Cedar Point open for the Winter

What if in some magical way Cedar Point would be able to operate rides with little trouble in the winter? Maybe even have seat warmers to keep the customers happy. Would any of you guys go if Cedar Point was open during the winter? I know that Cedar Point did open for some kind of Christmas thing a while back, but that's different. Imagine going to Cedar Point year-round! Still, I don't think I would go to the point during winter, or during the off-season. I say this because the weather would be down-right miserable, and I'd rather be at home drinking a hot chocolate;). I like being at CP when it's a nice summer day and the sun is shining. Although, a nice Christmas themed midway would be cool just to walk through. What do you guys think?

-Eagle

Can you imagine riding TTD when its 0 degrees. It gets cold enough whne its in the fifties or fourties.

I might go if it was winter but i probably won't be going on the rides because it will be just to cold.

There would be no way to open the rides when its that cold. They could barely operate when it was 40. All the rides would be rolling back. Many did the third-to-last weekend when it was so cold. *** Edited 11/4/2004 10:45:39 PM UTC by ballpointpens***

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Which ones?

MrScott

I don't even want to leave my house when it's cold. Why the hell would I want to walk around an amusement park?

No I like Cedar Point just fine in the summer. Now if there was a bubble around the park that would be different, but we all know theres no bubble and there will never be a bubble.

I think that's part of what makes people love the park so much. You are deprived of it all winter, so when opening day comes around, your going insane to get there. If it was open year-round, you would have no time to miss it!

Back in 1994 they tried a Christmas in the park, where the Midway Carousel, as well as some other rides were open. They only did it for one year though. *** Edited 11/5/2004 2:08:11 AM UTC by Top Thrill Dragster***

I suppose TTD had a bunch of rollbacks; I read about one train in a 'trip reports' post (sorry, I don't remember the author) that nearly had two in a row, having just barely made it over. My nephew Adam and his girl were drinking coffee under Corky when they heard boos and yelling coming from TTD station. They turned to look and saw a super-low rollback. Must have been a different run, cuz while they were walking over to check it out they saw what Adam said was the fastest apex he'd ever seen on TTD, the loud, laughing bunch coming off the train seemed to confirm it. I guess everyonce in a while the machinery clicks in and does what's supposed to do.... Any other rollbacks heard about or witnessed? rob

Oops, forgot about the original post content- the winter-coaster. CF would never consider such a coaster because braking systems (mag or friction) just don't work properly )in freezing temperatures. On friction-type brakes icing would surely be a problem, and magnetic brakes rely on moving parts so they would be unreliable as well. How freezing conditions affect anti-rollback systems and launch systems is scary, too. The safest winter rides are those that are designed for cold and they generally don't (or can't) operate above freezing so it would have to be a ride dedicated to very cold conditions and it would have to eek out its profits from sparse winter attendance. (It's not always that cold during the day around holiday season there) So, it's just not worth it from an economic standpoiint, either. And there are weather-related safety concerns, as well. What about the safety of people driving to and from CP in blizzard conditions on that causeway and the possibilty of a large number of people being stranded there? (count me in). I DO llike the thought of Christmas at The Point: "MITTENS DOWN.......MITTENS DOWN......MITTENS DOWN!" rob

Riding MF or TTD in that cold. Two words Blue Face!

The only coaster I can see functioning properly would be Disaster Transport. Being a long distance runner, I workout year-round. Even through the most bitter temperature. However, being that it gets very cold on the shores of Lake Erie, Winter at CP just couldn't work. Maybe if a giant glass dome is constructed over the entire park, like Advenure Dome in Las Vegas, you may have something! ;)

Caroline said:
I think that's part of what makes people love the park so much. You are deprived of it all winter, so when opening day comes around, your going insane to get there. If it was open year-round, you would have no time to miss it!

I really like your point there. I don't think I'd really go for a winter day at Cedar Point, because well, it just kind of ruins the anticipation that builds up over the offseason.

Come on guys, only 183 more days. We can make it.

Has CP ever given consideration to open earlier in the year. Maybe the last couple weekends in April?

And just where would you put all of the snow?

When this topic has come up before it was pointed out that the bathrooms don't have heat.

Brrrr.

I would love to go to Cedarpoint in the winter for a christmas thing but like everyone else is saying it would be way to cold to ride anything.

trainROBber said:
The safest winter rides are those that are designed for cold and they generally don't (or can't) operate above freezing

I'm not aware of any ride company designing "winter rides", what are you talking about?

As far as machinery operating in the winter, I guess you forgot about ski lifts. I've ridden those when it was 15 below zero in January and on a 65 degree day in early April. They operate just fine below and above freezing.

That said, it would be stupid to ride amusement park rides in winter weather. CP is a summertime activity. Warm breezes, sunshine, cool drinks and shorts are part of the fun and charm of being at an amusement park. Winter is for snow sports, let's just leave it at that.

I think they might beable to make it work but I don't think they should do it all year round anly during the month of December. I think they should have it all decked out for Christmas. They should heat the bathrooms first of all if they are not already. Next I think that some roller coasters would be able to run. The ones that I am thinking of are Disaster Transport, Wicked Twister and Corkscrew. I think that the train might also beable to run. It would be so cool to ride the train and see the whole park covered in snow. But this is just my opinion.

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Cory Marshall