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Friday, October 1, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Legoland New York Brings Two New Coasters to the Empire State » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, October 1, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Southeast: Carolina Coaster Classic » Fury 325 made for a fun backdrop for the group photo. Photo: Josh Herrington. View full-sized image ....
Friday, October 1, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE New Jersey: Bubbles’ Birthday Bash at Storybook Land » Photo: Bret Ulozas. View full-sized image . Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Egg Harbor Township,...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Toni Picariello 1949 – 2021 » Photo: Rus Ozana Collection. View full-sized image . Toni Picariello, 72, lost her fight with COVID-19 on Monda...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Florida: White Lightning 10k » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) New Mack Water Coaster Splashes Into France’s Nigloland » All photos courtesy Mack Rides. View full-sized image . Before summer officially slips away, ACE News takes a...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Midwest: Hoosier Hurricon 2021 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, September 10, 2021 (6 Comments - view/add) Conneaut’s Blue Streak Feared to Be in Danger » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, September 10, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts - September 2021 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, September 10, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: ACE Day at Typhoon Texas » Photo: Jesse Benvidez. View full-sized image . On a warm August 14 morning, 45 ACE members stood outside t...
Friday, September 10, 2021 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE New England: A Wicked Good Time With ACE » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (13 Comments - view/add) From The President — September-October 2021 » During my time in ACE, I have always thought of myself as a unique individual in a group of other unique individuals, all...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (4 Comments - view/add) The ACE Preservation Conference Brings Members to Colorado » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE New England: ACE Plays At Canobie Lake Park » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Heart of America: ACE Around the World 2021 » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Kings Dominion Announces Tumbili » All images courtesy of Kings Dominion. View full-sized image . Safari Village was ready for a makeover at...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE North Central: ACE Does It Grand » Photo: Tom Nickerson. View full-sized image . Many people ask what makes ACE so great. Well, on August 7,...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New York City: Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Appreciation Day » Photo: May Ubinas. View full-sized image . Because of COVID-19, the parks in the New York City region neve...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones - August 2021 » 200 — Lucas Bradley, Comet . View full-sized image . 250 — Joel Graber, Lightning Rod . View full-siz...
Friday, August 13, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Conservation Corner: Two New Coaster Cars Added to the National Roller Coaster Museum » Photo: Jay Jacobs. View full-sized image . As reported in the ACE South Central recap of the regional event Wes...
Friday, August 13, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE New England: Two-fer Connecticut » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px; } /* Clearfix (clear fl...
Friday, August 13, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) Defiance Planned for Glenwood Caverns » Image: Courtesy Glenwood Caverns. View full-sized image . Ride Entertainment and Gerstlauer had teased of someth...
Friday, August 13, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: ACE Goes Wild at the Columbus Zoo » Photo: Michael Burkes. View full-sized image . It had been approximately 18 years since ACE’s last visit, but a...
Friday, August 6, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger — Fiesta Texas Builds Its Third B&M » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, August 6, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) The Phoenix Opens at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park » The Phoenix soars at Coney Island. Photo: Courtesy Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. View full-sized image . Li...
Friday, August 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE North Central: ACE Day at Adventureland » All photos by Tom Nickerson. View full-sized image . On a hot and humid 90-degree day, 17 ACEers made thei...
Friday, August 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Bahn Con (And a Happy Birthday to Massiv) » Photo: Courtesy Schlitterbahn Galveston. View full-sized image . On a scorching July 17, ACE members were...
Friday, July 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) The Ride To Happiness — “Your Minds May Never Be the Same” » The journey begins with a slow inline roll out of the station. All photos courtesy Plopsaland De Panne. View full-sized...
Friday, July 30, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Paul L. Ruben - 1937 - 2021 » Paul Ruben (left) made his mark on both ACE and the amusement industry. Photo: Gary Kyriazi collection. View full-sized...
Friday, July 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Ultra Surf - Intamin’s New Twist on a Shuttle Coaster » Without coming into contact with the water, splash effects can be mimicked. All renderings courtesy Intamin. View full-...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) Fårup Sommerland Announces New Coaster for 2022, Includes a “World’s First” » All renderings courtesy Fårup Sommerland. View full-sized image . After a 2020 “lull,” new coasters seem t...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts July 2021 » Rendering courtesy Maurer. View full-sized image . To Loop or Not to Loop — on a Chinese Spinning Coaster?...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: West Texas Roundup » * { box-sizing: border-box; } .column { float: left; width: 50%; padding: 5px;...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Charles J. Dinn - April 29, 1933 – July 6, 2021 » Photo: Gary Slade. View full-sized image . Charlie Dinn played a crucial role in the renaissance of the wo...
Friday, July 16, 2021 (4 Comments - view/add) Lee Ann Draud Recognized as an ACE Honorary Member » Photo: S. Madonna Horcher. View full-sized image . On June 24, at the banquet during Coaster Con 43, a long-awai...
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