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Have you ridden the Flying Dragon coaster at Pixieland Amusement Park yet? This traditional Wisdom coaster is located at 2740 East Olivera Road in Willow Pass Park in Concord. Rides on the roller coaster are two tickets, for a total of $3.00. Or you can purchase a book of 10 tickets for $14.00. Pixieland is…

¡Adiós, Diego! Hit the road, Blues Clues! See your favorite Nickelodeon characters at California’s Great America for the last time during the remainder of the 2009 season. In 2010, Nickelodeon Central will be replaced with Planet Snoopy, featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts characters. The park is open on weekends and on Labor Day Monday in…

Gilroy Gardens is open weekends and Labor Day Monday in September. The Creature Kingdom at Gilroy Gardens continues in September. This barnyard petting zoo will be at Gilroy Gardens through October 25th. Please note that hourly access to the petting zoo is limited. There is an additional charge for admission to Creature Kingdom. The funds…

The popular FREE Friday Night BANDS ON THE BEACH concludes this Friday, 4 September with The Tubes performing. For details, see: FREE Friday Night BANDS ON THE BEACH. The Boardwalk’s rides are open on weekends and on Labor Day Monday in September. For more information on the park, visit The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s web…

The park is open on weekends and Labor Day Monday in September. Enjoy a Labor Day Weekend Celebration Picnic this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. See http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/events/LaborDayWeekendPicnic.aspx for all the details on this all-you-can-eat special. See The White Tie Affair in concert at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on 26 September! The…

Welcome to the August 2009 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: Don’t Miss Chutes at the Beach! ACE Day at the California State Fair, 2009! Sacramento’s Funderland California’s Great America, August 2009 update Gilroy Gardens, August 2009 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, August 2009 update Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, August 2009 update –…

Don’t miss the opportunity to see an amazing historic amusement park and roller coaster presentation at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach this weekend! Read more below… Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, the non-profit Museum of Fun developed by ACE member Richard Tuck, is hosting a special event this weekend commemorating Chutes at the Beach, the original amusement park at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.…

Remember to save the date, August 25, for our 2009 ACE Day at the California State Fair! Our good friends at Butler Amusements are finalizing the details over the next week or so. We are going to be in for a real treat! Stay tuned to your email inbox. As soon as the details are…

Funderland Amusement Park, located in Sacramento’s William Land Park area, has a Wisdom Industries Flying Dragon roller coaster with a thrilling top speed of 8 mph and a drop of 8 feet. The seven-car train seats one or two guests per car. For $1.50/$1.75 per ride, this coaster is a bargain to add to your…

¡Adiós, Diego! Hit the road, Blues Clues! See your favorite Nickelodeon characters at California’s Great America for the last time during the remainder of the 2009 season. In 2010, Nickelodeon Central will be replaced with Planet Snoopy, featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts characters. The park is open on weekends and on Labor Day Monday in…