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Monday, February 3, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Pacific Southwest: ACE Holiday at Castle Park » All Photos: Jackie Edwards. View full-sized image . On December 8, 27 people attended ACE Pacific Southwest’s A...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 (February 2025) » Throughout the month of January, ACE News posts have represented what I feel are the organization’s strengths. The publ...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Nuts and Bolts – January 2025 » Anaconda . Photo: Jason Wollenberg. View full-sized image . Anaconda to Slither Off It seems as if th...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Maurer Rides Announces Space Odyssey Concept » During the tail end of 2024, Maurer Rides announced its latest Spike Coaster model: Space Odyssey. Riders on Spike Coaste...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (5 Comments - view/add) Relocating a Wood Coaster, Part 1: Can (and Should) It Be Done? » Phoenix . Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . Ever since Knoebels Amusement Resort (Elysburg, Pennsy...
Monday, January 20, 2025 (5 Comments - view/add) Remembering Louise “Weasie” Forsåker » All Photos: Jörgen Forsåker. View full-sized image . My wife, Louise “Weasie” Forsåker, born Eleanor Louise Por...
Monday, January 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Feliz Fiesta » Photo: Jeff Braziel. View full-sized image . On Saturday, December 7, more than 90 ACE members and guests from...
Monday, January 20, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Merry ACEmas » Photo: Janine Matscherz. View full-sized image . On Saturday, December 7, the ACE Eastern Pennsylvania region he...
Monday, January 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Letter From the President » Happy New Year! As we welcome 2025, I’m reflecting on the remarkable progress made possible by years of hard work b...
Monday, January 13, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE New England: Coasting Towards Christmas 2024 » Photo: Scott Conley. View full-sized image . What’s a coaster enthusiast to do once their regional parks close d...
Monday, January 13, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Europe: Winterfest » Photo: Jo Pools. View full-sized image . ACE Europe has four seasonal gatherings each year. This year the regio...
Monday, January 13, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Holiday Magic 2024 » Photo: Garrett J. Sauers. View full-sized image . The schedule was set for ACE Holiday Magic at Kennywood — inc...
Monday, January 13, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Coastin’ Through the Snow » Photo: Will Rook. View full-sized image . On December 7, a group of 116 people, including 20 non-ACE members, c...
Monday, January 6, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo 2024: Full of News and a Bright Future » Nothing inspires industry ideas like IAAPA Expo. Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . Throngs of p...
Monday, January 6, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE at IAAPA Expo 2024 » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . Can you imagine a week more immersive in everything related to amus...
Monday, January 6, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Honorary Member Chris Kraftchick » ACE Honorary Member Chris Kraftchick is congratulated by his daughter, Maddy (left), and former ACE Region Director May Re...
Monday, December 30, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 » Last month, I once again had the pleasure of attending the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida, representing ACE as well as en...
Monday, December 30, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Photo: Courtesy Kings Dominion. View full-sized image . Pantherian New Name for I-305 Kings Dominion (D...
Monday, December 30, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 50 — Zachary Griffin, Professor Screamore's SkyWinder . View full-sized image ....
Monday, December 30, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Construction Zone » Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge , Busch Gardens Williamsburg Photos: Jill R...
Monday, December 30, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE News Switchback — December 2024 » View full-sized image . View full-sized image ....
Monday, December 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Northwest: ThunderVolt of Lightning, Playland Is Very Frightening! » Photo: Sean Randall. View full-sized image . On July 6, ThunderVolt welcomed its first riders at PNE/Playland...
Monday, December 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Heart of America: Coaster Christmas » All Photos: Jeff Wheaton. View full-sized image . From November 8 to 10, Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missour...
Monday, December 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: ACE Day at ZDT’s 2024 » All Photos: Jason Knutson. View full-sized image . On a bright and cheerful Sunday morning, 34 ACE members gathe...
Monday, December 23, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Q&A with R&R Creative Amusement Design » View full-sized image . November’s ACE Digital Event hosted Rick Bastrup, president of R&R Designs, a leade...
Monday, December 23, 2024 (5 Comments - view/add) Helen Marion Fluharty » Photo: Debbie Kidd Collection. View full-sized image . Helen Marion Fluharty beloved mother, sister, grandmother...
Monday, December 23, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Letter From the President » As we welcome the holiday season and the new year, I want to begin by thanking each of you for choosing ACE. As an ACE...
Monday, November 18, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: HalloThriller » Photo: Dalton Crider. View full-sized image . On October 19, 199 ACE members and friends from 11 states came tog...
Monday, November 18, 2024 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Premieres “The Legacy of Schwarzkopf” Documentary to Huge Applause » View full-sized image . Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image ....
Monday, November 18, 2024 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Phantom Fright Night » The Phantom’s Revenge . Photo: Lee Ann Draud. View full-sized image . Although the focus during ACE Western...
Monday, November 18, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Executive Committee Meeting: November 2 and 3, 2024 » Of all the Executive Committee's responsibilities, its primary ones are leading and guiding the direction of ACE's strate...
Monday, November 18, 2024 (5 Comments - view/add) Six Attractions Will Retire From Six Flags Great Adventure » Photo: Courtesy Intamin. View full-sized image . Photo: Matthew Kaiser. View full-sized image ....
Monday, November 18, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) A Billion-Dollar Trip for Six Flags » Improvements at parks like Six Flags Over Texas spelled the end of the road for La Vibora . Photo: Michael Horwood. V...
Monday, November 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Mayhem at Wonderland » Photo: Mike Matscherz. View full-sized image . On Sunday, September 8, 61 ACE members and guests visited Dutch W...
Monday, November 11, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Six Flags America Celebrate America » Photo: CJ Redden-Liotta. View full-sized image . ACE Mid-Atlantic members got into the patriotic spirit at the r...
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