New England Region ACE Members and Friends –

I wanted to let you all know that, as of July 1, I will be stepping down as the New England ACE Regional Rep. This decision has been a difficult one to make, as I have enjoyed my years as the region\’s representative. However, increasing demands on my time both at work and with my family

have kept me from doing as good a job as I would like to do as Rep. I will offer to stay on as an Assistant Rep if I can help in that capacity.

I am honored to introduce our region\’s new Regional Rep, Rus Ozana. Rus joined ACE in 1993 and has been a very active member in the club both within the region an on a national level. He has shared his good-natured enthusiasm at many an event. Regionally, he has volunteered to help out in many ways, including assisting with registrations, shopping for door prizes and organizing the New England Dispatch circulation team. On a national level, he recently ran for the position of Secretary, and he now serves as editor of ACE News Now. Because of these activities and others, Rus was selected as the winner of this year\’s New England Region Spirit Award. Rus is a great asset to the region and to ACE as a whole, and I am certain you will find him to be an excellent Regional Rep.

I have enjoyed representing all of the New England ACE members and appreciate your support over the years. I hope you will offer the same support to Rus as your new Regional Rep.

Thank you all,

Peg

Hello, ACE New England Region Members and Friends!

The season is really heating up with lots of events going on in our region and beyond. Whether it\’s an ACE event or a park-sponsored event, you\’ll have a great time meeting up with your friends and, of course, riding roller coasters!

Hope to see you on the rails soon!

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Good News From Canobie Lake Park!!

Be the first (or one of the first) to ride \”Untamed\”!

Looking for a once in a lifetime experience? Be one of the FIRST guests to ride UNTAMED, Canobie Lake Park\’s newest roller coaster opening in June 2011!

Updated 5/18/2011 – *Saturday, June 11, 2011 is targeted as the opening day of UNTAMED. *

There are 3 ways to be a part of our opening day of UNTAMED:

1) Very First Riders (Car #1)

Visit our auction links to bid on being in the Very First Riders Club on the Very First Car on the Very First Day that UNTAMED is open to the public. Each car on UNTAMED contains 4 seats across and is 2 rows deep. Each auction item comes with:

* 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park on UNTAMED\’s opening day! * 2 seats in the Very First Car of UNTAMED! * 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park for any other one day thru Sept 2011! * 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park Screeemfest in October 2011! * 2 VIP engraved plaques with your names! * 2 \”Very First Riders Club\” T-shirts!

Value of passes and prizes: $400.00 ** Value of being on the Very First Ride: PRICELESS

/UPDATED 5/18/2011: *Auctions will begin mid-week next week (approximately 5/25/2011)*/ eBay Auction Link for 2 seats in the Very FIRST Car to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities http://www.rmhcene.org/ eBay Auction Link for 2 seats in the Very FIRST Car to benefit Make A Wish Foundation of NH http://www.newhampshire.wish.org/eBay Auction Link for 2 seats in the Very FIRST Car to benefit Give Kids the World http://www.gktw.org/ Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem, NH Annual Auction: COMPLETED in April 2011

2) Very First Riders (Car #2)

View our auction links, fan page or email club to bid on being in the Very First Riders Club (Car #2) on the Very First Day that UNTAMED is open to the public. Each car on UNTAMED contains 4 seats across and is 2 rows deep. Each auction item comes with:

* 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park on UNTAMED\’s opening day! * 2 seats in Car #2 of UNTAMED! * 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park valid any other one day thru Sept 2011! * 4 complimentary passes to Canobie Lake Park Screeemfest in October 2011! * 2 VIP engraved plaques with your names! * 2 \”Very First Riders Club\” T-shirts!

Value of Passes and Prizes: $400.00 ** Value of being on the 2nd Car: PRICELESS

/UPDATED 5/18/2011: *Auctions will begin mid-week next week (approximately 5/25/2011)*/ eBay Auction Link for 2 seats in the Very SECOND Car to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities http://www.rmhcene.org/ eBay Auction Link for 2 seats in the Very SECOND Car to benefit Boys & Girls Club of Salem, NH http://www.salembgc.com/ Make sure you are our Facebook Fan

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canobie-Lake-Park/18373183826?ref=ts for a chance at 2 seats in the Very SECOND Car Make sure you are a member of the Canobie Club http://www.canobie.com/cclub.php for a chance at 2 seats in the Very SECOND Car

3) Very First Riders Club

Visit Canobie Lake Park on the Very First Day that UNTAMED is open to

the public and be one of the first 2,500 guests to ride UNTAMED. Park admission required. The first 2,500 guests will be given an ID Card for the Very First Riders Club and will receive:

* A \”Very First Riders Club\” T-shirt! * A \”Very First Riders Club\” Certificate! * A complimentary pass to Canobie Lake Park Screeemfest*

Note: Park gates open at 10:30am. Parking lot gates open at 10:00am. No vehicles or persons will be permitted to be at or around the parking lot gates prior to 10:00am and overnight camping is NOT permitted on or around Park property. The VFR ID Cards will be distributed to the first 2,500 individuals who ride UNTAMED at Canobie Lake Park on UNTAMED\’s officially announced opening day. These ID Cards may be presented on UNTAMED\’s opening day at our VFR Club Area to receive the certificate, pass to Canobie Lake Park Screeemfest* (*some restrictions apply) and t-shirt. All guests entering the Park must have an admission ticket. Please visit our pricing and hours pages for more information.

http://www.canobie.com/untamedVFR.php

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Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!! – Save the Date!!

Special Canobie/Funtown weekend coming up in August!

The ACE New England Region is planning a special combo event at Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH) and Funtown/Splashtown USA (Saco,, ME) for the weekend of August 13-14. Look forward to thrills on Canobie\’s new coaster, Untamed, as well as the classic Yankee Cannonball and Canobie Corkscrew, followed by even more thrills on Funtown\’s extraordinary Excalibur and Wild Mouse!

Details are still being worked out. Stay tuned for more info!!

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If you\’re not riding Untamed on June 11, here\’s another option for you in NJ:

Greetings ACE New Jersey members and friends, Save the dates of June 11-12, 2011 as the biggest party in ACE is happening in New Jersey that weekend! We\’ll be celebrating the 15^th anniversary of *Coaster Celebration*, the popular park planned event at *Six* *Flags Great Adventure* featuring ERT on all 5 B&M coasters (the first for any park in the world) including the all new /Green Lantern/ on June 11^th . Then on June 12^th , we\’re taking the party to Seaside Heights, not at Karma or Bamboo with Snooki or The Situation, but at *Casino Pier*! We\’ll be celebrating the 5^th Anniversary of ACE NJ\’s *Seaside Screams* with the biggest and best installment of this thrilling and innovative event. June 11, 2011

This year\’s *Coaster Celebration* event at *Six Flags Great Adventure* is called B&M Bash and for good reason! There is no other park in the world where you can ride FIVE different B&M coasters and certainly no where else can you get this much B&M ERT! Featuring morning ERT on the all new /Green Lantern/ and /Superman: Ultimate Flight/, a rare while-the-park-is-open ERT on /Bizarro/ and the always unforgettable night ERT on /Nitro/ and /Batman The Ride/. You can download the registration flyer here:

http://www.aceonline.org/fliers/CoasterCelebration2011.pdf

Hurry, registrations must be postmarked by May 30^th !

June 12, 2011 Details are just being finalized for *ACE NJ\’s Seaside Screams V at Casino Pier* and we are very close to putting out the event flyer. But in the meantime, you can start planning to NOT MISS this year\’s event with the following details:

$10 (yes, just 10 bucks!) day-of registration includes-

-one full hour of morning (11am-noon) ERT (first time ever!) on /Star Jet/, /Wild Mouse/, /Pirate\’s Hideaway/, /Hot Tamale/, Stillwalk Manor, and Centrifuge.

-All day Pier Pass from noon to close

-Rooftop Mini-Golf (first time ever!)

-All new Photo Scavenger Hunt with prizes for the Top 5 winners

-VIP Tour and Presentation by Pier Operations Manager Josh Karu

$35 upgrade (first time ever!) that includes the following:

-All Day pass to Breakwater Beach waterpark

-Go-Karts

-Choice of meal and beverage at the Pier Grille

We hope to have an event flyer for Seaside Screams posted to ACE NJ\’s and ACE\’s website by the end of the week but in the meantime if you are planning on attending, you can RSVP to Adam Revesz at arevesz@aceonline.org for planning purposes!

And if this is not enough, our friends to the west, Dorney Park in Allentown, PA, will be hosting their annual Coaster Madness event on Friday, June 10^th . So come out a day early and enjoy some very exclusive ERT on their great coaster line-up. Details have yet to be announced but please contact the park for more info. You do not need to

advance register for this event just like Seaside Screams. Thanks, Adam Revesz (Regional Rep) and Bret Ulozas (Assistant Rep)

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/ACE New Jersey – PO Box 3455 — Wayne, NJ 07474/

/American Coaster Enthusiasts 740.540.1560/

Hello, ACE New England Region Members and Friends!

Spring is warming up, and I have quite a few messages to pass on to you. Take your time and enjoy scrolling through them all!

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*** We have a new regional website! Check it out at http://www.acenewengland.org/ ***

Bob Bussiere, who created and maintained ACE New England\’s very first, prize-winning regional website, has had to step down as our webmaster. We thank him for his years of dedicated service to ACE!

The position of webmaster has been taken over by Pete Flaherty. Pete has worked tirelessly to completely redesign and upgrade the website, including a mobile version. We think you\’ll like the results! There are articles, photos, park and coaster info, a calendar of events, copies of past email blasts and issues of the New England Dispatch, useful links, and more.

While Pete put tremendous effort into the design, structure, and content of the new site, there is still more that can be done, and we could use your assistance! Pete could use some co-editors to help with the narratives of the coaster posts, and also the same for the parks. What he\’s trying to accomplish is a description of the general feel and what makes these parks and rides unique, not just what you could find elsewhere online. Pictures are needed too!

Please contact Pete directly (pjf@cape.com) if want to contribute to the website, offer suggestions, or just give some feedback. Enjoy!

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Quassy\’s Wooden Warrior News:

The new woodie at Quassy Park is nearly completed! We\’re all hoping it will be up and running for opening day, April 23 — just a week away!

See photos of the coaster and the new train at our facebook site,

http://tinyurl.com/ACE-NE-Facebook

See train testing at: http://tinyurl.com/wooden-warrior-testing

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Six Flags New England\’s Gotham City Gauntlet news

Last Thursday was the VIP/media day opening for SFNE\’s new for 2011 coaster, \”Gotham City Gauntlet Escape from Arkham Asylum\” which was attended by many regional ACE members. See the article and photos on our regional website, ACENewEngland.org.

More photos can be found at http://sfneonline.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5017

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From the New Jersey ACE Region:

Good afternoon ACE NJ members and friends,

If you haven\’t heard, the New Jersey region of ACE is co-hosting this year\’s opening day event at Knoebels. Why ACE New Jersey? Well, typically ACE regions to do not host or co-host events outside of their own region but there is historic significance to the 2011 season that has its routes in New Jersey. This year, Knoebels resurrects yet another classic coaster- the dark ride/ coaster hybrid /Golden Nugget Mine Ride/ that once thrilled kids and adults alike on the defunct Hunt\’s Pier in Wildwood! To be known as /Black Diamond/, the Knoebels version takes on a new theme with stunts ranging from modern to classic and an entirely closed 3rd floor. So, with permission by the ACE Regional Rep Director and blessing of the Central PA region of ACE, we are partnering with DAFE (Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts) to bring you \”The Making of a Diamond\” on*Saturday, April 30th*!

Unfortunately, /Black Diamond/ is not yet ready to debut but we\’re anticipating an exclusive opportunity to tour this ride as construction comes to close to completing plus there will be an hour of ERT on the legendary /Phoenix/ as well as lunch! Later in the summer, the Central PA region of ACE will be hosting an event that we\’re certain will afford members the opportunity to finally ride what should be an instant classic. ACE NJ will keep you posted on that event!

If you wish to attend DAFE and ACE NJ presents \”The Making of a Diamond\”, you only have up until *April 15th* to put your registrations in the mail, so hurry!

To download the flyer and registration form, go here:

http://acenewjerseycom.ipage.com/ace/docs/knoebels-april2011r3.pdf

Spread the word and we hope to see you at Knoebels for opening day and \”The Making of a Diamond\” in just a few weeks!

Adam Revesz

ACE NJ Regional Rep

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From the Western PA Region:

Greetings ACEers,

You probably enjoy dining out every now and then, right? You probably enjoy sharing a meal with your friends from ACE every so often, right? Supporting Conneaut Lake Park is a worthwhile cause, right? So how about joining your ACE friends for a delicious dinner at a restaurant, where 100% of the proceeds benefit Conneaut Lake Park? It may sound too good to be true, but it\’s a very real opportunity thanks to the generosity of the community-minded folks at Big Burrito Restaurant Group.

*BENEFIT**DINNER FOR CONNEAUT LAKE PARK*

*Mad Mex in Robinson*

*Tuesday, May 17, 7-9 p.m.*

Enjoy a tasty three-course meal (you choose from a number of options) along with Mad Mex\’s famous chips and salsa, while dining in the Robinson restaurant\’s private dining area. A $35 donation to the Conneaut Lake Institute (which supports Conneaut Lake Park) gets you all the food, plus soft drinks, iced tea, coffee and tea. Don\’t be discouraged if Mexican food isn\’t your thing, because Mad Mex\’s menu mixes it up nicely (click the link below to flier for more information). If you can\’t make it right at 7 p.m., that\’s not a problem either, you can show up any time in the two hour window (see the flier for details).Mad Mex is located just off I-376 (Parkway West) between downtown Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh International airport, near the Steubenville Pike entrance to Robinson Town Centre and The Mall at Robinson (as you\’ve probably guessed, for complete address and information, see the flier)

Seating is limited. Please RSVP in advance following the instructions on the flier:

*http://www.ACEwesternPA.org/fliers/CLPMadMex.pdf*

Don\’t miss this chance to have a night out and enjoy some delicious food in great company while supporting one of our region\’s traditional parks! And we\’d be remiss not to mention Mad Mex\’s amazing selections of microbrews and legendary margaritas!

Other links of interest:

ConneautLake Park: www.conneautlakepark.com http://www.conneautlakepark.com

Conneaut Lake Institute: www.conneautlakeinstitute.org http://www.conneautlakeinstitute.org

Mad Mex\’s quirky online presence: www.madmex.com http://www.madmex.com

Mad Mex\’s game room: http://www.madmex.com/static/games/chupa/

Mad Mex\’s (food) Menu: http://www.madmex.com/regions/pittsburgh/menus/mainmenu.shtml

Sincerely,

~The Fun Team

Your ACE Western Pennsylvania Regional Reps

*www.ACEwesternPA.org*

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