Category: 2022 news
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Here’s how Northern California theme parks are celebrating the holiday season
It’s the most festive time of the year, and what better way to celebrate the season than riding a rollercoaster amidst all the holiday cheer? Here’s what our Northern California parks have on tap for this season. ∙∙∙ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Winter Wonderland opens Nov. 24 and runs through Jan. 1. In addition to…
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Behind the Scenes of Sidewinder Safari
Greetings, ACE members! Thanks to ACE member Mitchell Sweet, we take a look back at our first event of the year – a construction tour of the now-open Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Thanks to Robert Ingle for the photos featured in this article. A full set can be found on our Facebook page.…
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Gilroy Gardens, Cedar Fair part ways
Gilroy Gardens and Cedar Fair quietly ended their management contract at the end of 2021 that had been in place since the Paramount Parks days. News agencies looking into Cedar Fair after it announced at the end of June that it plans to close California’s Great America discovered that Gilroy Gardens and the Ohio-based theme…
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Cedar Fair: Great America to close
UPDATE: More details of the Cedar Fair’s deal with Prologis are outlined in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The lease has a six-year term with an option to extend for another five years. In addition, Prologis also has the ability to terminate the lease early by giving a two-year notice. This…
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Opening date set for Sidewinder Safari
Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom finally has an opening date, three years after it was first announced. May 28 is the day the Vallejo park will open its reptile-themed spinning wild mouse coaster to the public, it announced recently on social media. The “Twister Coaster” model from Zamperla, measuring in at 1,378 feet…
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Q&A: Sean LaRochelle on the magic of backyard coasters
Sean LaRochelle and the team at Magictecture made headlines over the past two years when, stuck at home due to pandemic-related lockdowns and unable to visit any theme park, they decided to construct their own rollercoaster in their Napa backyard. Matterhorn: Alpine Escape, which went viral, was always intended to be temporary, and stood for…
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Sally Dark Rides reveals surprise Monterey attraction at IAAPA Expo
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions’ (IAAPA) annual expo in Florida is a theme park fanatic’s dream, featuring a week full of ride announcements, concepts and schmoozing with industry leaders. During IAAPA’s 2021 Attractions Expo from Nov. 15-19, Northern California park fans got a thrilling, out-of-nowhere announcement: Famed manufacturer Sally Dark Rides is…