ACE Northern California Region Blog Posts

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s rides are open on weekends in January and on Monday, 18 January 2010 for limited operation. Please note that the Giant Dipper is scheduled to be closed for maintenance through 10 January 2009. Be sure to check with the park that it’s reopened before heading to Santa Cruz if you…

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will open for the 2010 season on 6 March 2010. Now’s a great time to get your season pass at a low price. Go to their web site for more information and to buy your passes. For more information about Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, check out their web site. photo: Steven…

Welcome to the December 2009 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: ACE NorCal Holiday Party 2009 California’s Great America, December 2009 update Gilroy Gardens, December 2009 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, December 2009 update Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, December 2009 update — Steven Wilson

It’s Roller Coaster Weekend at Playland! Remember, the 2009 ACE NorCal Holiday Party will take place on Saturday, 5 December, at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, the Museum of Fun located in El Cerrito (just north of Berkeley). ACE Nor Cal members, check your email for a reminder with all of the details.

California’s Great America remains closed for the season. In spring of 2010, the park will reopen with Planet Snoopy replacing Nickelodeon Central. For more information about California’s Great America, visitthe California’s Great America web site. — photo: Steven Wilson

It’s December — time for Gilroy Gardens’ annual Holiday Lights special event! New for 2009 is the spectacular presentation of “Nights of Fire”. For more details, see: http://www.gilroygardens.org/hl.html For more information on planning your visit, go to the Gilroy Gardens web site. — photo: Steven Wilson

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s rides are now closed until 26 December 2009, when they reopen for limited operation. Please note that the Giant Dipper is scheduled to be closed for maintenance through 27 December 2009. Be sure to check with the park that it’s reopened before heading down to the beach with Giant Dipper…

Holiday in the Park has started at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. It runs through 3 January 2010. For full details see: http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/events/HolidayinthePark2009.aspx For more information about Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, check out their web site. photos: Steven Wilson

Welcome to the November 2009 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: ACE NorCal Holiday Party 2009 Congratulations to Michael L. Boodley! Welcome, Katherine and Margaret! California’s Great America, November 2009 update Gilroy Gardens, November 2009 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, November 2009 update Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, November 2009 update — Steven Wilson

The 2009 ACE NorCal Holiday Party will take place on Saturday, 5 December, at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, the Museum of Fun located in El Cerrito (just north of Berkeley). The annual party is set for the first Saturday of December each year. The ACE party this year coincides with Playland’s Roller Coaster Weekend. ACE members will get…