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Monday, September 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Mahuka From Intamin Zooms Into Walibi Rhône-Alpes » All Photos: Courtesy Intamin. View full-sized image . Single-rail coasters seem to be a thing. Rocky Mountain C...
Monday, September 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Get Ready for the Ultimate Family Adventure: Yeti Trek Arrives at Santa's Village in 2025 » Family coaster enthusiasts in Canada will be getting a pretty amazing Christmas gift a little late. In 2025, Santa's...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE South Central: Beach Con » Photo: Jeff Braziel. View full-sized image . On Saturday, July 27, nearly 30 ACE members and guests gathered at...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Slide With ACE » Photo: Bill Linkenheimer III. View full-sized image . The ACE Eastern Pennsylvania region hosted its first-ever...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: Wild West Fun Day » Photo: Evangelos Ringas Collection. View full-sized image . Yeehaw! On Saturday, August 10, 32 ACE members atte...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE North Central: More Corn, More Fun at Arnolds » Photo: Jill Ryan. View full-sized image . On August 15, ACEers traveled from all over the country — from near a...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: ACE Flies With the Phoenix » Photo: Dalton Crider. View full-sized image . On Saturday, July 27, 244 ACE members and guests arrived at Knoebe...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Europe: Summerfest 2024 UK — Back to the Classics » Photo: Jo Pools. View full-sized image . The second annual ACE Europe regional week-long motorcoach tour was sc...
Monday, September 16, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard Teams Up With Zamperla for a New Family Coaster » All Photos: Courtesy Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard. View full-sized image . Vala's Pumpkin Patch &...
Monday, September 9, 2024 (5 Comments - view/add) A New Family Coaster Rises at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay » Photo: Rob Ascough. View full-sized image . For the enthusiast looking for thrilling coasters, Busch Gardens Tam...
Monday, September 9, 2024 (11 Comments - view/add) Journey to Central Europe » To say the 2024 international trip, ACE Journey to Central Europe, was a success would be an understatement. Members were...
Monday, September 9, 2024 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Clowning Around at Dorney Park » Photo: Mike Matscherz. View full-sized image . On Saturday, June 29, 189 ACE members and guests arrived at Dorn...
Monday, September 9, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Sunny Days With ACE » Photo: Tom Perucki. View full-sized image . On Sunday, July 14, ACE Eastern Pennsylvania held its third annual S...
Monday, September 9, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Journey to Central Europe Milestones » 300 — David Vanecek, Heidi The Ride . View full-sized image . 300 —...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (4 Comments - view/add) Wrath of Rakshasa — The Record Six Flags Great America Isn’t Mentioning » All renderings: Courtesy Six Flags Great America. View full-sized image . All the websites and social media were...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (3 Comments - view/add) Lost Island Theme Park Ignites With Fire Runner » All media: Courtesy Lost Island Theme Park. View full-sized image . Members attending the ACE Preservation Conf...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) New Coaster Launches Into Six Flags New England in 2025 » All renderings: Courtesy Six Flags New England. View full-sized image . Twelve years ago, Goliath , a giant in...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (6 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 100 — Bella Rehman, Giant Dipper , Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. View full-sized image ....
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Letter From the President » This summer has been all about moments. Between our visits to amusement parks, many of us tuned in to the Summer Olympics...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Thoughts From Seat 1.3 » The amusement industry, always in a state of flux, occasionally suffers the passing of people who played important roles,...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Hyperia Soars Over Thorpe Park » Photo: Courtesy Thorpe Park. View full-sized image . Thorpe Park in Chertsey, England, has a new roller coaster...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Jack Morey: 1960-2024 » Photo: Courtesy The Morey Organization. View full-sized image . Tributes have poured in from across the amusemen...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Nuts & Bolts » Photo: Courtesy Six Flags Great Adventure. View full-sized image . Flip The Calendar to 2025 It has been se...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE News Switchback: August 2024 » View full-sized image . View full-sized image . It makes me...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Canada’s Wonderland Announces AlpenFury, Its 19th Roller Coaster » All renderings: Courtesy Canada’s Wonderland. View full-sized image . One of Canada’s top national secrets becam...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Carowinds to Debut Snoopy’s Racing Railway Family Coaster in 2025 » Snoopy’s Racing Railway. All renderings: Courtesy Carowinds. View full-sized image . For the 2025 season,...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE North Central: ACE Rodeo at Valleyfair » Photo: Tom Nickerson. View full-sized image . On July 27, 45 ACE members traveled to Valleyfair (Shakopee, Minne...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Great Lakes: ACE Braves Raging Waves » All Photos: The Heck Collection. View full-sized image . On July 27, 40 ACE members and their guests met at Ragi...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Western Great Lakes: ChristmACE in July » Photo: Jeffrey Peters. View full-sized image . On July 28, 2024, 25 ACE members convened at Santa’s Village in E...
Monday, August 19, 2024 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: KennyKon XXXV » Photo: Garrett Sauers. View full-sized image . KennyKon is ACE Western Pennsylvania’s signature event, celebrat...
Monday, August 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Good Gravy! — Holiday World Fills a Void » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . Nothing has raised eyebrows and sparked conversations more than the...
Monday, August 5, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) All American Triple Loop » Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . It’s no surprise to find ACE members who are fans of Anton Schwarzkop...
Monday, August 5, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Rocky Mountain: ACE on the Mountain » All Photos: Amber Lightbody. View full-sized image . View full-sized image...
Monday, August 5, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Rapterra to Dominate Kings Dominion Skies in 2025 » All Photos: Courtesy Kings Dominion. View full-sized image . Kings Dominion (Doswell, Virginia) plans to celebra...
Monday, August 5, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Western Pennsylvania: Ravine Flyer Frenzy 2024 » Photo: Dan Brewer. View full-sized image . A few days prior to Ravine Flyer Frenzy, the weather forecast looked...
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