ACE Northern California Region Blog Posts

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom remains open daily through April 11th for Spring Break. After that, the park is open Friday through Sunday for the rest of April. In this issue, also see: MEDUSA’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration Nicholas’ Excellent VIP Adventure at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Keep up with latest inside scoop on Six Flags –…

Welcome to the March 2010 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: Photo report: SCBB Haunted Castle Construction Highlights of the 2009 ACE Holiday Party Give a day at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach. Get a Disney Day. Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, March 2010 update California’s Great America, March 2010 update Gilroy Gardens, March 2010 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, March…

Correspondent Nicholas Laschkewitsch sends in a photo report on the construction of the new Haunted Castle attraction at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: The previous Haunted Castle is seen here on its last day of operation: August 23rd, 2009. The previous Haunted Castle is seen here during its demolition on September 11th, 2009. The construction…

Two of the youngest party goers at the 2009 ACE NorCal Holiday party were Margaret and Katherine Pearce. photo: Emi and Matthew Pearce The 2009 ACE NorCal Holiday Party was the second one held at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach since it has become an operating museum that is open to the public. Many of the regulars were joined…

In February Matthew and I had a great time when we volunteered at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach (PNATB). We had intended to do this for years, especially when Richard was thinking about designing a roller coaster room, but we just never found the time. Matthew served the front desk greeter during the Wolf Man weekend so he had…

On Tuesday, March 16th the Balboa Theater in San Francisco is hosting the world premiere of the brand new feature-length documentary “Remembering Playland.” The film features ACEers Mike Chew and Richard Tuck amongst the contributors to an in-depth study of the largest amusement park west of Chicago, San Francisco’s Playland at the Beach (1920 -…

California’s Great America opens its 2010 season on 28 March. The new season brings Planet Snoopy in place of Nickelodeon Central. The park also will have some new food choices this year, including Panda Express. Now would be a great time to buy your 2010 season pass. For more information and to buy your passes,…

Gilroy Gardens celebrates its Tenth Anniversary season this year! Opening day is Sunday, the 28th of March. Now would be a great time to purchase your 2010 memberships. Visit their web site for more information and to buy your memberships. For more information on planning your visit, go to the Gilroy Gardens web site. –…

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s rides are open on weekends in March until the 27th of March, when daily operation begins. March operating hours for the rides are from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The weekend of March 27th and 28th, the Boardwalk’s Cocoanut Grove will be hosting the Central Coast Home and Garden Expo…

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom opens for the 2010 season this Saturday, the 6th of March! The park is open on weekends in March until Thursday, March 25th, when the park will be open daily through April 11th for Spring Break. Birthdays are big news at the park this month. If your birthday is in March,…