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Monday, January 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Southern California: SoCal Holiday Party » Photo: Derek Perry. View full-sized image . On Saturday, December 7, ACEers from across Los Angeles, San Diego a...
Monday, January 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: ACE Gets Holiday Festive at Feliz Fiesta 2019 » Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . Christmastime in Texas is never the same. It can be 86 degrees an...
Monday, January 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Members Take on Six Flags’ Polar Coaster Challenge » Photo: Denise Stokes, Six Flags America. View full-sized image . Did you know that the Farmer’s Almanac is calli...
Friday, January 3, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) From the President - January-February 2020 » The end of the twenty-teens brings the year of better vision — 2020. The new decade provides an excellent opportunity to b...
Friday, January 3, 2020 (3 Comments - view/add) West Coast Racers Fuels Guests’ Excitement at Six Flags Magic Mountain » Photo: Tom Zeliff. View full-sized image . Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, recently introduc...
Friday, January 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Coastin’ Through the Snow » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . Dark, rainy skies loomed in Doswell, Virginia, as attendees of Coast...
Friday, January 3, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Ohio Holiday Party » Photo: Jimmy Titko. View full-sized image . When the leaves have finally fallen off the trees, the air turns a...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2019 Was Alive With Coaster News and Much More » Photo: Jay Jacobs. View full-sized image . IAAPA Expo is the annual tradeshow hosted by the International Associ...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Conservation Corner - November-December 2019 » Photo: Hunter Novotny/Larson International. View full-sized image . National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019: The Year in Review — ACE Style » In years past, ACE News has looked back and observed major changes and big news of that particular year. Enthusiasts hav...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Florida Hosts Regional IAAPA Events » Photo: Shannon Christopher. View full-sized image . ACE Day at Fun Spot 2019 Following the IAAPA Expo on Sa...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Heart of America: Coaster Christmas 2019 — A Holiday Tradition » Photo: Paul Drabek. View full-sized image . When the leaves turn and fall, when the warm temperatures of summer...
Friday, December 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts - November-December 2019 » h6 { font-size: 16px; color: #353535; } POSTED DECEMBER 6 New B&M Dive Coaster at SeaWorld San Di...
Friday, December 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Summer Under Cover Con » Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . Saturday, November 9, was a chilly day for southeast Texas, but t...
Friday, December 6, 2019 (7 Comments - view/add) Obituary: Celia Horwood, July 19, 1952 – November 11, 2019 » Photo: Michael Horwood Collection. View full-sized image . A close friend in ACE, Celia Horwood, passed away on No...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones - November-December 2019 » POSTED NOVEMBER 25 200 — Lukas Gandy, Blue Hawk. View full-sized image . 200 — Chase Kimmel, Vo...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Ghost Lake » Photo: Dave Hahner. View full-sized image . Was anyone ready to face Ghost Lake’s 13 Levels of Fear? The 22 memb...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE-DAFE Phantom Fright Night » It was Saturday, the second night of what the region loosely dubbed as “One Frightful Weekend.” ACE Western Pennsylvania a...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: It’s a BOO-tiful Day in the Neighborhood » On Day Three of what the region dubbed as “One Frightful Weekend,” attendees were invited to celebrate Halloween “like a k...
Monday, November 25, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Nickelodeon Universe! An Indoor Amusement Marvel Slimes It Up in New Jersey » Photo: Matthew Kaiser. View full-sized image . It’s a great day when an entirely new amusement park makes its de...
Friday, November 15, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Tales of Schwarzkopfs: Two Sadly Leaving, but Another Celebrating 30 Years » Photo: Cheri Armstrong. View full-sized image . In October, the government of the Mexican state of Aguascaliente...
Friday, November 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Play Like a Kid » Photo: Seth Angelilli. View full-sized image . Play Like a Kid, ACE Mid-Atlantic’s recent event at Fun Land of F...
Friday, November 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Book Review: The Amusement Park Is Rich With Centuries of Research » The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them , by Stephen M. Silverma...
Friday, November 8, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) S&S Introduces Axis — A New Concept in Steel Coasters » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . When tubular steel coasters introduced inversions in 1975, the marke...
Friday, November 8, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: Fright Bash » Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . On a beautiful, hot, sunny San Antonio day, Fright Bash was held...
Friday, November 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) October Executive Committee Meeting Highlights » The Executive Committee (EC) met during October 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Listed below are some of the meeting highlights...
Sunday, November 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) From The President - November-December 2019 » As a young boy I remember that summer ended on Labor Day weekend. The only rides to be enjoyed were at the county fair, wh...
Sunday, November 3, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Obituary: Arthur Soup (Soupie) Graham, June 11, 1952 – July 28, 2019 » Photo: Edward C. McDevitt Collection. View full-sized image . Soupie passed away suddenly just 20 days after dia...
Sunday, November 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Dynamite Blasts Off at Freizeitpark Plohn » Photo: Courtesy Mack Rides. View full-sized image . Visitors to Freizeitpark Plohn in Lengenfeld, Saxony, German...
Sunday, November 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Fall Thrillfest » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . A chilly fall morning welcomed 135 ACE members and their guests from 1...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones - September-October 2019 » POSTED OCTOBER 23 100 — Monica Lugo, Behemoth. View full-sized image . 200 — Gabriel Julio, Cop...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Heart of America: Daredevil Daze » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . Daredevil Daze is always a down-home event, featuring Six Flags St....
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Southwest: ACE Night at Lakeside or “The Coaster With No Name” » Photo: David Stremme. View full-sized image . More than 50 ACE members and guests celebrated National Roller Coa...
Saturday, October 12, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts & Bolts - September-October 2019 » h6 { font-size: 16px; color: #353535; } POSTED OCTOBER 12 Great Adventure’s Road Runner Railway...
Saturday, October 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Canada: ACE Day at Centreville Island » Photo: Paul Schroeder. View full-sized image . ACE Day at Centreville Amusement Park always provides a perfect,...
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