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Monday, July 14, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: Ravine Flyer Frenzy 2025 » Photo: Brett Weissbart. View full-sized image . Ravine Flyer Frenzy at Waldameer & Water World in Erie, Penn...
Monday, July 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Waldameer President Steve Gorman Awarded an ACE Honorary Membership » Photo: courtesy Waldameer & Water World. View full-sized image . Having a personal ACE membership since 2003...
Monday, July 14, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Saving Belmont: An Up and Down Journey — New Book Summarizes 100 Years » View full-sized image . Tim Cole takes a spin on Giant Dipper d...
Monday, July 7, 2025 (4 Comments - view/add) Answering the Call on Siren’s Curse » Photo: Ryan Schultz. View full-sized image . Along the shores of Lake Erie, the songs of the sirens have started...
Monday, July 7, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Spring Conference 2025: Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Kings Dominion » Photos: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . View full-sized image ....
Monday, July 7, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Picnic at the Grove 2025 » Photo: Dave Jackson. View full-sized image . For the fifth consecutive year, the Eastern Great Lakes region held...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Heart of America: ACE Around the World » Photo: Paul Drabek. View full-sized image . ACE Around the World, the American Coaster Enthusiasts’ Heart of Am...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Relocating a Wood Coaster Part 3: The Coaster at Its New Home » All photos: Dave Hahner. View full-sized image . [Note: This article features photos of Skyliner at Lakemont P...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 — June 2025 » The May 1989 issue of ACE News selected for the most recent installment of ACE News Switchback prominently featured...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (6 Comments - view/add) May Coryell — June 22, 1951 - June 8, 2025 » Photo: Peg Batchelder collection. View full-sized image . May Coryell was a woman of strong spirit with an abidi...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts and Bolts – May/June 2025 » A children’s roller coaster themed to “Paw Patrol” will debut in 2026, followed by a new land with an indoor coaster in 20...
Monday, June 30, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE News Switchback — June 2025 » View full-sized image . View full-sized image ....
Monday, June 30, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 100 — Gino Surkosky, Ravine Flyer II . View full-sized image . 100 —...
Monday, June 16, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Howling Back From History: Big Bad Wolf Returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg » Photo: courtesy Busch Gardens Williamsburg. View full-sized image . Longtime fans of Busch Gardens Williamsburg...
Monday, June 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Digital Events: Coaster Con 47 Pre-Con Meetups » View full-sized image . Spring digital meetup season began this year with the Spectrum Meetup on April 10, host...
Monday, June 16, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) HoliWood Nights 2025 » Photo: Robert Smith. View full-sized image . Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Bee… oh right, guess, it’s best to stop...
Monday, June 16, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Conny-Land Debuts a New Coaster, Antares » All photos: courtesy RES Rides. View full-sized image . RES Rides of Switzerland recently opened its newest and...
Monday, June 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Dixie Landin’ Announces Closure » Photo: Rendell Bird. View full-sized image . On Monday, June 2, the unfortunate (but long expected) news arrived...
Monday, June 9, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Wrath of Rakshasa Drops In on Six Flags Great America » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . Opening day finally arrived on May 31 for Wrath of Rakshasa at Six...
Monday, June 9, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Northern California: A Documentary, a Birthday and the Zoo! » Photo: Davin White. View full-sized image . On January 25, the ACE Northern California region hosted a special s...
Monday, June 9, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: SchlitterCon XXI » Photo: Joseph Ciza. View full-sized image . SchlitterCon is a Texas favorite each year. While the majority of th...
Monday, June 2, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Helios Debuts » All photos: Tera Žáková. View full-sized image . ACE Europe was invited to the press conference and opening of...
Monday, June 2, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Dock World Debuts at Walibi Belgium » All photos: Jo Pools. View full-sized image . Dock World, the latest themed area at Walibi Belgium, opened in 2...
Monday, June 2, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Paultons Park Adding Viking-Themed Area for 2026 Season » Photo: Courtesy Paultons Park. View full-sized image . United Kingdom-based Paultons Park (Romsey, Hampshire, En...
Monday, June 2, 2025 (5 Comments - view/add) Letter From the President » See Something, Say Something: Turning Insight Into Impact At the legacy Six Flags parks, the phrase “See Someth...
Monday, May 12, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) YoY: Walibi Holland's Groundbreaking Dual-Track Roller Coaster » All photos: Jo Pools. View full-sized image . On April 5, Walibi Holland (Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands)...
Monday, May 12, 2025 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE Europe: Springfest 2025 » Photo: Jamey Frank. View full-sized image . Springfest 2025 at Gardaland and Movieland near Verona, Italy, was...
Monday, May 12, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: CoasterBash! XXXVI » Photo: Sam Shurgott. View full-sized image . The 2024-2025 winter had been exceptionally cold and snowy in the N...
Monday, May 12, 2025 (6 Comments - view/add) Six Flags America to Close » Photo: B. Derek Shaw. View full-sized image . On May 1, 2025, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced that...
Monday, May 12, 2025 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Lone Star Coasterthon 2025 » Photo: Jeff Filicko. View full-sized image . The annual event at Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington) had numerous n...
Monday, April 28, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) Blessing of the Rides 2025 » Photo: Elizabeth Ringas Collection. View full-sized image . Clear blue skies set the stage for the Palm Sunday...
Monday, April 28, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Honorary Member Deno Vourderis » Passionate advocate. Innovator. Connector. Community builder. Visionary. Risk taker. These are just a few of the words t...
Monday, April 28, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE News Switchback — April 2025 » View full-sized image . View full-sized image ....
Monday, April 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts — April 2025 » Timber Wolf . Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . Timber Wolf Closed for 2025 It’s a trend th...
Monday, April 28, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Construction Zone April 2025 » Indoor Coaster, Legoland Florida Photos: courtesy Legoland Florida. View fu...
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