GAcoaster 364 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 It's been interesting to see more of the "Seasonal" parks starting to operate year round now. In the past year or two it was Six Flags Magic Mountain, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, along with SeaWorld San Antonio which had announced year round operations with weekend only operations in January/February/March. This year Six Flags Over Texas is staying open year round with weekend only operations and debuting the "Fire & Ice Festival" to kick off their 60th anniversary season: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/six-flags-over-texas-introduces-fire-ice-winter-festival-celebrating-parks-60th-anniversary/2521066/ Busch Gardens Williamsburg is also going year round with weekend events for their traditional off-season: So will Great Adventure do the same next year? As it is there will only be about 2 months the park is closed this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster Justin 40 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 I can see Weekend Operations I imagine most of the stuff open would be drive thru Safari, But with Lights cause most animals would probably be indoors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 273 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 If Great Adventure was open all year I would go even in below freezing temperatures as long as there was no snow or ice. I’d be happy riding Skull Mountain, The Dark Knight and Justice League multiple times each visit but if an outdoor coaster or two were open, that would be even better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Master 145 Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 I would not visit any park below freezing. NJ winters are just a little too harsh for year round outdoor operations. Even VA is a tad warmer climate than NJ is. Also snow and ice removal operations would rapidly increase walkway deterioration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAcoaster 364 Posted January 12 Author Report Share Posted January 12 Tokyo has similar weather to New Jersey and Tokyo Disneyland is open all year... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Master 145 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 (edited) 17 hours ago, GAcoaster said: Tokyo has similar weather to New Jersey and Tokyo Disneyland is open all year... But more of their rides are indoors than GADV. Also most of Ocean County, NJ is a zone 7A climate with a yearly minimum temperature of 5 to 0 degrees F. Looking around online, Tokyo, Japan is around a zone 9A climate with a minimun yearly temperature of 25 to 20 degrees F. Still cold in the winter but not as cold as NJ. Cold hardiness zones only measure the intensity of yearly cold, not the duration of a region's cold season which would be another factor in year round operations. In general, warmer minimum temperature zones tend to also have shorter duration cold seasons but it can vary from region to region with the same zone number. Edited January 13 by The Master Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pineracer 36 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 On 1/10/2021 at 5:11 PM, Coaster Justin said: I can see Weekend Operations I imagine most of the stuff open would be drive thru Safari, But with Lights cause most animals would probably be indoors. I agree, if they did anything, it would be a drive through experience unless they built a hotel with an Indoor water park Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Medusa42 255 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Sesame Place will be open all year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster Justin 40 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 18 hours ago, Medusa42 said: Sesame Place will be open all year. Isn't that park like 1/2 a waterpark? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 273 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Yes. They have some amusement rides and the 2 coasters now but the water slides and other water park attractions are all over the park in some cases right next to the rides. When I used to visit as a kid it was all water park and playground type activities like nets, dry slides, an obstacle course, suspension bridge and no rides at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Master 145 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 6 hours ago, Yoshi said: Yes. They have some amusement rides and the 2 coasters now but the water slides and other water park attractions are all over the park in some cases right next to the rides. When I used to visit as a kid it was all water park and playground type activities like nets, dry slides, an obstacle course, suspension bridge and no rides at all. I was only there once as a kid and I remember it being mostly playground type attractions with some water attractions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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