the weather

by **steve0145** on March 25th, 2009, 10:59 am

it looks like it going to be a nice day on the 3rd

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USIL0501?from=month_topnav_undeclared

by **Jackluver18** on March 25th, 2009, 11:00 am

Yeah but it will probably change, they said it was going to be a nice day when I went one day last season and it poured rain.

by **rcoaster** on March 25th, 2009, 11:25 am

^Did it really pour "rain"?

I go rain or shine, especially during the weekends in June or July. If you're lucky, it will pour for a bit, clear up, and the crowd disappears! They never closed the park on me during a storm.

by **Ilovthevu'** on March 25th, 2009, 11:29 am

The weather people don't know what it really is going to be the next day. So, worry about the closer the day comes.

by **zjohn1988** on March 25th, 2009, 4:58 pm

If it is opening day, chances are weather will be a negative factor....

by **BrianPlencner** on March 25th, 2009, 5:41 pm

While it will get up to 47 during the day, the other thing to make a note of is the low for Thursday night, which is 33. I can also say that it probably won't get to 47 until noon or later. So, at 8-10 AM, it may be around 40. While it will be sunny, 40 is still cold. Not that it will stop me from going, but I know that some rides probably won't run if its that cold.

Something else to keep in mind is Wind Chil factor.

From http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/windchill.shtml

If the air temp is 40 degrees, and you're moving at 65 MPH (Eagle speed), the wind chill is 24F. :shock:

Outside of the members of this forum, I don't know how many "normal" guests will be at the park on Friday if its that cold.

--Brian

by **BMRider** on March 25th, 2009, 6:14 pm

The thing to take not is all the rain/snow/cold that will happen before opening day. That will prevent the park from getting the rides tested and prepared and getting the people trained on the rides.

by **DejaVu2001** on March 25th, 2009, 6:36 pm

^ This weekend is still decent though (well, on second thought, 38 and 39 for high temps could be a valley risk), and thats probably when most of the training gets done since most of the employees have school.

by **Jackluver18** on March 25th, 2009, 10:18 pm

Haha let's make fun of how stupid I am, I know it was rain but yeah they said it was suppose to be sunny and like 60 or so it rained and was like 50, it kinda sucked.

by **demonbulleagle** on March 26th, 2009, 7:13 pm

Now it says rain or snow!

by **kumba830** on March 26th, 2009, 9:02 pm

I have always wanted to ride coasters in the snow! :lol:

But if they decide to stay open... This could be a great day with little to no crowds!

by **demonbulleagle** on March 27th, 2009, 6:33 pm

That would be awesome!

and speaking of snow...

I heard 4-6 inches tomorrow...

please say it aint so!

by **DejaVu2001** on March 27th, 2009, 7:05 pm

The weather for tomorrow and Sunday could have a very negative effect on how many rides are ready for opening day. Also, although this could still change, right now the forcast for opening weekend is a total washout, rain all 3 days.

by **onyxhotel08** on March 27th, 2009, 7:31 pm

That's what happens when you open the first weekend in April. Last year it opened April 27th and it was windy and chilly with lots of rides down the whole day (Bull I think didn't open at all). Right now I say 75% the park will NOT open Friday or close very early. Give it 2-3 more weeks for the weather to hopefully stabilize.

by **brad153** on March 27th, 2009, 8:05 pm

does anybody have a guess to which major rides will be down next weekend?

by **onyxhotel08** on March 27th, 2009, 8:12 pm

...if not all...V2, Superman, STT, Raging Bull, Giant Drop...if the forecast does not change don't expect an opening simple as that.

by **coasterkidd100** on March 27th, 2009, 9:38 pm

I think that Viper will be open.

by **demonbulleagle** on March 28th, 2009, 12:26 pm

We know one coaster that stays open almost no matter what. DEMON!

And is worst comes to worst we can all go ride TDK!

by **brad153** on March 28th, 2009, 4:28 pm

Do you think that the rides will not be operating because of the weather or the lack of testing?

by **DejaVu2001** on March 28th, 2009, 7:44 pm

^All the majors were running pretty much continuously today. Pretty much the only thing to watch out for on opening day is coasters not having all trains (or being down due to weather).

by **FParker185** on March 28th, 2009, 8:54 pm

Word on the street today is that at SFStL, which was their opening day, they were open for a total of 80 minutes, before closing.

by **Jackluver18** on March 28th, 2009, 9:44 pm

Yeah it was because we had snow and sleet, it stopped snowing here about early evening, I'd say about 2 hours or so ago.

by **kumba830** on March 28th, 2009, 11:18 pm

Ok... I just got a bit of hope when I checked the weather just now. It seems that there will be a 3-4 day pocket of clear weather before opening then the day before it will rain, but opening day is clear and a high of 40 deg.

So it may not be as bad as we thought it would

by **gamcoasterfan** on March 29th, 2009, 3:00 am

^ Isn't it to cold for the coaster to run at 40 degrees, wont they valley?

by **FParker185** on March 29th, 2009, 3:25 am

Depends on the individual coaster, and also depends more on the wind. I think for B&M's technically the min temp is like 40-45 but the park knows from experience what temp they can actually run in and not valley, it really depends more on the wind. If it's not windy they will run most coasters right down into the 20's and 30's, though before the park opens they enclose a train and warm it up good with kerosene heaters, resulting in one train op for at least a little while til a second train warms up. Though in the end wind and precipitation weighs a lot more into it than the ambient air temp.

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