Author: Steven

California’s Great America has opened for the 2009 season! And for Spring Break, the park will be open daily from April 10th through the 19th. For details, check out the park’s operating calendar. April is filled with special events at California’s Great America. In addition to Spring Break, the park is hosting these events: California’s…

Gilroy Gardens opens for the 2009 Season on Saturday, April 4th. It’s hard to believe, but this will be the park’s ninth season already! For Spring Break, Gilroy Gardens will be open daily from April 10th through the 19th. For more details, see the park’s operating calendar.With Gilroy Gardens under Cedar Fair management, you have…

The ADMISSION FREE Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park has something for everyone! It’s Spring Break time, and that means the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will be open daily from April 4-30, 2009, in both full and limited operation. Arcades, Neptune’s Kingdom, and the Boardwalk Bowl are open daily. For the full operating schedule, please…

Spring Break is the main focus for SFDK in April, with operating hours every day from April 3rd through April 19th. After the 19th hours return to Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. Animal shows and exhibits are touted as new for 2009, with more interactive experiences than ever. “Odin’s Temple of the Tiger,” the new…

Welcome to the March 2009 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Behind-the-Scenes Tour II Event California’s Great America, March 2009 update Gilroy Gardens, March 2009 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, March 2009 update Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, March 2009 update — Steven Wilson

Our first regional event of 2009 was a big success! If you attended, you know what I mean.Eighty-one members and guests registered for the Behind-the-Scenes Tour and Friday Night Social. Forty-eight people purchased mini-golf tickets, and nine teams of four competed. Team “Wild Mice” won the mini-golf tournament, Congratulations go out to Aaron Browne and…

New wooden roller coaster project update: After postponing a decision on the coaster to a February City Council meeting, the decision has now been pushed out until April. Doesn’t it make you want to SCREAM??? To stay up to date on developments at the park, remember to visit our friend Al Garcia’s official blog: Inside…

Remember that Gilroy Gardens will open for the 2009 Season on Saturday, April 4th. With the park under Cedar Fair management, you have a variety of options when it comes to enjoying Gilroy Gardens on a season pass. If you buy season passes from California’s Great America (CGA), admission to Gilroy Gardens is included on…

Ride the world-famous Giant Dipper roller coaster and enjoy the spectacular beachfront setting on beautiful Monterey Bay. The ADMISSION FREE Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park has something for everyone! Rides and attractions are open weekends and holidays. Arcades, mini-golf, and bowling are open daily. The Beach Boardwalk is using Twitter! Twitter is a free…

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has already opened for the season! Get out to the park on March weekends to get your 2009 coaster season rolling into high gear. The operating schedule and upcoming events are here:http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/events/CalendarEvents.aspxTo get the park’s email newsletter, go to http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/footerNav/ENews.aspx to join the Six Flags Funatics.For full Six Flags Discovery Kingdom…