how cold is to cold to enjoy ki?

[Mr. Coastermania]

When is it to cold to enjoy the rides at ki?

tell us what you would ride or wouldnt ride.

[Mr. Coastermania]

cant be any worse than sking or play in the snow.

[FOFreak]

Well... I could always put on more clothes to keep warm. But what I wonder is, will the rides funtion properly under -20* weather?

[Beast1979]

Some rides opened late on Sunday because of 50* weather, so I doubt much would open below freezing,

And that's when I wouldn't go. If water is freezing then it's to cold to enjoy anything.

[Thrill_Biscuit]

If you bundle up enough, you can enjoy anything.

[CoastersRZ]

Some rides cannot physically operate in certain temperatures, per manufacturer recommendations.

[Beast1979]

I'm curious, how does the tempurature make it unable to operate?

[The Interpreter]

Brakes, bearings, etc., are designed to operate at certain temperatures. Maintenance increases greatly when those temperatures are not observed. And in Ohio, by law and regulation, amusement park operators MUST follow ride manufacturer's recommendations to receive operating licenses. It is NOT optional.

[DropZone99]

Id' voted "i like the cold" even though i don't. I could enjoy KI no matter how cold it was, even if the rides aren't open. The coldest it has ever been at KI while i was there is about 22ºf during Fearfest 2005. Surprisingly all the major rides were open except SOB.

[fanofki]

On this past Friday I think it was like 40ish that night and it was very enjoyable. The worst time was after Delerium because I could not feel my face or hands, but it was still fun.

[Jasper]

As long as the rides are open i am there.

[The Interpreter]

Hmmm, having ridden many wooden coasters in sleet, snow and extreme cold (including The Beast), and having attended Festival of Lights at the Cinci Zoo in -20 temperatures one night many years ago...I guess I will say if the park's open and the spirit moves me, I'll be there. At least for a while. Then again, many of my park visits these days may last only a short while.

Terpy, who once drove to Six Flags St Louis, rode the Screamin' Eagle, and left! And that was years before they added a boss wood coaster.

[windshawne]

Right now it is too cold for me, but this area is more bone chilling cold than alaska was. Can't explain it. I can walk around and such, but riding a coaster is out of the question. I think they are rough when its cold anyway and to me its not worth the achiness later.

[BavarianBeatle]

Anything under about 65 is too cold for my liking. But I can tolerate cold temps at KI as long as there's not a lot of wind.

[jessie8]

if its open im there:P

[KI-ORIG-EMP]

It might be ok to visit when it is cold, but try working in it. I remember working at tolls in 2006 on the last day and I froze my buns off!

[flightoffear1996]

As long as the rides operate I would enjoy Kings Island.

[IBEW_Sparky]

Yep, I was the one that voted 50s. Granted, it got below that on the night of Oct 4th while we were there, but for my first Beast night ride I didnt care a bit. The only time I will voluntarily step foot in a park when its below 50 is POSSIBLY for the Third Coming simply for winter photo ops. I was there on Opening Day this year and as soon as it started raining semi-steadily and the temps started to drop hard, I was gone.... I think I left about 530-ish.

[BavarianBeatle]

It might be ok to visit when it is cold, but try working in it. I remember working at tolls in 2006 on the last day and I froze my buns off!

When I was in High School, I worked selling Christmas trees outside for two seasons. Talk about COLD!!!! I still have my beat up, out of style, puffy, down filled coat from those days though... which has served me well many times.

[joecartoon]

i would go as long as it is open.

[DeLorean Rider]

Almost every coaster has a required temperature to OPEN. However at Kings Island even if the temperature drops; once the ride opens the ride will maintain open. The temperature would have to drop DRASTICALLY to make the ride close.

For example: When I worked at Son of Beast and Top Gun, Top Gun required ~50-55 degrees to open in the morning and Son of Beast required ~45 degrees to open in the morning. However, once the rides opened and everything was heated up; the rides would opperate through the end of the night even if the temperature dropped below 50 or 45 degrees (and believe me, in post season it would). This held true when I worked at Vortex, IJ, and The Beast as well. Tomb Raider on the other hand did not require temperature problems to go down.

[Outdoor Man]

I REALLY enjoyed the park in 2005- say around the December 10th window at a little festival called WinterFest. It was C O L D (with a capital K) that night.... maybe in the teens. KI is good for all temps.

I do remember going there in 1985 on a school trip.... I think it was single digits that day. Then of course in HS- I remember going to Winterfest in shorts (and a sweatshirt of course) with 65 degree temps.

[Mr. Coastermania]

On this past Friday I think it was like 40ish that night and it was very enjoyable. The worst time was after Delerium because I could not feel my face or hands, but it was still fun.

Just standing by it or even by the Drop Tower you can feel that cold air rush from the rides.wow

[ScootZilla]

As stupid as this might sound i could enjoy KI as long as it dont rain or snow in the cold.Cant be much worse then waiting for the xbox 360 a few years ago.Here in indy where i was it was 23degrees and with the wind chill it was 3degrees.I also waited for 26 hours here but i also got 4 360s so not bad.I did the first 10 hours with no heater or anything just my coveralls.But after 10 hour si had the wiffe go buy a propane heater that was like 200bux.But it came free as i sold 3 360s and keep 1 so all in all i got a free 360 and a heaters and 200 bux.

[Stewart32]

I think somebody already likened it to skiing. Its just a matter of warm attire... that and ride(s) functioning properly in cold conditions.

[Coney Islander]

My friends and I got in the Former slime zone spongebob water thing last summer, late in the day, soaking my clothes at around 6:00PM. I was cold the rest of the day.

[Touchdown]

It is highly dependent on a few factors:

-How late is the park open (ie if its a high of only 40 on a Friday in October, well thats too cold because it will be in the teens by 1 am)

-What is the weather like? (rain, again 40 is the threshold, cloudy/night 30 which is what I voted, or sunny and not open after dark 20)

-How windy is it? What is the windchill. I will layers to a certain point but if it gets to the point where I need to where a parka, fleece, sweatshirt, and under armor to be warm then we have a problem. I can do that and go to a football game but to try and walk around and ride (Im a big guy so all those layers will limit what I can ride on) its just not fun. If I can walk around without the parka, then Im good to go.