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Friday, August 12, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) The Doctor Reveals Her Diabolical Plans at Six Flags Fiesta Texas » Photo: Jay Jacobs. View full-sized image . Members of American Coaster Enthusiasts were in attendance as Six Fla...
Friday, August 12, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) Big Bear Mountain Will Expand Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove in 2023 » Image: Courtesy of Dollywood. View full-sized image . Late summer is a time for the announcement of new coasters...
Friday, August 12, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: ACE Goes Wild at the Columbus Zoo » Photo: Joel Brewton-Riling. View full-sized image . ACE Eastern Great Lakes hosted ACE Goes Wild at the Columbu...
Friday, August 5, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Goes IdleWILD » Photo: Joel Brewton-Riling. View full-sized image . Any ACEer can describe the letdown that happens at the end...
Friday, August 5, 2022 (3 Comments - view/add) Hershey’s Wildcat Pounces for the Last Time » Photo: Jonathan Hymes. View full-sized image . On July 31, Wildcat at Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) gave...
Friday, August 5, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Photo: Courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando. View full-sized image . h6 { font-size: 16px; co...
Friday, August 5, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: Allegheny Mountain Madness » Skyliner. Photo: Frank DelVillar. View full-sized image . Following ACE Goes IdleWILD at Idlewild and SoakZon...
Friday, August 5, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Wonder Woman Flight of Courage Brings Record-setting Number to Magic Mountain » Photo: Courtesy of Six Flags Magic Mountain. View full-sized image . Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif...
Friday, July 29, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) New York’s Adventureland Opens Fireball — The First of Its Kind in North America » Fireball . All photos by Ebeth Photography. View full-sized image . Tucked away on Long Island is a deli...
Friday, July 29, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) World Roller Coaster Appreciation Month: Taking a Month to Celebrate » View full-sized image . It was a celebration of everything roller coasters! World Roller Coaster Appreciat...
Friday, July 29, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New Jersey: Seaside Screams » Photo: Bret Ulozas. View full-sized image . If it’s the second Saturday in June (or somewhere around there...
Friday, July 29, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE New England: ACE Plays at Lake Compounce » Photo: Brooke Schloesser. View full-sized image . With a much lower attendance than is usual for an event...
Friday, July 22, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) Go Tell It on the Mountain: Defiance Is Open! » Photo: Courtesy of Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. View full-sized image . Defiance at Glenwood Caverns...
Friday, July 22, 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Cheddar Chase Adds Another Coaster to Alabama Adventure’s Lineup » Photo: Courtesy of Alabama Adventure. View full-sized image . Alabama Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama, has...
Friday, July 22, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Southeast: Rip Roarin’ Rampage » Photo: Josh Herrington. View full-sized image . Twenty-three ACE members and a guest had a rip-roarin’ tim...
Friday, July 22, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones - July 2022 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 33%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, July 22, 2022 (10 Comments - view/add) Steve Berto Recognized as an ACE Honorary Member » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . During the banquet at Coaster Con 44, one of the presentations w...
Friday, July 15, 2022 (5 Comments - view/add) What You Missed If You Weren’t at Coaster Con 44 » Photo: Carsten Anderson. View full-sized image . It was a spectacular week, as Coaster Con broke records....
Friday, July 15, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Documentary Team Reveals Two New Projects at Coaster Con » View full-sized image . Attendees of the ACE business meeting at Coaster Con 44 were treated to quite the...
Friday, July 15, 2022 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: Ravine Flyer Frenzy » Photo: Joel Brewton-Riling. View full-sized image . Waldameer & Water World in Erie, Pennsylvania, may...
Friday, July 8, 2022 (7 Comments - view/add) From the President » It’s been a wild ride, indeed. But now it’s time to move along and let others take charge. And I’ve never been happier to...
Friday, July 8, 2022 (8 Comments - view/add) California’s Great America Is Closing! … in 11 Years (Or Less) » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . A news release distributed on June 28 caught the public and enthusias...
Friday, July 8, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: ACE Dives » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . On June 4, 2022, 195 ACE members and friends from 24 states came toget...
Friday, July 8, 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Lost Island Theme Park Opens » All photos by Tom Nickerson. View full-sized image . On June 18, to not much fanfare, America’s newest theme pa...
Friday, June 17, 2022 (3 Comments - view/add) Charles Jacques » Photo: Joel Brewton-Riling. View full-sized image . In the summer of 1978, a handful of individuals was in...
Friday, June 17, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Lotte World Gets a Sister Park in Busan; Coasters from Mack Rides Headline Attractions » All photos courtesy of Legacy Entertainment. View full-sized image . It is usually the experienced enthusi...
Friday, June 17, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Heart of America: ACE Around the World » All photos by Paul Drabek. View full-sized image . May 28, 2022, was the second annual ACE Around the Worl...
Friday, June 17, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Schlittercon 22 » Photo: Jay Jacobs. View full-sized image . On Memorial Day weekend, Schlitterbahn (New Braunfels, Texas) c...
Friday, June 17, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Book Review: Fun at the Old Cedar Point » Coaster enthusiasts know Sandusky, Ohio’s Cedar Point. Those who have been around for a while probably have a good grasp...
Friday, June 10, 2022 (9 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 200 — Greg Shelton, Iron Gwazi. View full-sized image . 200 — Phillip Seal, SheiKra. View full-sized...
Friday, June 10, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Sunny Days With ACE » Photo: Chad LeVan/Sesame Place. View full-sized image . On Saturday, May 21, 2022, ACE Eastern Pennsylvania hos...
Friday, June 10, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New England: Coasterfest » Photo: Bob Wheeler. View full-sized image . Coasterfest is the annual event for Western New York Coaster Club....
Friday, June 10, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Canal Peak Exhibits New Smoothness for Zamperla » Photos: Courtesy of Zamperla. View full-sized image . Coaster fans with a lot of credits under their belts can...
Friday, June 3, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) EPCOT Gets a Coaster! Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Opens » Photo: Scott Arnold. View full-sized image . Get ready to join the Guardians of the Galaxy to save humanit...
Friday, June 3, 2022 (4 Comments - view/add) Construction Zone - June 2022 » 2022 is an interesting year as roller coaster construction feels as if it is continual — which is a good thing. New coaste...
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