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November/December (Volume XLVIII, Issue 2)

  • Six Flags America: The Last Day
  • Rail Ryder: S&S Worldwide’s Newest Concept
  • Obituary: Lisa Rau of Silver Dollar City
  • Kentucky Kingdom’s Flying Fox
  • SeaWorld San Antonio to Debut Barracuda Strike From B&M in 2026
  • Book Review: Ticket to Ride: America’s Theme Park Trains
  • Two Coasters on the Brake Run
  • American Coaster Enthusiasts at IAAPA Expo
  • Looking Ahead to 2026: Coaster News From IAAPA Expo 2025
  • ACE Honorary Member: Christian Gainer, Santa’s Village
  • And More

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January/February (Volume XLVII, Issue 3)

  • ACE and the NRCMA: Two Nonprofits, One Mission
  • ACE Honorary Member Chris Kraftchick
  • Maurer Rides Announces Space Odyssey Concept
  • Remembering Louise “Weasie” Forsåker
  • NRCMA: Preserving History, One Piece at a Time
  • NRCMA Digital Tour: A Virtual Tour of the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
  • ACE Member Coaster Milestones
  • IAAPA Expo 2024: Full of News and a Bright Future
  • ACE at IAAPA Expo 2024
  • Relocating a Wood Coaster, Part 1: Can (and Should) It Be Done?
  • And More

 

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March/April (Volume XLVII, Issue 4)

  • Recognizing Outstanding Regional Representatives
  • Warner Bros. Movie World Opens Two New Coasters (or Three, Kind of)
  • Herschend to Acquire Palace Entertainment
  • SeaWorld San Antonio Opens Its Newest Coaster: Beach Rescue Racer
  • Peppa Pig Theme Park Adds a New Coaster to Texas
  • Rapterra Soars at Kings Dominion, Marking a Milestone for the Park
  • Flash: Vertical Velocity: Backward or Forward — Which Will You Prefer?
  • Georgia Gold Rusher: There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!
  • Oakwood Theme Park Closes… Forever
  • NRCMA Update — April 2025
  • And More

 

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May/June (Volume XLVII, Issue 5)

  • May Coryell (June 22, 1951 - June 8, 2025)
  • YoY: Walibi Holland's Groundbreaking Dual-Track Roller Coaster
  • Helios Debuts
  • Paultons Park Adding Viking-Themed Area for 2026 Season
  • Dock World Debuts at Walibi Belgium
  • Wrath of Rakshasa Drops In on Six Flags Great America
  • Howling Back From History: Big Bad Wolf Returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Conny-Land Debuts a New Coaster, Antares
  • Dixie Landin’ Announces Closure
  • Six Flags America to Close
  • And More

 

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July/August (Volume XLVII, Issue 6)

  • Spirit of ACE Award: Cheri Armstrong
  • June 2025 Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Highlights
  • A Tribute to Matt Crowther’s Enduring Legacy in ACE
  • Waldameer President Steve Gorman Awarded an ACE Honorary Membership
  • ACE Roller Coaster Landmark: American Eagle
  • Saving Belmont: An Up and Down Journey — New Book Summarizes 100 Years
  • Belmont Park Turns 100
  • A Yeti Sighting at Santa's Village
  • ZDT’s Amusement Park to Close for Good on August 17
  • Answering the Call on Siren’s Curse
  • And More

 

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September/October (Volume XLVIII, Issue 1)

  • Summerfest 2025 — Viking Trip II: The Finnish Invasion
  • ACE’s Newest Roller Coaster Landmark: Vuoristorata at Linnanmäki
  • Giant Dipper at Belmont Park Receives the First ACE Centennial Award
  • GCII Continues to Find Success With Titan Track in 2025
  • Tormenta Rampaging Run — a Dive Coaster With All Sorts of Records
  • Dollywood’s NightFlight Expedition — Cool! But Is It a Coaster?
  • What’s New at the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives?
  • The Quirky Coaster Couple Gets Hitched
  • Big News: Coaster History Moves to the Museum!
  • ACE Preservation Conference 2025 Celebrated All Kinds of Preservation
  • And More

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November/December (Volume XLVIII, Issue 2)

  • Six Flags America: The Last Day
  • Rail Ryder: S&S Worldwide’s Newest Concept
  • Obituary: Lisa Rau of Silver Dollar City
  • Kentucky Kingdom’s Flying Fox
  • SeaWorld San Antonio to Debut Barracuda Strike From B&M in 2026
  • Book Review: Ticket to Ride: America’s Theme Park Trains
  • Two Coasters on the Brake Run
  • American Coaster Enthusiasts at IAAPA Expo
  • Looking Ahead to 2026: Coaster News From IAAPA Expo 2025
  • ACE Honorary Member: Christian Gainer, Santa’s Village
  • And More

 

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ACE News - 2025 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLVI, Issue 3)

  • Construction of GCII Mad Racers Is Underway
  • Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy
  • ACE Digital Event Committee 2023 Summary
  • Construction Zone
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • ACE South Central: ACE Days at SeaWorld San Antonio and ZDT’s Amusement Park
  • ACE Pacific Southwest: Big Beary Holiday Event 2023
  • ACE Northern California: The 30th ACE NorCal Holiday Party
  • ACE North Central: ACE Day at Nickelodeon Universe 2024
  • Feliz Fiesta Offers New Christmas Treats
  • And More

 

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March/April (Volume XLVI, Issue 4)

  • ACE Cares Gingerbread Run: 2024 Valentine’s Edition
  • Give Kids The World Village 2023 Holiday Lights Tour
  • ACE Names Honorary Member Dave Hahner
  • Fire In The Hole: A Classic Is Reborn
  • Vekoma Goes Over the Rainbow
  • Construction Zone
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • Adventureland Coaster Countdown 2024
  • ACE New England: The Great Nor’Easter 2024
  • ACE Eastern Pennsylvania: Eastcoaster 2024
  • And More

 

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May/June (Volume XLVI, Issue 5)

  • ACE Honorary Member Robert Ulrich
  • Voltron Nevera: Europa-Park’s Masterpiece
  • The Dolly Parton Experience Opens at Dollywood
  • Cedar Point Debuts Top Thrill 2
  • Nemesis Reborn: A Masterpiece Made Over
  • Minifigure Speedway Races Into Legoland Windsor
  • Loch Ness Monster Reopens Following Extensive Refurbishment
  • ACE Celebrates the Reopening of Loch Ness Monster
  • Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers Crosses the Finish Line at Kings Island
  • Iron Menace Opens at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
  • And More

 

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July/August (Volume XLVI, Issue 6)

  • Hyperia Soars Over Thorpe Park
  • Bobcat on the Prowl
  • Penguin Trek Takes SeaWorld Orlando’s Guests on a New Journey
  • Good Gravy! — Holiday World Fills a Void
  • All American Triple Loop
  • Canada’s Wonderland Announces AlpenFury, Its 19th Roller Coaster
  • Wrath of Rakshasa — The Record Six Flags Great America Isn’t Mentioning
  • Lost Island Theme Park Ignites With Fire Runner
  • New Coaster Launches Into Six Flags New England in 2025
  • Rapterra to Dominate Kings Dominion Skies in 2025
  • And More

 

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September/October (Volume XLVII, Issue 1)

  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg Teases a New Inverted Coaster for 2025
  • ACE Founders Honored as Legends at 2024 Golden Ticket Awards
  • Lake Erie’s Sirens to Curse Cedar Point in 2025
  • Mahuka From Intamin Zooms Into Walibi Rhône-Alpes
  • Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard Teams Up With Zamperla for a New Family Coaster
  • ACE Preservation Con 2024
  • A New Family Coaster Rises at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
  • Journey to Central Europe
  • Journey to Central Europe Milestones
  • ACE Cares: Coasting for Kids 2024: The Inversion Tour
  • And More

 

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November/December (Volume XLVII, Issue 2)


  • NRCMA Board Adds Two Members
  • ACE Premieres “The Legacy of Schwarzkopf” Documentary to Huge Applause
  • Executive Committee Meeting: November 2 and 3, 2024
  • ACE Member Coaster Milestones
  • Helen Marion Fluharty 1942-2024
  • A Billion-Dollar Trip for Six Flags
  • Six Attractions Will Retire From Six Flags Great Adventure
  • Q&A with R&R Creative Amusement Design
  • ACE South Central: ACE Day at ZDT’s 2024
  • ACE Northwest: ThunderVolt of Lightning, Playland Is Very Frightening!
  • And More

 

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ACE News - 2024 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLV, Issue 3)

  • Mindbender Closes
  • Sea World Unveils Leviathan
  • No Coaster Con 2023
  • Conservation Corner: GCII Completes Restoration of Arnolds Park's Legend
  • Two Orders of P'sghetti, Please
  • Joyland To Close After All
  • Brava! - A Ridable Roller Coaster Exhibit
  • Silver Dollar City Announces Grand Finale Season For Fire In The Hole
  • Marty Moltz Honored
  • 2023: A Look Ahead
  • Construction Zone
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • ACE Member Coaster Milestones

 

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March/April (Volume XLV, Issue 4)

  • Tron Lightcycle / Run Rides into Tomorrowland
  • Fun Spot America Atlanta's Arieforce One
  • ACE News Has a New Editor: Rob Ascough
  • Digital Events: Women’s History Event
  • ACE Member Gary Slade Honored
  • Conservation Corner
  • ACE’s Digital Events Cover Roller Coasters from Terminology to Engineering
  • Aquaman: Power Wave Opens — Finally! — at Six Flags Over Texas
  • Europa-Park Reveals Much of New-for-2024 Coaster
  • Mission Ferrari — The World’s First Special Effects Coaster — Opens at Ferrari World
  • 2023 Preview: An International Look
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • Construction Zone
  • And More

 

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May/June (Volume XLV, Issue 5)

  • ACE’S Executive Committee Meets at Give Kids the World
  • Larson International and Rocky Mountain Construction form an Industry Powerhouse
  • Big Bear Mountain Debuts at Dollywood
  • Toutatis — Intamin’s Newest Launched Coaster Opens at Park Astérix
  • Pipeline: The Surf Coaster Debuts at Seaworld Orlando
  • Liseberg's Newest Roller Coaster Luna Takes You on a Trip to the Moon. At Least.
  • Cedar Point Previews Wild Mouse
  • Darkoaster Opens at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Matugani is Alive
  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla Reopens After Years'-Long Hiatus
  • An Arctic Blast Hits San Diego
  • Wildcat’s Revenge is on the Prowl!
  • And More

 

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July/August (Volume XLV, Issue 6)

  • David Dean, Former President of Joyland, Dies at 67
  • Coaster Con 45 E.C. Report
  • ACE Eastern Great Lakes: Picnic at the Grove III
  • A Brief Return to Boblo Island
  • B&M Comes to a Legoland
  • Twister III: Storm Chaser Twirls Into Elitch Gardens
  • Zambezi Zinger: A Classic, Reimagined
  • A New Batman Unlike Any Others
  • Adventureland Debuts a New Roller Coaster and Log Flume
  • Vekoma Makes Lightning Strike at Furuvik
  • And More

 

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September/October (Volume XLVI, Issue 1)

  • ACE Honorary Member: Scott Short
  • Fun Spot America and Rocky Mountain Construction Join Forces to Improve Mine Blower
  • Lakeside Amusement Park Debuts a New Roller Coaster
  • Cloud Shuttle Debuts as Vekoma's First Super Boomerang
  • Primordial — Finally!
  • Palace Entertainment’s Jerry Brick Discusses Lake Compounce’s Wildcat and More
  • Maintaining Ravine Flyer II, Part 1: When the Season Ends…
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando to Debut New B&M Family Coasters in 2024
  • Six Flags Announces 2024 Park Additions and Improvements
  • Dollywood’s Lightning Rod Converting to a Chain Lift in 2024
  • And More

 

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November/December (Volume XLVI, Issue 2)

  • Remembering Joe Heflin
  • ACE Member David Klawe Passes Away
  • ACE Member Coaster Riding Milestones
  • Maintaining Ravine Flyer II, Part 2 Before the Season Begins…
  • Zokkon Brings New Coaster Fun to Fuji-Q Highland
  • Penguins, Bobcats and the Loch Ness Monster with a Side of Gravy: A Visit to the IAAPA Expo Trade Show Floor
  • ACE Cares Teams Up for Coasting for Kids
  • Give Kids The World Volunteer Weekend 2023
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • ACE New England: ACE Screeems at Canobie Lake Park 2023
  • And More

 

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ACE News - 2023 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLIV, Issue 3)

  • Ice Breaker Sends Icy Thrills to Florida
  • Kings Island Invests in Major Reconstruction of The Beast
  • Steel Taipan Takes Blue Fire to the Next Level
  • Fireball Will Be the First of Its Kind in North America
  • Energylandia Is At It Again
  • The End Has Come for Conneaut Lake Park’s Blue Streak
  • Intamin Officially Enters the Single-Rail Market With Big Dipper in Australia
  • New In China: Light of Revenge = Cheetah Hunt 2.0
  • 2022: A Preview
  • Stan Checketts - February 6, 1941 – January 2, 2022

 

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March/April (Volume XLIV, Issue 4)

  • Highlights From the March Executive Committee Meeting
  • Conservation Corner: A Substantial ACE Member Donation to the NRCMA Diversifies Collection
  • Florida Sinks Its Teeth Into Iron Gwazi
  • Roaring Timbers (M?^c Xa` Thi?nh N?^)
  • Pantheon: A Ride for the Gods
  • The Storm Coaster Brings a Powerful Cyclone Indoors
  • All Speeds — A Welcome Duplication to the Intamin Portfolio
  • Tumbili, Kings Dominion’s Newest Coaster
  • Emperor Finally Dives Into SeaWorld San Diego
  • ACE Hosts Third Annual No Limits 2 Coaster Contest
  • A New Opportunity for Members: ACE Discord
  • Edaville Family Theme Park For Sale
  • COTALand Teases First-of-Its-Kind Coaster for 2023

 

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May/June (Volume XLIV, Issue 5)

  • Europa-Park Donates Eurosat Train to National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
  • Fønix at Fårup Sommerland — Denmark’s Tallest Coaster Hits Right Marks
  • Nova Coaster — A New Portable Coaster Hits Fairgrounds
  • Canal Peak Exhibits New Smoothness for Zamperla
  • Review: R is for Roller Coaster
  • EPCOT Gets a Coaster! Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Opens
  • Lotte World Gets a Sister Park in Busan; Coasters from Mack Rides Headline Attractions
  • Book Review: Fun at the Old Cedar Point
  • Sesame Place San Diego: New Name, New Look, New Coaster
  • Sunshine, New Coasters and Great Friends: The 2022 ACE Spring Conference Scores Big

 

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July/August (Volume XLIV, Issue 6)

  • Wonder Woman Flight of Courage Brings Record-setting Number to Magic Mountain
  • The Doctor Reveals Her Diabolical Plans at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • Conservation Corner: Sea Dragon
  • New York’s Adventureland Opens Fireball — The First of Its Kind in North America
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain: Defiance Is Open!
  • Lost Island Theme Park Opens
  • California’s Great America Is Closing! … in 11 Years (Or Less)
  • World Roller Coaster Appreciation Month: Taking a Month to Celebrate
  • Hershey’s Wildcat Pounces for the Last Time
  • Big Bear Mountain Will Expand Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove in 2023
  • Zambezi Zinger Merges the Old With the New at Worlds of Fun
  • Sidewinder Safari Takes Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for a Spin
  • Cheddar Chase Adds Another Coaster to Alabama Adventure’s Lineup
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • What You Missed If You Weren’t at Coaster Con 44
  • Steve Berto Recognized as an ACE Honorary Member
  • ACE Member Coaster Milestones

 

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September/October (Volume XLV, Issue 1)

  • Adventureland Prepares to Add Yet Another Coaster: Flying Viking
  • Arctic Rescue Announced as SeaWorld San Diego’s Newest Coaster
  • Conservation Corner: Coaster at PNE Gets TLC
  • Cedar Point Introduces The Boardwalk and Adds New Wild Mouse
  • Dick Knoebel Honored as a Golden Tickets Legend
  • DarKoaster Will Bring Indoor Thrills to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Joyland in Lubbock to Possibly Close for Good
  • Construction Zone
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • ACE Member Coaster Milestones
  • ACE Documentary Team Reveals Two New Projects at Coaster Con

 

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November/December (Volume XLV, Issue 2)

  • IAAPA Expo 2022
  • Trader's Village Resurrects Prairie Screamer
  • Conservation Corner: Canobie Lake's Corkscrew Will Provide An Iconic Visual for the NRCMA
  • Executive Committee Fall Meeting Highlights
  • Zamperla Launced Coaster Coming to PNE Playland
  • SeaWorld Orlando Announces Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
  • Hersheypark Announces Wildcat's Revenge for 2023
  • Joyland Isn't Closing After All
  • Maurer Rides Introduces Omega Loop Concept
  • Nuts & Bolts
  • Construction Zone
  • Review: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: 75 Years of America's First Theme Park

 

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ACE News - 2022 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLIII, Issue 3)

  • The Ride To Happiness — How Fitting That it is a Roller Coaster
  • Conneaut Lake Park May Get New Owner
  • Prepare to be in Wonder...
  • Park and Coaster Anniversaries Celebrated in 2021
  • Mystery Coaster Loiters at Kings Dominion
  • Cheetah Pounces No More

 

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March/April (Volume XLIII, Issue 4)

  • Conservation Corner: Idlewild’s Rollo Coaster Train Ready for Exhibit
  • Clementon Park Readies for the Auction Block
  • Clementon Park Saved!
  • Extreme Engineering Unveils Two New Coaster Concepts
  • New S&S Air Launch Coaster Will Be the First in China to Feature Inversions
  • Genting SkyWorlds Poised To Be Newest World-Class Theme Park
  • Chongqing Sunac Land Opens Intamin Giant Impulse Coaster
  • Coney Island Is Open
  • S&S Tweaks the 4D Free Spin
  • “No Coaster Con” Celebrates Its 40th Year, Virtually and Virtuously
  • Millions of Views. Millions of Memories.
  • Dollywood Shows TLC to Numerous Coasters
  • New Book Highlights History of England’s Battersea Fun Fair
  • The Gravity Group Stays Busy

 

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May/June (Volume XLIII, Issue 5)

  • Conservation Corner: Historic Arrow Development Videos Have Been Transferred
  • Universal Releases a Coaster With Some Teeth
  • Kondaa Debuts at Walibi Belgium!
  • Monster, the New B&M Coaster at Gröna Lund
  • From a Dragon to a Slayer...
  • Mack Spinning Coaster, Storm Chaser, Anchors Tornado Springs at Paultons Park
  • Stunt Pilot Flies Into Silverwood
  • New Kings Island Book Wonderfully Showcases the Park’s History

 

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July/August (Volume XLIII, Issue 6)

  • Conservation Corner: Two New Coaster Cars Added to the National Roller Coaster Museum
  • The Phoenix Opens at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
  • Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger — Fiesta Texas Builds Its Third B&M
  • Jersey Devil Comes to Life
  • Defiance Planned for Glenwood Caverns
  • Kings Dominion Announces Tumbili
  • Zamperla Unveils Double Heart Lightning
  • Fårup Sommerland Announces New Coaster for 2022, Includes a “World’s First”
  • Ultra Surf - Intamin’s New Twist on a Shuttle Coaster
  • The Ride To Happiness — “Your Minds May Never Be the Same”
  • Lee Ann Draud Recognized as an ACE Honorary Member
  • What Youse Missed If You Weren’t at Coaster Con 43

 

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September/October (Volume XLIV, Issue 1)

  • Conservation Corner - Six Flags Over Texas Auction
  • Fiesta Texas gives Poltergeist a Complete Makeover
  • Coaster Studios Releases Rocky Mountain Construction Documentary
  • Energylandia Keeps the Coasters Coming with Abyssus
  • Vekoma Brings Three New Signature Coasters to China With Fighter Jets and a Dragon in the Jungle
  • Conneaut’s Blue Streak Feared to Be in Danger
  • Skyline Attractions Introduces P’Sghetti Bowl
  • Legoland New York Brings Two New Coasters to the Empire State
  • New Mack Water Coaster Splashes Into France’s Nigloland
  • The ACE Preservation Conference Brings Members to Colorado

 

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November/December (Volume XLIV, Issue 2)

  • ACE Spring Conference Officially Announced: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando
  • 2021 – The Year in Review
  • Conservation Corner: ACE Donates to the Preservation of Three Parks
  • ArieForce One Inserts Itself Into 2022’s Solid Lineup of New Coasters
  • Zamperla Fills Gap With Family Thrill Launch Coaster Line of New Offerings
  • Premier Rides’ EpiQ Coaster Heads the Lineup of Quest Attractions
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain Readies Its 20th Coaster: Wonder Woman Flight of Courage
  • Bell’s Amusement Park Is Coming Back — Bigger Than Before
  • Texas Gets Yet Another Coaster in 2022 — Palindrome
  • ACE Engages the Amusement Park Industry at the IAAPA Expo

 

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ACE News - 2021 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLII, Issue 3)

  • ACE Conservation Corner: Two Jack Rabbits Turn 100 In 2020
  • West Coast Racers Fuels Guests’ Excitement at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Will Russian Mountains Be on the Russian Island?
  • Indiana Beach and Fantasy Island Rides Up for Sale; Parks Closing
  • SeaWorld San Antonio's Texas Stingray in Testing Phase
  • Happy New Year — Next Year ACE News Looks at Coasters Announced for 2021
  • Two Ships Now Planning to Cruise with Coasters Aboard
  • The Future of Japan's Toshimaen Now Uncertain

 

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March/April (Volume XLII, Issue 4)

  • Amusement Industry Brought to a Halt
  • Conservation Corner: Dreamland and Scenic Railway Celebrate 100 Years
  • Take a Dive on Texas Stingray
  • Upper Clements Park Is the Latest 2020 Casualty

 

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May/June (Volume XLII, Issue 5)

  • Conservation Corner: Protecting Your Collections
  • Indiana Beach Rescued
  • Iowa’s Adventureland Retires Dragon, Hints at 2021
  • Pacific Park Revs Up a New Spin on Santa Monica West Coaster
  • My Most Difficult Coaster Credit
  • Book Review: Cedar Point Rolling Through The Years: A Cedar Point Atlas & Chronology
  • Coaster Con at Home Approaches: All Members Encouraged to Participate
  • Bravo! The Industry Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

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July/August (Volume XLII, Issue 6)

  • Conservation Corner: The World’s Oldest Roller Coaster Rides Again
  • Orion Changes the Skyline at Kings Island
  • Candymonium — The Sweetest New Ride at Hersheypark
  • Germany’s Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Opens Two New Coasters
  • Efteling debuts Max & Moritz, a Double Attraction From Mack Rides
  • Adventureland Announces Dragon Slayer
  • Coaster Con at Home: A Huge Success in Connecting ACEers While Apart
  • My Most Difficult Coaster Credit - Part 2
  • Book Review: Imagineering an American Dreamscape, a Look at the Evolution of Theme Parks
  • Intamin Releases Details on Four New Concepts
  • The Industry Reopens: What Can Guests Expect?

 

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September/October (Volume XLIII, Issue 1)

  • F.L.Y. Soars Into Phantasialand
  • Jurassic World VelociCoaster Tops Floridian Coaster News
  • Silverwood Announces a 2021 Surprise — a New RMC coaster!
  • Movie Park Germany Announces — Sort of — a New Coaster for 2021
  • Gerstlauer Provides New Coaster to Bellewaerde

 

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November/December (Volume XLIII, Issue 2)

  • Conservation Corner: National Roller Coaster Museum Receives Historic Coaster Car
  • National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Achieves Great Gains on Huge Expansion
  • Indiana Beach to the Rescue — Again! Schwarzkopf Dreier Looping Saved!
  • Intamin’s Hot Racer Coaster Will Speed Into Australia’s Luna Park
  • Sandy’s Blasting Bronco
  • Vienna’s Prater Opens Roller Ball
  • Book Review: Action Park

 

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ACE News - 2020 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XLI, Issue 3)

  • Carnival Cruise Line Puts a Roller Coaster Onboard
  • SeaWorld San Diego Starts Off 2019 with a 2020 Announcement — A B&M!
  • ACE Conservation Corner
  • 2018 Year in Review
  • Mirabilandia Lets Riders Race a Motorbike on a Coaster
  • Finland's Linnanmaki Announces New Double Launch Coaster
  • Volunteering at Kennywood
  • Book Review: Always Cedar Point: A Memoir of the Midway
  • ACE’S New Documentary: “Path To Railblazer"

 

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March/April (Volume XLI, Issue 4)

  • Copperhead Strike Debuts as 2019’S First Big Coaster
  • Conservation Corner: Camden Park Big Dipper Named ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • Universal Reveals Limited Details on New Orlando Coaster

 

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May/June (Volume XLI, Issue 5)

  • ACE Conservation Corner
  • Ceremony Designates Big Dipper an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • Yukon Striker Sets the Bar
  • Kentucky Flyer
  • Tigris Running Wild at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
  • El Loco Incident at Circus Circus's Adventuredome
  • Hakugei Storms Nagashima Spa Land
  • New Wooden Coaster Announced for 2020
  • Heide Park Wooden Colossos Reopens
  • The 2019 ACE Preservation Conference
  • When Fireflies and Butterflies Take Flight at Dollywood
  • Crazy Flips — Batman: The Ride Opens
  • Coasting For Kids Kicks Off 2019 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Frederick Ingersoll Historical Marker Dedicated at Kennywood
  • Could a New Aeroplane Have Been in Rye's Future?

 

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July/August (Volume XL, Issue 6)

  • Conservation Corner" Montezooma's Revenge Named ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • The Steel Curtain Rushes Into Kennywood for an Epic Touchdown
  • Untamed — Rocky Mountain Construction's Newest Showpiece
  • Universal Orlando Opens Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
  • Wilkolak (Werewolf) Woodie Howls at Majaland
  • Taiga Flies at Finland's Linnanmaki
  • A New Dueling Dragons Takes Flight
  • Maxx Force Blasts Through Records at Six Flags Great America
  • A Great New England Welcome Greeted the ACE Summer Conference
  • Hershypark Announces Tasty 2020 Project
  • Pantheon Challenges Busch Gardens Williamsbug Visitors in 2020
  • Orion to Shine Bright at Kings Island in 2020
  • A Dozen Things Members Missed if They Weren't at Coaster Con 42
  • City Mayor Announces Intent to Demolish Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
  • Lakemont Park Reopens With a New Direction

 

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September/October (Volume XLII, Issue 1)

  • Conservation Corner: ACE Archives Update
  • Fury Launches at Bobbejaanland – Coaster Lets You Decide Which Way To Go
  • Energylandia Opens Three More Coasters, Including RMC'S Zadra
  • Mystic at Walibi Rhône-Alpes Casts a Spell
  • Accelerate Over To Italy's Mirabilandia and Motorcycle Ride on the World's First Interactive Dueling Double-Track Racer
  • Celstial Gauntlet Debuts High Thrills for New Park
  • Florida Welcomes New Coasters in 2020 — Iron Gwazi and Ice Breaker
  • Texas Stingray Sets Records and Brings New Wood to the U.S.A.
  • New Coasters Announced in Six Flags’ 2020 North America Lineup
  • Kings Island to Remove Vortex
  • Lakemont Park Unable to Reopen Leap The Dips This Season, but Plans to by Next Year
  • New Jersey’s Clementon Unexpectedly Shut Down, Raising Concerns About the Park’s Future
  • The Return of Coasting for Kids Is a Huge Success in 2019
  • Ohio’s Coney Island Giving Up Its Rides, Again

 

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November/December (Volume XLII, Issue 2)

  • Conservation Corner: National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Expansion — The Future is Taking Shape
  • Dynamite Blasts Off at Freizeitpark Plohn
  • S&S Introduces Axis — A New Concept in Steel Coasters
  • Nickelodeon Universe! An Indoor Amusement Marvel Slimes It Up in New Jersey
  • IAAPA Expo 2019 was Alive with Coaster News and Much More
  • 2019: The Year in Review — ACE Style
  • Tales of Schwarzkopfs: Two Sadly Leaving, but Another Celebrating 30 Years
  • Book Review: The Amusement Park Is Rich With Centuries of Research

 

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ACE News - 2019 Complete Digest

 

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January/February (Volume XL, Issue 3)

  • Blackpool's Wild Mouse...Gone Forever
  • Conservation Corner
  • New Eras Begin in the Chicago Area
  • Go-Karts Thrown for a Loop in Germany
  • Kings Dominion Changes the Names of Two Coasters
  • Europa-Park Does Extreme Makeover of Indoor Eurosat Coaster
  • Desperado - SBNO?
  • White Cyclone and Robin Hood - Two More Woodies Down for Count
  • World's of Fun and Six Flags St. Louis Removed Helix of Two Rides

 

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March/April (Volume XL, Issue 4)

  • Silver Dollar City Dreams Big, Opens Coaster Season
  • Kings Dominion Unleashes Twisted Timbers
  • 2018 is an ACE Election Year
  • Executive Committee Meeting Highlights
  • Conservation Corner: One Small Idea Goes Big
  • ACE Recognizes Cliff Herring as Honorary Member
  • Eastcoaster at Hersheypark
  • Wicker Man Debut's; U.K.'s First Wooden Coaster in 21st Century
  • S&S's Steeplechase Gets Closer to Reality

 

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May/June (Volume XL, Issue 5)

  • Conservation Corner: Another Small Idea Goes Big
  • Steel Vengeance Cedar Point's New Mega-Hit
  • Hangtime Opens at Knott's Berry Farm
  • Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster A New style of Coaster
  • Six Flags Over Georgia's Newest Cyclone
  • Silver Dollar City Dreams Big, Does Great
  • Electric Eel Turns SeaWorld San Diego Upside Down For First Time

 

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July/August (Volume XL, Issue 6)

  • Nine Inversions at Kennywood in 2019
  • Adrenaline Peak Gives Oaks Park a High-Profile Coaster
  • Taken for a Ride in Oscar's Wacky Taxi
  • Conservation Corner: Wild One at Six Flags America Becomes a Landmark
  • Icon Brings Sensational New Signature Coaster to Blackpool Pleasure Beach
  • 18 Things You Missed if You Weren't at Coaster Con 41
  • Four For Forty: ACE Honors Four Newest Honorary Members
  • Toy Story Land Features New Slinky Dog Dash Coaster
  • New "Raptor" Single-Rail Coaster Opens at California's Great America
  • A Welcome Tantrum
  • Merlin's Mayhem Finally Opens

 

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September/October (Volume XLI, Issue 1)

  • Conservation Corner: Kiddy Coaster Becomes Landmark at Playland in Rye, New York
  • Wood Express
  • Intamin's Hyperion Adds Biggest Coaster to Energylandia
  • Valkyria Dives Into Liseberg
  • West Coast Racers Makes it 20 for Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Copperhead Strike Adds Bite to Carowinds' Lineup
  • Maxx Force Coming to Six Flags Great America in 2019 - With Handful of Records
  • Yukon Striker Canada's Wonderland Signs on for B&M Record Breaker
  • Dollywood Expands - Again - With a New Land, New Rides and a New Coaster
  • Preservation Conference - An Event of Notable Wooden Coasters

 

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November/December (Volume XLI, Issue 2)

  • Conservation Corner: Roller Coaster Museum Wants to be on Your Holiday List
  • East Meets ACE: Tour of Japan
  • Kentucky Kingdom Set to Add Wooden Coaster for 2019
  • Leap The Dips Leaping to Reopen in 2019
  • IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

 

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January/February (Volume XXXIX, Issue 3)

  • No Coaster Con Draws 142 ACEers
  • Conservation Corner: National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
  • 2018: Electric Eel Set to Stun at SeaWorld San Diego
  • 2017: Jersey Shore Catches New Wave of Coasters
  • Dutch Wonderland's Merlin's Mayhem on Target for Summer 2017

 

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March/April (Volume XXXIX, Issue 4)

  • Conservation Corner: Leap The Dips
  • Eastcoaster 2017 at Hersheypark
  • Invadr Conquers Wood Coaster Fans at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Mystic Timbers: Once More Into the Woods
  • Lakemont Park Closed for Renovations in 2017
  • B&M Floorless Patriot Soars at California's Great America

 

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May/June (Volume XXXIX, Issue 5)

  • 2017 Preservation Conference
  • From the Archives
  • ACE South of the Border
  • 2017 ACE Roller Coaster Landmark Designations
  • Kennywood Racer Celebrates 90th Anniversary
  • Six Flags America's Wild One Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
  • Making an Entrance at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
  • Hersheypark Scores a Triple Play in 2017
  • The Joker Lays Down Three of a Kind at Six Flags
  • The Park at IOA Will Bring New Coasters to Alabama
  • At Age 91, ACEer Louie Picariello is Still Passionate About Coasters

 

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July/August (Volume XXXIX, Issue 6)

  • Fun Spot America in Kissimmee, Florida, Opens Mine Blower
  • Conservation Corner: National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Update
  • 17 Things You Missed if You Weren't at Coaster Con XL
  • Six Flags Over Georgia Closes Georgia Cyclone
  • Smoothing Out the Kinks, Wildwood Style
  • Hydrus at Last Arrives, Casino Pier Continues to Revive
  • Hold On and Scream Loud
  • One More Time at Jersey Shore
  • Wave Breaker Accomplishes its Mission at SeaWorld San Antonio
  • Dollywood Offers Two New Rides in 2017
  • PTCI President Tom Rebbie Recovering From Injuries
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas 2018: Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster

 

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September/October (Volume XL, Issue 1)

  • 2017 ACE Summer Conference Provides a Perfect Coaster Weekend
  • Storyland/Playland - Redoing Park in Central Fresno
  • Cedar Fair and Six Flags Announce 2018 Roller Coaster Additions
  • It's About Time: Silver Dollar City Dreams Big, Does Good
  • The Park at OWA is Open
  • Book Review: American Coasters 1 and 2
  • Sesame Place Announces Oscar's Wacky Taxi Wooden Coaster for 2018

 

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November/December (Volume XL, Issue 2)

  • International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) 2017 Attractions Expo
  • American Coaster Enthusiasts' New Logo
  • ACE Supports Playland-Not-At-The-Beach and Morgan's Wonderland
  • A December to Remember
  • The World of Coasters 2017 Year in Review
  • Two Coaster On Deck to be Recognized as ACE Roller Coaster Landmarks in 2018

 

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January/February (Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2)

  • Park Reps Dazzle ACEers at No Coaster Con 2016
  • The World of Coasters 2015 Year in Review
  • A New Chapter Begins in the History of Morey's Great Nor'Easter
  • Mysterious Taron Coming to Phantasialand
  • Tim Samson of Morey's Pier Bakes it Up on TV

 

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March/April (Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3)

  • Eastcoaster 2016 ACE's Annual Winter Event Returns to Hersheypark
  • 2016 ACE Roller Coaster Landmarks
  • Book Review: Images of Modern America: Kings Dominion
  • A New Revolution: Roller Coasters with Virtual Reality
  • Busch Garden Williamsburg to add Wood Coaster in 2017

 

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May/June (Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5)

  • Storm Chaser A Powerful Force Awakens at Kentucky Kingdom
  • Michael Chance Loses His Battle with Depression
  • ACE Partners with Kentucky Kingdom on History Timeline
  • Of All the Dives in the World
  • 2016 ACE Spring Conference

 

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July/August (Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6)

  • The Joker RMC Hybrid Coaster Roars into Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  • 2016 ACE Election Results
  • 40 Years Young: New Revolution Debuts at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • 10 Things You Missed If You Didn't Attend Coaster Con XXXIX in 2016
  • Knott's Berry Farm Turns 75 and Ghostrider Rides Again
  • Shanghai Disney Resort Debuts in China
  • One of the Best New Rides of the Year Taron Opens at Phantasialand
  • Mystic Timbers New GCII Woodie for Kings Island in 2017
  • It's No Joke: More Joker's Coming to Six Flags Parks in 2017

 

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September/October (Volume XXXIX, Issue 1)

  • 2016 Preservation Conference Brings ACE to Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Thunderbolt Celebrates 75th Anniversary at Six Flags New England
  • Lagoon Charms ACE Members at 2016 Preservation Conference
  • Mako Land Shark Runs Rampant at SeaWorld Orlando
  • Cobra's Curse Serpent Snakes Through Busch Gardens Tampa
  • The Legacy of Arrow Developement
  • Book Review: Industry Author Tim O'Brien's Biography Book Series Features Two Legends
  • Cedar Point Closes Mean Streak - Fate of Structure Unknown
  • Phobia Phear Coaster Brings New Thrills to Lake Compounce
  • SeaWorld San Antonio to Make Waves in 2017

 

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November/December (Volume XXXIX, Issue 2)

  • Geauga Lake's Big Dipper Demolished
  • An Interview with New Park President Jeffrey Siebert of Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • The World of Coasters 2016 Year in Review
  • Wildfire: Sweden Zoo is the Home of the Largest RMC Coaster to Date
  • 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo Unveils New Ideas
  • Olympia Looping Makes its First Appearance in the United Kingdom

 

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January/February (Volume XXXVII, Issue 3)

  • No Coasters: No Problems
  • Eastcoaster at Hersheypark
  • ACE Brick Pavers at Classic Coaster Park
  • Parks Offer Discounts to ACE Members in 2015
  • Roller Coaster Race 2015
  • Citigraph- A Collector's Find
  • The Seventh Annual Coasting For Kids

 

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March/April (Volume XXXVII, Issue 4)

  • ACE Remembers One of its Founders: Paul Greenwald
  • 2016 ACE Rollercoaster Landmarks Announced
  • Feel the Sting of Fury 325 at Carowinds
  • Thunderbird Launch Time in Santa Claus
  • Follow Your Impulse to Visit Knoebel's
  • Rougarou Cedar Point's Innovative Trasformation of Mantis
  • Luna Park and Scream Zone Removes Thunderjolts For 2015

 

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May/June (Volume XXXVII, Issue 5)

  • New Hybrids Debut at Six Flags: Twisted Colossus and Wicked Cyclone
  • Batman: The Ride - An Old Name for a New Fiesta Texas Thrill
  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg Presents Tempesto
  • Rewind Racers: A Whole New Adventure in the City
  • Coney Art Walls: An Outdoor Urban Art Experience
  • Laff Trakk Spins into Hersheypark in the Dark
  • Mako Shark Attack Coming to Orlando, Florida, in 2016

 

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July/August (Volume XXXVII, Issue 6)

  • ACE Celebrates Coaster Con XXXVIII in the Garden State
  • Terri Adams Receives ACE Honorary Membership
  • Tom Rebbie Receives ACE Honorary Membership
  • 15 Things You Missed if You Didn't Attend Coaster Con XXXVIII in 2015
  • Cannibal Devours Thrill Seekers at Utah's Lagoon
  • Turbulance Swirls at Long Island's Adventureland
  • Storm Chaser To Blast Kentucky Kingdom in 2016
  • Lightning Rod to Electrify Dollywood in 2016
  • Phobia Phear Coaster to Terrorize Lake Compounce
  • New at Disney: Hyperspace Mountain / Toy Story Land
  • Country Royalty Visits Six Flags Over Texas
  • ACEers Married on Dorney Park's Thunderhawk

 

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September/October (Volume XXXIX, Issue 1)

  • 2015 Events Showcase The Spirit of ACE
  • Mike Matscherz and Janine Rebbie Tie the Knot
  • The 2015 ACE UK Tour From A to Z
  • ACE Summer Conference Showcases a Trio of Western New York Parks
  • ACE Preservation Conference Spotlights Treasures of the Pacific Northwest
  • Six Flags Great Adventure Prepares for Total Mayhem
  • Six Flags Adds Another Ornament to the "Holiday in the Park" Tree
  • Roar to Become The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  • Preservation: A New Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Great Coasters to Restore Knott's Berry Farm's Ghostrider
  • Cú Chulainn: The Ireland Roller Coaster Quest
  • Record Setting Valravn To Dive into Cedar Point in 2016

 

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November/December (Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2)

  • IAAPA 2015: A Recap of the Annual Amusement Industry Trade Show
  • Six Flags Offers All ACE Members Free Admission in 2016
  • It's Incredible: Hulk at Universal Dismantled and Recycled
  • Orlando Skyplex Approved By Board Despite Opposition
  • What Goes Up Must Come Down: Say Goodbye to Ozark Wildcat
  • UK Treasure Preserved: Dreamland Scenic Railway Rebuilt
  • Unique Switchback Shuttle Coaster Puts ZDT's on the Map

 

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January/February (Volume XXXVI, Issue 3)

  • No Coaster Con 2014
  • Eastcoaster 2014
  • Camping and Coasters
  • Here Comes the Judge
  • Undertow Makes Waves at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
  • S&S Worldwide Testing New Concept Coaster
  • ACEers Brave the Cold and Snow for Goliath

 

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March/April (Volume XXXVI, Issue 4)

  • Viva Las Vegas! El Loco Indoor Coaster is a Winner
  • Flying Over the Rainforest Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
  • ACE Announces Associate Membership Option
  • The Sixth Annual Coasting For Kids
  • Kennywood's Thunderbolt Named ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • The Lost Parks of Northern California
  • 2014 Park and Roller Coaster Anniversaries
  • The Impulse To Add a New Steel Coaster Hits Knoebel's
  • First Test Train on Banshee Wails Over Kings Island
  • ACEers Brave the Cold and Snow for Roar-O-Saurus

 

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May/June (Volume XXXVI, Issue 5)

  • ACE Spring Conference
  • "ACE UK 2015" International Trip Announced
  • Story Land Opens Roar-O-Saurus
  • Lightning Run Takes Kentucky Kingdom Back to the Future
  • Firechaser Express Blazes a New Trail at Dollywood
  • Coney Island Cyclone Trackwork Continues
  • European Coaster Debut

 

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July/August (Volume XXXVI, Issue 6)

  • Goliath Powerful Wooden Coaster Unleashed at Six Flags Great America
  • Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho!: Seven Dwarfs Minetrain Debuts at Magic Kingdom
  • National ACE Events Coast to Coast in 2015
  • Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze Park Named ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • Wonder Mountain's Guardian Brings a New Fight to Canada's Wonderland
  • Zamprla Thunderbolt: Extreme Steel Coaster Jolts Coney Island
  • Out to Launch: Thunderbird To Take Flight at Holiday World in 2015
  • Fury 325: Carowinds to Build Record-Breaking Roller Coaster
  • Memories From Coaster Con

 

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September/October (Volume XXXVII, Issue 1)

  • 2014 ACE Fall Conference
  • Six Flags Announces New Roller Coaster Lineup for 2015
  • ACE Announces 2016's Coaster Con XXXIX
  • Alabama Splash Adventure Restores Rampage Roller Coaster
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas to Debut S&S-Built Batman: The Ride in 2015
  • Larson Giant Loops to Soar in Four Six Flags Parks in 2015
  • Cedar Point to Transform Stand Up Mantis into Sit-Down Rougarou
  • Cannibal To Feast on Park Guests at Utah's Lagoon in 2015

 

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November/December (Volume XXXVII, Issue 2)

  • IAAPA 2014: Big Starts Here!
  • Amazon.com Can Make ACEers Smile
  • Kings Island Reaches Impressive Ridership Milestones in 2014
  • The World of Coasters 2014: Year in Review
  • ACE Inducts Three Industry Reps as Honorary Members
  • Editorial: Innovative/Interactive Rides with Coaster Tracks
  • Skyriders Last Stand
  • Switchback Roller Coaster Coming to ZDT's Amusement Park in Texas
  • World's Tallest Roller Coaster to Open in Orlando, Florida in 2017

 

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January/February (Volume XXXV, Issue 3)

  • No Coaster Con 2013
  • Eastcoaster 2013
  • Funcoaster Puts New Jersey in a Spin
  • 2013 Coasting For Kids
  • Something to Smile About Coming Soon to Alton Towers
  • Projekt Helix New Coaster For Lisenberg in 2014
  • Six Flags New England: New Goliath Train

 

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March/April (Volume XXXV, Issue 4)

  • Outlaw Run Blazes a New Trail
  • Iron Rattler Offers Much More Bite
  • Gatekeeper Changes the Face of Cedar Point
  • Book Review: American Coasters - A Thrilling Photographic Ride
  • Batman: The Ride...Backwards
  • 2013 Park and Roller Coaster Anniversaries
  • Hades 360 Rolls into Mount Olympus
  • Sandy-Ravaged Casino Pier Star Jet Demolished

 

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May/June (Volume XXXV, Issue 5)

  • Orlando's Fun Spot America Joins the Big Leagues with Three New Coasters
  • Striking Gold at California's Great America
  • ACE Code of Conduct Revised
  • 2013 ACE Preservation Conference
  • Memories of Coaster Con

 

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July/August (Volume XXXV, Issue 6)

  • ACE 2013 Summer Conference Heads North
  • The Eleven Mile Challenge
  • Here Comes the Grooms
  • New Kid on the Block: Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Tripsdrill Announces Karacho
  • Typhoon Hits Puyallup
  • The Fastest Girl in the World
  • 2014 Coaster News
  • Tunnel Vision on Walibi Belgium's Loop Coaster

 

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September/October (Volume XXXVI, Issue 1)

  • Flying Turns The Aviation Sensation Takes Off at Knoebel's
  • ACE Announces Park Hosts for Coaster Con XXXVIII
  • Six Flags 2014
  • Firechaser Express To Set Dollywood on Fire
  • Thunderbolt Roller Coaster to be Built at Coney Island
  • Hersheypark: Cocoa Capital Offers More Fun in 2014
  • ACE Uses Hot Wheels to Teach Kids Science
  • Seaside Fire Destroys Stretch of Boardwalk and Funtown Pier, But Not Resolve
  • ACE Central Europe Trip
  • An Icon of the Theme Park Era is Lost Before its Time

 

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November/December (Volume XXXVI, Issue 2)

  • IAAPA 2013: A Look Into New Roller Coaster Innovations
  • Polercoaster: Innovative Design Sets the Stage for World's Tallest Coaster
  • ACE Announces New Management
  • The World of Coasters 2013: A Year in Review
  • The Gravity Group Brings Roar-O-Saurus to Story Land
  • Mini-llenium Flyers Debut on Legoland's Coastersaurus
  • China's The Viper: Tallest, Fastest, Longest GCII Coaster To Date
  • Kentucky Kingdom Readies for Reopening
  • Coasting For Kids 2013

 

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January/February (Volume XXXIV, Issue 3)

  • No Coaster Con 2012
  • 2012 ACE Election
  • Whizzer Named Latest ACE Roller Coaster Landmark
  • ACEers Participate in TV Shoot
  • ACEers Provide Publicity at Puyallup Fair
  • Backyard Coaster Discovered in Canada

 

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March/April (Volume XXXIV, Issue 4)

  • "Pier"Ing Into the Future
  • Eastcoaster 2012
  • More Big Ideas for Steel Pier
  • Kentucky Kingdom to Reopen in 2013 as Bluegrass Boardwalk
  • ACE Northern California Says Adios to Pandemonium! and Hola to Superman!
  • Sting is in the Air
  • 2012 Park and Roller Coaster Anniversaries

 

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May/June (Volume XXXIV, Issue 5)

  • B&M Creates a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Black Forest?
  • Thunderous Applause for Wodan
  • Wild Eagle Spreads Its Wings
  • The Alien Invasion Has Begun
  • X-Flight: The Ultimate Flight Plan
  • Canada's Wonderland Unleashes an Epic Beast
  • B&M Donates $10,000 to ACE
  • Meanwhile...In the Land of Adventure
  • Spring Conference: One Surprise After Another

 

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July/August (Volume XXXIV, Issue 6)

  • By Sea and By Sky, 2012's Coasters Continue to Arrive
  • Issues Aside, Hersheypark's Skyrush Delivers Sweet Intensity
  • Superman Takes Ultimate Flight to New Heights
  • Iron Shark Surfaces
  • Manta Adds Fun and Thrills to SeaWorld San Diego
  • ACE Checks Out the Library
  • Dualing Dragon, Dueling Coasters
  • Everything Old Is New Again
  • Memories of Coaster Con XXXV

 

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September/October (Volume XXXV, Issue 1)

  • To Select and Preserve: 2012 ACE Preservation Conference
  • 2013 Promises to be a Year of Innovative Coasters
  • Gatekeeper To Increase Activity at the Turnstyles
  • Staking a Claim with Gold Striker
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain Goes Full Throttle
  • Rattler To Get the Kinks Ironed Out
  • Outlaw Run Has a Pioneering Spirit
  • Europe's Tallest Coaster Opens at Portaventura
  • Where the Bears Are
  • 2012 - Were the Mayans onto Something?

 

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November/December (Volume XXXV, Issue 2)

  • Superstorm Sandy Decimates New Jersey Parks
  • 2012 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
  • Son of Beast's Final Drop: Kings Island Demolishes Woodie
  • Hersheypark Sends Roller Soaker Down the Drain
  • Two Historic Wooden Coasters Names ACE Roller Coaster Landmarks