Photo: Xander Lee. View full-sized image . If this is what was seen: Tormenta wasn’t ready. It was very warm and muggy. Shock Wave was standing but not operating. A power outage hit Six Flags. … then the 2026 ACE Spring Conference could have looked dreadful on paper. But...
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Photos: Tim Baldwin. View full-sized image . View full-sized image . Right after Spring Conference ended, 67 dedicated ACE members braved gale-force winds, blowing dust and extreme heat to make the sojourn to West Texas to see what all the buzz is about with the...
Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . The Eastern Great Lakes region held its first major event of the year in an unlikely place: the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, located near Columbus, Ohio. More than 50 members gathered at the zoo for the first-ever Day of the Dragon event on May 23. ...
Photo: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . Finishing up a weekend of coaster riding in Columbus, Ohio, a small group of ACE members joined together for Bonus Round at Scene75 Columbus on May 24. Photos: Jon Roost. View full-sized image . View full-sized image ...
Photo: Doug Perry. View full-sized image . For roller coaster enthusiasts, the Schwarzkopf classic that debuted in California as The Great American Revolution remains an essential ride in a park packed with scream machines. At a destination now home to 17 operating coasters, with an...
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Although excited to be ACE's newest preservation manager, I wish to turn our preservation attention to the distressing number of coasters that have been lost in recent developments. Three woodies ceased operation in 2025 ( Roar and Wild One at Six Flags America and Switchback at ZDT). ...
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All photos: Jackie Edwards. View full-sized image . There is a song that states it never rains in southern California. Well, it does from time to time, and when it does, it seems that anything having to do with the outdoors shuts down. The threat of rain for the weekend of West Coast...
Check out ACE’s flagship, regional, informal meetup and digital events for June. See the Events tab on the ACE website for all the details. June 2 DIGITAL: Behind the Fun: A Worlds of Fun History Chat 8-9 p.m. Registration ends Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Contact: Jes Niemiec (...
Photo: Jo Pools collection. View full-sized image . Saturday, May 2, was once again time for the annual Springfest meetup, this year at Walibi Holland (Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands). The group was smaller than usual, which meant that the planned ERT sessions couldn’t happen, but,...
All photos: Michael Dutterer and Johnny McWilliams. View full-sized image . ACE Southeast members gathered on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for ACEers in the Wild at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia — and despite a soggy start, the day turned into one of the most memorable regional events in...
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