRCMA) receive...
Friday, December 9, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) REVIEW: Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari: 75 Years of America’s First Theme Park » View full-sized image . There are numerous books on theme parks out there. Enthusiasts love the documentation o...
Friday, December 9, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Southeast: Smoky Mountain Coasterfest » Photo: Courtesy of Dollywood. View full-sized image . On Saturday, November 12, 85 ACE members and their guests...
Friday, December 2, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Fright Bash at Fiesta Texas — Plus a Unique Add-on » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . On Saturday, October 15, more than 150 ACE members and guests from 1...
Friday, December 2, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Northern California: A Spooktacular Look Behind the Scenes at Six Flags Fright Fest » All photos by Nicholas Laschkewitsch. View full-sized image . While the month of October can signify different t...
Friday, December 2, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) Executive Committee Fall Meeting Highlights » Photo: Derek Perry. View full-sized image . New beginnings come with a lot of different emotions. Excitement, t...
Friday, December 2, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) Prairie Screamer Brings E&F Miler’s Biggest Coaster Back to Life » Prairie Screamer. Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . With the closure of the Scandia Amusement Park...
Friday, November 11, 2022 (5 Comments - view/add) Maurer Rides Introduces Omega Loop Concept » All images courtesy of Maurer. View full-sized image . Leading into the IAAPA Expo, Maurer Rides — a manufacture...
Friday, November 11, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Adventure Park USA Welcomes ACE — Twice! » A return to Adventure Park USA in October provided better weather. All Photos: Nathan Brown. View full-sized image ....
Friday, November 11, 2022 (11 Comments - view/add) Hersheypark Announces Wildcat’s Revenge for 2023 » All images courtesy of Hersheypark. View full-sized image . Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) announced that i...
Friday, November 11, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Treetops Rollercoaster. Photo: Keith Kastelic. View full-sized image . A Coaster Accident at Oakwood Theme Pa...
Friday, November 11, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: KennyKon XXXIII » Photo: Marie Ruby. View full-sized image . KennyKon in October during Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest? Why not? S...
Friday, November 4, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) SeaWorld Orlando announces Pipeline: The Surf Coaster » All renderings courtesy of SeaWorld. View full-sized image . For months, enthusiasts had expected SeaWorld Orlan...
Friday, November 4, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New England: ACE Screeems at Canobie » Beautiful fall weather welcomed attendees to ACE Screeems. Photo: Scott Conely. View full-sized image . Forty-...
Friday, November 4, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Picnic at the Grove II » Photo: Dave Jackson. View full-sized image . On September 25, ACE held the second-ever Picnic at the Grove even...
Friday, November 4, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) Joyland Isn’t Closing After All » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . The second half of October brought some good news. The loss of a tr...
Friday, November 4, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) From the President » As the weather cools, and most of the parks we know and love have tapered off regular operations, the behind-the-scenes...
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