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ARTICLES POSTED NOVEBER 24

Two Coasters on the Brake Run

Coaster fans of the curious and unique Euro-Mir at Europa-Park (Rust, Germany) will soon be saying goodbye. (Posted 11/24/25) [MORE]

ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Mayhem at Wonderland

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the day after CocoaCon at Hersheypark, 45 ACE members and guests visited Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to enjoy the fourth annual Mayhem at Wonderland and continue the Eastern Pennsylvania region’s weekend of regional events. (Posted 11/24/25) [MORE]

ACE Western Pennsylvania: Fun Fore All Fiesta 2025

Fun Fore All Family Fun Park is a place with a name that accurately describes the experience of its visitors and thus is a place ACE Western Pennsylvania eagerly visits yearly. This family entertainment center was the site of Fun Fore All Fiesta 2025 on September 20, which attracted 37 attendees to the Cranberry Township park for an evening of laughs and competition. (Posted 11/24/25) [MORE]

No Tricks and All Treats at HalloThriller

Unseasonably warm weather was one of several treats in store for the 206 ACE members and guests who attended ACE Eastern Pennsylvania’s 10th event of the year, HalloThriller. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, hosted its third Eastern Pennsylvania event in 2025. The first 150 people who registered received a complimentary Haunted Attractions Express Pass (formerly known as Fright Lane Pass). All 150 express passes had been claimed in less than 24 hours after registration opened in August! (Posted 11/24/25) [MORE]

ARTICLES POSTED NOVEMBER 17

Six Flags America: The Last Day

This two-part article about the last operating day of Six Flags America was written by Sam Marks, a member of the ACE Mid-Atlantic region who was present for the park’s opening day as a Six Flags park, and Evangelos Ringas, the Mid-Atlantic regional rep, both of whom have a long history with Six Flags America and were present on its final day. (Posted 11/17/25) [MORE]

SeaWorld San Antonio to Debut Barracuda Strike From B&M in 2026

It is unmistakable that Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and United Parks and Resorts have become close partners. The chain includes both Busch Gardens parks and the three SeaWorlds in the U.S. (Posted 11/17/25) [MORE]

ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: CocoaCon 2025 – One Sweet Day

On Saturday, September 6, 2025, ACE Eastern Pennsylvania hosted its sixth annual CocoaCon at Hersheypark, where 194 attendees had one sweet day. (Posted 11/17/25) [MORE]

ARTICLES POSTED NOVEMBER 10

Kentucky Kingdom’s Flying Fox

When Herschend Family Entertainment — owners of Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, and Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee — purchased Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville) in 2021, expectations ran higher than the park’s airport-related FAA height requirement for new construction. While the park has yet to install the gigacoaster that enthusiasts have been clamoring for, the 2026 season will see the debut of Flying Fox. (Posted 11/10/25) [MORE]

ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: ACE Flies With the Phoenix

There’s always a good reason to visit Knoebels, and one of the better ones is ACE Eastern Pennsylvania's midsummer event, ACE Flies With the Phoenix, which this year happened on July 26. Some 223 attendees arrived at the Elysburg, Pennsylvania, park eager to experience Knoebels’ eclectic collection of rides, chow down on its extensive variety of food offerings and meet up with follow enthusiasts. It was warm with threats of rain but nothing to dampen anyone’s enthusiasm for what promised to be a fun day ahead. (Posted 11/10/25) [MORE]

ACE Europe: Scarefest 2025

What was your favorite thing about Scarefest 25? (Posted 11/10/25) [MORE]

ACE Mid-Atlantic: Ace Dives 2025 — An Absolute Scream

An ominous, rainy forecast did not dampen the spirits of the 167 ACE Dives attendees who traveled to Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Virginia) from 17 states. The forecast for Sunday, October 12, warned of coastal flooding, as a nor’easter was hitting the area over the weekend. In anticipation of this, Busch Gardens and ACE Mid-Atlantic had a contingency plan in place for morning ERT on DarKoaster, the park’s indoor straddle coaster. Fortunately, even though the weather was wet, with a steady light rain throughout the day, the heavy rain stayed away during the event. (Posted 11/10/25) [MORE]

ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Eastern Great Lakes Returns to Kings Island for ERScream!

On what turned out to be a rainy, cold, windy October 19th in Mason, Ohio, nearly 100 members and their guests came out to ERScream! at Kings Island, the first regional event held at the park since 2016. (Posted 11/10/25) [MORE]

ARTICLES POSTED NOVEMBER 3

Rail Ryder: S&S Worldwide’s Newest Concept

S&S Worldwide of Logan, Utah, has always captured the interest of coaster enthusiasts. The company’s rides have introduced some notable installations. The air-launched coaster, such as Maxx Force at Coaster Con 47 cohost Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois), is one such genre to bring thrills. More than a decade ago, people watched as the cantilevered massive vehicles of a 4-D Free Spin churned out flips on a vertical plane. Enthusiasts’ zeal for that model was tempered a little when it was rapidly duplicated, stripping away its uniqueness, but there was no denying it found its place in the market. And those ACE members who hopped aboard the Axis prototype, specifically during the 2023 Preservation Conference, cannot wait to see one of those built closer to home; three that are under construction have been sold to facilities overseas. (Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]

ACE Mid-Atlantic: Fall Thrillfest ’25: A Hauntingly Good Time

ACE Mid-Atlantic hosted its annual Fall Thrillfest at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, on Saturday, October 11, 2025. The event started with check-in, where the 164 attendees from 16 states and the District of Columbia claimed their name badges, event buttons and haunt attractions wristbands. While they waited for the park to open, they could purchase ACE and ACE Mid-Atlantic merchandise, including the region’s new lanyard, and they could even purchase raffle tickets for their chance to win one of two replica commemorative bricks for the park. (Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]

Letter From the President

Do you like to dream? Maybe you dream about new coasters to ride, parks to visit or ways to make the world better. I do too! I’ve always been a dreamer. And when I have a dream, I work hard to make it real. But the best part? I get to dream and build right alongside all of you here in ACE. That fills my heart and inspires me every single day. (Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]

Nuts & Bolts

• Karls coming to California
• Carowinds
• Dollywood Updates Blazing Fury
• Jenkinson’s Boardwalk announces Patriot’s Run
• Unbolted

(Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]

ACE Western Great Lakes: Halloween Bash at Santa’s Village

Santa’s Village Amusement and Water Park, a delightful family-oriented traditional North Pole-themed park in Dundee, Illinois, offers 22 rides and attractions, including three fun-for-all-ages roller coasters. In addition, the Village also offers a water park section during the summer months; playgrounds for the kids; games to play; farm animals, birds and fish; a petting zoo and even real reindeer grazing; and finally, a Polar Dome ice skating arena with public skating hours many weekends in the fall and winter months. (Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]

ACE Member Coaster Milestones

(Posted 11/3/25) [MORE]