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Friday, July 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Texas’ First Aloha Con » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . News flash: Texas is hot in the summer. Okay, so that isn’t real...
Friday, July 21, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) A New Batman Unlike Any Others » Photo: Samuel Di Bartolomeo. View full-sized image . When Time Warner had its hands all over the Six Flags chai...
Friday, July 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Adventureland Debuts a New Roller Coaster and Log Flume » Photos: Courtesy of Adventureland. View full-sized image . On June 24, ACE members were invited to Adventureland...
Friday, July 21, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Europe: Viking Trip 2023 » Photo: Jo Pools. View full-sized image . As Coaster Con 45 was winding down in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and C...
Friday, July 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Vekoma Makes Lightning Strike at Furuvik » Photo: Courtesy of Vekoma. View full-sized image . When talking about international destinations, most American...
Friday, July 21, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) David Dean, Former President of Joyland, Dies at 67 » View full-sized image . James “David” Dean died peacefully in the loving care of his wife, Kristi, at their hom...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Zambezi Zinger: A Classic, Reimagined » All Photos: Paul Drabek. View full-sized image . When Worlds of Fun’s (Kansas City, Missouri) original Zambezi...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Twister III: Storm Chaser Twirls Into Elitch Gardens » All Photos: Mike Schuster. View full-sized image . Following an extended offseason reworking, Elitch Gardens’ (...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) A Brief Return to Boblo Island » Photo: Ethan Benedict. View full-sized image . On Saturday, June 3, a new exhibit focusing on the history of th...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) B&M Comes to a Legoland » Maximus – Der Flug des Wächters. Photo: Rik Engelen. View full-sized image . Whowouldathunk?? Legoland...
Friday, July 14, 2023 (11 Comments - view/add) What You Missed if You Weren’t at Coaster Con 45 » Photo: Grayson Moon. View full-sized image . A “Cinnamon Bread” Baker’s Dozen Opening night! Dollywo...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Northern California: Beach Boardwalk Bonanza » All photos: Liz Doughty Tan. View full-sized image . On June 10, nearly 70 ACE members in addition to their fam...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Northern California: NorCal County Fair Sets Up at California’s Great America » It’s not a new roller coaster, but the addition of NorCal County Fair to California’s Great America is nonetheless signifi...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Mid-Atlantic: ACE Dives 2023 » Photo: Jill M. Ryan. View full-sized image . There’s something remarkable about getting together with fellow co...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) ACE Member Coaster Milestones » 100 — Aidan Condon, Goliath. View full-sized image . 250 — Donnie Ratliff, Great Ame...
Friday, June 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) One Dead, Nine Injured on Jetline at Gröna Lund » Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . On the morning of June 25, a catastrophic partial derailment on Je...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) An Arctic Blast Hits San Diego » Photo: Courtesy of SeaWorld San Diego. View full-sized image . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has been on a...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: Schlittercon XIX » Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . It was a great, warm weekend in New Braunfels, Texas, with temperatu...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Timbers Fest » Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . On May 28, coaster enthusiasts gathered at Michigan’s Adventure (Muske...
Friday, June 16, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Wildcat’s Revenge Is on the Prowl! » Photo: Kyle Kruthoffer. View full-sized image . On Friday, June 2, Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) debuted...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) Matugani Is Alive » Following a journey across the Atlantic Ocean and various construction-related delays, the former Kanonen of Liseberg de...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Clowning Around at Dorney Park » Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom was host to ACE Eastern Pennsylvania’s Clowning Around At Dorney Park event on May 20....
Sunday, June 4, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla Reopens After Years-Long Hiatus » Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Wild Mouse was an unfortunate casualty in recent years. Photo: Alex Rigsby. View full-s...
Friday, June 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) From the President — May-June 2023 » World Roller Coaster Appreciation Month kicks off a month-long celebration of one important facet of our lives, roller coa...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Big Bear Mountain Debuts at Dollywood » Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove expands in 2023 with Big Bear Mountain circling the newest section of the park with 3,990 fee...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) DarKoaster Opens at Busch Gardens Williamsburg » DarKoaster is the first all-indoor installation of Intamin’s straddle coaster combining a compact layout with special eff...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Pipeline: The Surf Coaster Debuts at SeaWorld Orlando » With Mako in the background, SeaWorld Orlando debuted Pipeline: The Surf Coaster and expanded its varied collection of...
Friday, May 26, 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Paul Nelson 1933-2023 » Paul Nelson, seen here on Waldameer Park’s Grand Carousel, passed away on May 21 following a 78-year career at the Erie, P...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) ACE Europe: Springfest 23 at Walibi Holland » Members of ACE Europe and Pretpark.Club gather for the first-ever Springfest 23 at Walibi Holland. All Photos: Jo Pool...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) Cedar Point Previews Wild Mouse » Photo: Derek Perry. View full-sized image . It was a bright, clear and sunny spring morning on the shores of Lak...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Pacific Southwest: West Coast ACEers at Six Flags Magic Mountain » A group of ACE members gathered in front of West Coast Racers , the event’s namesake. All Photos: Jackie Edwards. Vie...
Friday, May 19, 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) ACE South Central: The Chill Before the Thrill » Prairie Screamer. Photo: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . The park-sponsored event, Lone Star Coasterth...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) ACE’s Executive Committee Meets at Give Kids The World » The ACE Executive Committee gathers at the Give Kids The World Village in Orlando, Florida, to conduct organizational busi...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (5 Comments - view/add) Larson International And Rocky Mountain Construction Form An Industry Powerhouse » Railblazer is one of RMC’s two original single-rail roller coasters and remains one of California's Great America’s most...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Liseberg's Newest Roller Coaster Luna Takes You on a Trip to the Moon. At least. » A train of riders exhibits near-unanimous approval for Liseberg’s new Luna roller coaster. ALL Photos: Derek Perry....
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