Cedar Point in the Winter?

It has been mentioned in the past, I think they even tried it once or twice (I know Paramount did it when they owned KI) on a very limited basis. But what would it look like if CP were open in the winter? Well, in Efteling, Neatherlands - they do it!

http://www.vijfzintuigen.nl/forum/index.php?topic=15367.0[url][url]

And I highly doubt these are Photoshop creations!
I wonder if they would put snow tires on TTD?

I think there is a time and place for everything and what Efteling does just seems wrong. I mean, good luck to them if they get a crowd to come out, but amusement parks are fun in the summer - coasters, ice cream, cold beer and the warm sun make it fun. Winter? Nah, I want to go skiing and then sit by the fire with a hot spiced wine. I'll wait until summer comes again for more Cedar Point fun.

Agreed! I think I appreciate Cedar Point more by having that long, dreadful off season!

I believe there was a topic about this a few months back that was talked about.

Many topics over the year:
http://pointbuzz.com/Forums/Search.aspx?t=Rank&q=winter&page=1

Most recent topic:
http://pointbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/26833.aspx

Its cold enough on TTD at this time of the year as is... I don't really want to get blasted with 120 mph wind chill.

For the fun of it, I looked it up:

http://www.csgnetwork.com/windchillcalc.html

At 20 degrees Fahrenheit, a 120 mph wind produces a wind chill of -16 degrees.

^my point exactly

Even if the rides weren't open, I still think it would be cool to sight see the park with snow all over.

The easier way to do that is to let Walt go on a walking tour and provide us with awesome pictures of Gemini covered in snow that are available in wallpaper resolution.

I get to see rides snow covered without risking frostbite and hypothermia.

I've been there several times in the off season, and truthfully there isn't all that much to see (usually) as most of the rides are either stripped down to the bones or sealed up from the weather.They stack the coaster trains out on the midway as the use a fork lift to take the cars into the shops for rehab. Oh, and I've been there when the temp was -46 with no wind as well. Not real conducive for sightseeing.

They just let you in?

Dutchman said:
...I've been there when the temp was -46 with no wind as well.

When was this?

And is your name Bill Brasky? ;)

I was employed in the amusement industry for nearly thirty years,and at one time was employed by Cedar Point (before there was a Cedar Fair).The last time I was on property was in the late 1990's for an Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) safety conference. It was in February and it was indeed -46 outside during the day according to the parks weather service.

And no I'm not Bill Brasky.

Damn that's cold. And I lived in the Keweenaw for almost a decade! :)

Yeah, even without being there, I'm going to guarantee that anything giving a air temperature reading of -46 is wildly inaccurate. :)

Yeah, -46 degrees air temperature in the lower 48 is pretty rare honestly, and extremely rare in the great lakes region.

What can I say, that's what they told us what it was ;)

According to this link, the coldest temp officially recorded in Ohio was -39 degrees F in Milligan in 1899. Coldest temp in US was -79.8 degrees F in Alaska in 1971. Coldest temp east of Mississippi River was -60 degrees F in Minnesota in 1996. Hawaii is the only state never to have gone below zero (with a low of 12 degrees F).

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wcstates.htm

Which brings up the phrase "officially recorded". I'm not arguing about the weather on the Point, know it all too well, or Ohio or the Great Lakes. On that particular day that's what the on site themometer said the low was according to the person that was showing us around at O dark thirty in the morning. Nuff said.