Well, it has nothing to do with people complaining about the cold air stinging their faces as they hurtle through a vertical loop at 60 miles per hour.īelieve me… I’ve ridden lots of roller coasters when they were operating just above the minimum temperature threshold. Boy, was that a cold experience! So, what’s up with the cold weather roller coaster closures? After all, why would a theme park not want to operate its headlining roller coasters? The last thing theme park management wants to do is disappoint its guests by closing its top roller coasters. Why Do Roller Coasters Close In Cold Weather?Ī lot of people not privy to the mechanical functions of rides sometimes think that not running roller coasters on cold mornings is some kind of a cost-cutting measure for the park or something like that.īut that’s not true in the least. When northern theme parks are open during the colder months, such as for Christmas, only a limited number of rides and attractions are operating. That’s because theme parks throughout most of the United States are open only seasonally during the warmest months of the year - typically April through September. I worked at a theme park in Central Florida and learned all about this situation first-hand.Įven here in the “Sunshine State,” there were several winter mornings during which the park would not operate some of the coasters because the temperatures were under 40 degrees Fahrenheit - a common temperature threshold under which operating a roller coaster is not a good idea.Īs ironic as it sounds, cold weather roller coaster closures aren’t as big of a problem in places north of Florida’s latitude. If you’ve ever visited a theme park during cold weather, you may have wondered why some or all of the roller coasters were temporarily closed during the chill. If you buy thru these links, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
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