We want to officially introduce Vekoma Rides as an ACE Honorary Member! 🏆 Please welcome them to ACE’s most exclusive family! #RideWithACE #Vekoma #IAAPAExpos

One of our closest friends in the Industry, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. always has one of the best looking booths on the entire IAAPA Expo show floor! #RideWithACE #PTCI #IAAPAExpos

While Universal Studios Hollywood continues testing Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, one of the California coaster's sleek looking cars is on display at Intamin's booth at IAAPA Expo this week in Orlando, Florida!

Ride With US Postcast Host Jessica Gardner caught up with Dollywood President Eugene Naughton to discuss all things NightFlight Expedition! ⭐️ #IAAPAExpos #RideWithACE #Dollywood youtu.be/u3JllJX3N5M?...

ACE is beyond grateful to receive an IAAPA Expo 2025 Brass Ring Award as the Runner-Up for Best Linear Booth! 🏆 All of our volunteers do an amazing job this week representing our organization! #RideWithACE #IAAPAExpos

S&S Worldwide, Inc. is at IAAPA Expo promoting their new single rail roller coaster, RailRyder. This family coaster's trains can be themed in many different ways! #IAAPAExpos #RideWithACE

Tormenta Rampaging Run train revealed today at Six Flags Over Texas and IAAPA Expo! 🐂🔥 #DropTheGate #RideWithACE #IAAPAExpos

Vekoma unveiled their new ride vehicle for Sea Quest: Legends of the Deep for SeaWorld Orlando. The vehicles for this immersive dark ride through will be able to rotate 360 degrees, with multidirectional swinging and haptic technologies. Opening in 2026! 🌊🐠🐟 #IAAPAExpos

The presentations at IAAPA Expo 2025 have begun! First up was the debut of the ride vehicle for Dollywood’s newest attraction NightFlight Expedition coming next year by MACK Rides. #dollywood #mackrides #IAAPAExpos #RideWithACE

There’s a new ride concept on the horizon from Intamin and ETF Ride Systems called the Multi Dimension Mover. It combines ETF’s trackless dark ride system with coaster-style features, including a launch section and Intamin’s Multi Dimension elements!

Join other ACEers as a part of your holiday season in sharing opinions, stories and interest in the industry. Join the digital event 'Grateful for Roller Coasters' to celebrate milestones and share our hobby this Thursday. ACEers register for free here: new.aceonline.org/events/event...

Big news in the theme park world! Herschend Family Entertainment has signed an exclusive term sheet to acquire Silverwood Theme Park. This marks an exciting new chapter for both companies and guests who love unforgettable family fun! 🌟

Visit the American Coaster Enthusiasts booth #4319 at IAAPA Expo 2025 in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center from November 18 to 21 and pick up this year’s ACE collectible pin.

Honoring all who served. Your courage and dedication inspire us every day. Thank you, Veterans, for your service. 🇺🇸

Today marked the final day for Six Flags America in Maryland, closing a chapter of memories. From Wild World (1974) to Adventure World to Six Flags (1999), it’s been a Mid-Atlantic favorite for coaster fans. Thank you to all who made the magic happen. The memories will ride on.

💀🎢 Celebrating Día de los Muertos, a time to honor the memories that never fade and the thrills that keep our spirits alive.

The original Bat was a Creepy Coaster and a true legend from the shadows of Kings Island. The Bat, the original Arrow suspended coaster, once sent riders swooping through the trees like creatures of the night. 🦇 📸: Gary Slade

As Six Flags America prepares for its final farewell this weekend, the ACE Ride With Us Podcast looks back on decades of thrills, laughter and memories with special guests Brichette Reid and B. Derek Shaw. aceonline.podbean.com

🎢🐺 Let's head to Busch Gardens Williamsburg to face not one, but two legendary wolves. Arrow's Big Bad Wolf (1984 to 2009) terrified riders with its iconic plunge toward the Rhine River & now, in 2025, a new B&M wolf has risen - The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge

What's your favorite scary movie? Thorpe Park's Saw - The Ride is perfect for horror movie fans! This Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter sends chills down riders' spines with its terrifying theme combined with a beyond vertical drop of 100° and three hair-raising inversions. 🪚

🇮🇹 The ACE International Trip Committee is hard at work planning Rome With ACE, happening July 11–21 2026, with an optional add-on through July 25! Stops include Milan, Rome, Naples & Sicily plus park visits to Gardaland, Mirabilandia & more! Details: new.aceonline.org/ace-events/i...

Today’s location for our Creepy Coaster Countdown takes us to Six Flags Great America where a demonic duo rules the midway. Coaster Con attendees braved ERT & BTS tours featuring Wrath of Rakshasa and the classic Arrow Demon, two terrifying forces facing off just steps apart!

Kentucky Kingdom is excited to introduce Flying Fox, coming in 2026! 🦊 Soar though charming Kentucky farmland at a max height of 60 feet as on-board audio and other thematic effects take you through twists, dips and turns at speeds of up to 37 MPH on this Vekoma family suspended roller coaster!

🐺🦇 The next stop on our Creepy Coaster Tour takes us to Walibi Belgium, where two classic monsters are lurking in the shadows, Loup-Garou and Vampire! Have you been bitten by these thrilling Vekoma monsters?

Lake Compounce opened the Phobia Phear Coaster in 2016. This Premier creation launches the Creepy Coaster Countdown one night closer to Halloween. If you don't have cherophobia (a fear of joy or happiness), make sure you join us at Lake Compounce in June for Coaster Con 48!

ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, The Raven, soars into the Creepy Coaster Countdown as we creep one night closer to Halloween. Located at Holiday World, daring guests enter the eerie station and board a PTCI train to traverse the 2800 ft of track on this CCI creation.

If you listen closely at Kings Island, you might hear the Banshee scream… or maybe that’s just us on the first drop. 😱 This B&M invert is a Halloween season must-ride and the next creepy coaster in our countdown! 🎢🎃 📸: Harris Lanum

Lagoon Amusement Park has announced that Jet Star 2 will be closing at the end of this season. This Schwarzkopf classic has thrilled generations and it’s sadly time for one last ride before Jet Star 2 retires. We have until November 9 to celebrate this Utah icon’s incredible legacy.

🎢👹 Next up on our Creepy Coaster Countdown is the Monster at Adventureland Park in Iowa! This beast of a ride has been raising spirits since 2016 with over 2,500 feet of twisted track, terrifying hangtime and a scream-inducing 133ft/101° angle first drop reaching 65 mph.

Beware the next creature on our Creepy Coaster Countdown… Curse of the Werewolf! 🌕🐺 Lurking in Darkmoor Village at Epic Universe, this Mack spinning coaster launches riders into the night with 37 mph twists, turns and howls that chill the moonlit air 🎢 🎃

Our Creepy Coaster Countdown haunts on with Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas! 🎢 🎃 After exploring Bartholemay Manor, this Premier Rides launch coaster catapults you from 0 to 60 mph in under 3.5 seconds, careening toward its tangled spaghetti bowl of track before you can even say boo! 👻

🎢🎃 Kicking off our 13 Days to Halloween Creepy Coaster Countdown with Dragon at Playland Park in Rye, NY! Although Dragon was hibernating in 2025, we hope to ride it next year as nothing is scarier than a classic coaster that's not open for everyone to enjoy. 📸: Alex Nagel

We’re proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our coaster family! Parks highlight traditions, food and festivals that honor Hispanic and Latino communities who bring so much joy to the world of coasters. 📸: Derek Perry and Tim Baldwin

New details released for Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, TX 🌎 🧅 Shrek’s Swamp 👢 Puss in Boots Del Mar, 🍌 Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club 🦖 Jurassic World Adventure Camp 🎶 TrollsFest 🍍 SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom 🐈 Isle of Curiosity featuring Gabby's Dollhouse

Dark Oasis Update 2 (3D printing trains) youtu.be/TsiZn72ZkTk

SeaWorld San Antonio will debut Texas’ Only Inverted Family Coaster in 2026, Barracuda Strike! Guests will be suspended beneath 1800 feet of track for a smooth, soaring experience, beginning with a dramatic climb up a 90-Foot lift hill, setting the stage for an unforgettable chase. 🌊

The newest episode of the ACE Ride With Us Podcast is here! Take a fun trip down memory lane to the 2025 ACE Preservation Conference in California. Plus, hear Tim Cole’s inspiring presentation on how he helped save Belmont Park's Giant Dipper.🎢 open.spotify.com/episode/5WeY...

The ACE Preservation Conference 2025 recap is here! 🎥 Relive all the thrills from Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont Park and the Knott’s Berry Farm meetup! 🎢 Watch the video now on YouTube! youtu.be/pTWDEOeX59U?...

12 tracks. Zero trims. This is 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙩. 🎤 Which track are you queueing up first? 🧡 #RideWithACE #LifeOfACoasterEnthusiast

October is here! Where are you headed now that the haunting season is in full swing? 🎃 📸: Derek Perry

Tormenta: Rampaging Run is coming to Six Flags Over Texas in 2026! Check out the stats on this record-breaking B&M Dive Coaster! Which part of the attraction are you looking forward to most? 🐂

ACE Eastern Great Lakes is putting on their first ACE event at Kings Island since last year’s Spring Conference on October 19! 😱 ERScream will feature ERT, dinner, informal takeovers, event merch and more! There are only a few more days to register at buytickets.at/aceeasterngr...

🚀🎢 LEGOLAND Florida’s new indoor coaster opening in 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 now has a name: 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿! It will be launching from Spaceport 885, named after the original LEGO Space Scooter set #885!

NightFlight Expedition takes flight at Dollywood in 2026! 🌌 This family-friendly Mack hybrid coaster + river ride, will take adventurers through the Smokies, conquering rapids, scaling peaks & gliding across Secret Lake. Follow the roots & light the way! 🌳✨️

NightFlight Expedition will be taking flight at Dollywood in 2026! This hybrid coaster and whitewater river ride will take you on a journey to experience a first-of-its-kind attraction, flying through the Smokies, climbing mountain peaks and gliding across a shimmering lake. 🦋

ACE Canada hosted their annual "Roller Coasters, Eh?" event last Saturday at Canada's Wonderland! The 235 attendees began their day with a behind-the-scenes tour of AlpenFury and also experienced Exclusive Ride Time on AlpenFury and Leviathan! 🇨🇦

Join other ACEers reminiscing about Six Flags America as the life of this park comes to an end. This digital event will include speakers, trivia and memories. ACE members can register for free at new.aceonline.org/empages/regi...

🏎 Trains are on the track at COTALAND! Circuit Breaker’s twists turns and of course its insane tilt track are already getting ACE members and coaster fans everywhere hyped for this epic ride. 🏁 Who’s ready to ride? 🎢 📸: COTALAND