2.3: American Coaster Enthusiasts - ACE
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This article is from the Roller Coaster FAQ, by Geoff Allen geoff@eecs.wsu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
2.3: American Coaster Enthusiasts - ACE
The American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) is a non-profit organization that was
established to promote roller coasters, and their preservation,
documentation, and information. The annual fee is $50 for an individual.
The rate for a couple is $65. (ACE has a very loose definition of couple --
two people living at the same address.) Additional family members can be
added for $5 each. Membership includes four high-quality magazines a year
and newsletters approximately every six to eight weeks.
Get-togethers include an annual convention and usually two or three
conferences. In many cases these events coincide with the opening of a new
roller coaster and they almost always will feature some Exclusive Ride Time.
Several parks provide free or discounted admission to ACE members. Parks
providing free admission are Frontier City, Oklahoma City, OK; Magic
Springs, Hot Springs, AR; and Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, MO.
The ACE application is available from a few places on the internet. You can
get it from:
* ftp://netinfo.ini.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/
* ftp://gboro.rowan.edu/pub/Coasters/
* http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/usr/ga25/home.html (The home page of
former ACE Membership director Gary Aulfinger.)
* email to current ACE Membership director Brian Peters at
coasterfun@aol.com
* email to Bill Buckley, ACE Regional Representative for the New England
region at buckley@powdml.enet.dec.com
The slowest way is to write to:
American Coaster Enthusiasts
P.O. Box 8226
Chicago, IL 60680
If you don't have a postscript printer, you'll have to contact one of the
ACE representatives listed above or write directly to ACE to get a hard-copy
version of the application.
Remember that all of this work is done on a volunteer basis, so if you don't
hear from them right away, be patient.
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