Windy weather

Maybe not Coolkid! Thanks! Your pretty cool. :)

oh they were saying that i dont know anything.....which isnt true, but hey, what do i care.

Actually, based on your comments, no you don't know anything.

And Ben, all you need to do is sell about 1.5 million of your storm chasing DVD's at $10 a piece and you will have raised enough money to have a Magnum built.

Well I've only got about 1.499 million left!

what the 2 things i said on here? just cause i didnt know the policy on the issue doesnt mean i dont know anything....

Well, the few things you have said weren't very informed, to say nothing of your complete disregard for grammar.

But really, I think the response is because of this:

hotboyalex250 said:
Im just saying its kind or ridiculous to say its to windy to have magnum opened, when dragster is running at the same time. 200ft vs 420ft....come on, you ppl gotta see where im coming from

Pete explained it, but I think it bears further explanation.

High winds, depending on the severity and direction, can significantly slow a coaster train as it travels the track. If the coaster train slows too much, it won't have the required energy to ascend one of the hills, and will end up getting stuck somewhere - this is known as "valleying".

When wind prevents a train on TTD from making it over the hill, that train simply travels back down the hill and back into the launch section, where the train can simply be relaunched. No biggie, right?

On most other coasters, however, it's not so simple. If a train on Magnum were to lose enough energy to be unable to ascend, say, the third hill, the train would then get stuck in the valley between the second and third hill. The park would then need to bring in equipment to tediously unload each passenger, before removing the train from the track and eventually reassembling that train near the station. That's an awful lot of work, to say the least.

If it wasn't sinking, Magnum would have been open. But alas, it is. So it was. Bummer.

yeah and like i said, since the 2 things i said that i didnt know alot about, doesnt mean i dont know anything lol

Well so far, you've done a pretty good job demonstrating that you don't know anything. :)

Seriously - grammar helps. Learn it.

UMMMMM wiggle twiggle was open too! Don't forget about Twister!

So I was planning on making my first trip to Cedar Point in ages tomorrow (I lived in New York for two years and wasn't able to get back during the summer), but according to Weather.com, we're looking at 20-30 MPH winds. Chance of rain is 30%, so I'm not all that worried about precipitation, but I'm concerned that a bunch of rides will be closed because of the wind.

Should I consider delaying my trip, or is the occasional 30 MPH gust not be something to worry about? I know it gets windy on the lake quite frequently, so perhaps it's not a big deal.

Besides Skyride and Windseeker (on/off), most rides should be open. Last weekend had similar weather.

Awesome. I really didn't want to push it back.

Thanks!