Train closing times

[skyride72]

I think I just saw the train being backed into the barn at 9:15 p.m. on this Saturday night in July.  Why does the train stop early?  Nighttime is a good time to ride the train.

[CoastersRZ]

I believe that the train has closed at 9pm most nights the last several years.  

[IndyGuy4KI]

The ridership the last hour must not have justified the cost, even thought I do not think a ride should be closed before the park closes. I also do not think a lot of the restaurants should close 45 min to an hour before the park closes either.

[FUN&ONLY!]

Both trains run on weekends. Likely only one of the trains was being transferred off. The other one could have operated until 10:00 PM.

[super7]

It’s purely a cost saving measure unfortunately.    I love night rides on the train.     That’s what Winterfest is for. B

[brenthodge]

On 7/9/2022 at 11:41 PM, FUN&ONLY! said:

Both trains run on weekends. Likely only one of the trains was being transferred off. The other one could have operated until 10:

[FUN&ONLY!]

Does the train close even earlier now than last season? I think I saw it backing up around 8:00 PM the other day.

[Klabergian Empire]

3 hours ago, FUN&ONLY! said:

Does the train close even earlier now than last season? I think I saw it backing up around 8:00 PM the other day.

I was at the park today and it backed into the engine house after 8. When did it close last season?

[FUN&ONLY!]

It closed after 9:00 PM last season, which I thought was already too early.

[SonofBaconator]

The waterpark closes at 7 so really there’s no reason to keep the train open past 8. When they used to stay open later, there would only be a few people riding it. I’m sure they’d rather have those conductors staffed somewhere else for the remaining 2 hours that the park is open.