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Monday, October 20, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Preservation Conference 2025 Celebrated All Kinds of Preservation » Photo: Derek Perry. View full-sized image . The 2025 ACE Preservation Conference brought together 127 members fo...
Monday, October 20, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) What’s New at the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives? » Kingda Ka arrives. All Photos: Courtesy National Roller Coaster Museum. View full-sized image ....
Monday, October 20, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) Big News: Coaster History Moves to the Museum! » Photo: Courtesy NRCMA. View full-sized image . The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives (NRCMA) is getti...
Monday, October 13, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Dollywood’s NightFlight Expedition — Cool! But Is It a Coaster? » Image: Courtesy Dollywood. View full-sized image . Image: Courtesy Dollywood. View full-sized ima...
Monday, October 13, 2025 (4 Comments - view/add) Giant Dipper at Belmont Park Receives the First ACE Centennial Award » View full-sized image . During Coaster Con 47’s business meeting at Six Flags Great America, it was announced t...
Monday, October 13, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE’s Newest Roller Coaster Landmark: Vuoristorata at Linnanmäki » Photo: Alex Rigsby. View full-sized image . One of the most appealing things about being history and preservatio...
Monday, September 22, 2025 (6 Comments - view/add) GCII Continues to Find Success With Titan Track in 2025 » Boulder Dash . All photos: Courtesy GCII. View full-sized image . Nobody enjoys a rough coaster. A few solut...
Monday, September 15, 2025 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Wild Frontier Fun Day » Group photo. Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . On August 23, 2025, the Eastern Great Lakes region ho...
Monday, September 15, 2025 (7 Comments - view/add) The Quirky Coaster Couple Gets Hitched » All photos: Courtesy Quirky Coaster Couple. View full-sized image . August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day. Qu...
Monday, September 15, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: Aloha Con 3 » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . There are more water parks in the U.S. than amusement parks. Not all...
Monday, September 8, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) Summerfest 2025 — Viking Trip II: The Finnish Invasion » Photo: Jo Pools collection. View full-sized image . On Friday, July 11, 2025, approximately 70 enthusiasts from...
Monday, August 25, 2025 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 13,000 rides on The Phantom's Revenge , Kevin Harper. View full-sized image ....
Monday, August 25, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 — August 2025 » The concept of the shopping mall predates my existence in this world, and so does the divisiveness that accompanied it. P...
Monday, August 25, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE North Central: ACE Gets Lost 2025 » Photo: HaeKyung Thompson. View full-sized image . On July 26, 76 ACE members and their guests made the choice to...
Monday, August 25, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Farewell Event at ZDT’s » On Sunday, August 3, ACE South Central gathered at ZDT’s in Seguin, Texas, to bid farewell to our friends and celebrate t...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Knoebels Is Open! 2025 » Photo: Dalton Crider. View full-sized image . And indeed it is! As of April 26, the traditional last Saturday in...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: It’s a Thrill at Bushkill 2025 » Photo: Mike Matscherz. View full-sized image . ACE members and their guests gathered for a day of old-school fun...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Clowning Around at Dorney Park 2025 » Photo: Adam Ahmed. View full-sized image . Coaster enthusiasts helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hydra T...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Slide With ACE » All photos: Jessica Knouse. View full-sized image . The ACE Eastern Pennsylvania region hosted its second water...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: ACE Idlewild Neighborhood Picnic » Photo: Chris Johnson. View full-sized image . Something magical happened in Pittsburgh in September 2013 when a...
Monday, August 18, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Oceanfest » All photos: Elizabeth Ringas. View full-sized image . What could be a more classic coaster experience than views...
Monday, August 11, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) AlpenFury Blasts Into Canada’s Wonderland » Photo: Parker VanBelleghem. View full-sized image . The battle of fire and ice rages on, and AlpenFury sends r...
Monday, August 11, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) A Yeti Sighting at Santa's Village » Photo: Limelight Muskoka. View full-sized image . On Thursday, July 3, Yeti Trek made its inaugural run at San...
Monday, August 11, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Belmont Park Turns 100 » All photos: Jackie Edwards. View full-sized image . Living in a seaside community certainly has its advantages:...
Monday, August 11, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Southeast: Coastin’ on the Coast » Photo: Johnny McWilliams collection. View full-sized image . On Saturday, July 19, ACE Southeast members and gue...
Monday, August 4, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) A Year of Celebration » This summer features celebrations around the world for park anniversaries. Visitors should be sure to check out the spec...
Monday, August 4, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) 2025’s Newest Wooden Coaster: Wild Buffalo » Photo: S. Cambon. View full-sized image . New wooden coasters are rather rare nowadays, unfortunately for coaste...
Monday, August 4, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Epic Universe Opens: A Coaster Enthusiast’s First Ride Through the Stars, Forests, Jungles and Skies » Photo: Marlon Scott. View full-sized image . Like many roller coaster fans, there’s nothing quite like the buzz...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Update: Kingda Ka Train » Photo: courtesy National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives. View full-sized image . The iconic front car of Ki...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (3 Comments - view/add) 12 Things You Missed if You Weren’t at Coaster Con 47 » Photo: Sharon Bond. View full-sized image . Coaster Con is a week full of memories — and thankfully, Coaster Con...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) June 2025 Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Highlights » Discussed topics included the following: Upcoming Flagship Events : An update from Events Director Dan Jones p...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Roller Coaster Landmark: American Eagle » Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . Since opening in 1981, American Eagle at Six Flags Great America in...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (4 Comments - view/add) A Tribute to Matt Crowther’s Enduring Legacy in ACE » ACE President Elizabeth Ringas with ACE Honorary Member Matt Crowther. Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image ....
Monday, July 28, 2025 (2 Comments - view/add) Spirit of ACE Award: Cheri Armstrong » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . This year, the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. Manufacturer's Awa...
Monday, July 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ZDT’s Amusement Park to Close for Good on August 17 » Photo: David Lipnicky. View full-sized image . The closing of an amusement park is always sad, and the rumblings...
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