Oh dear i feel a bit sick🤢 are we going to be on here much longer Thea? I shouldn't of eaten those Waffles☹
( No AI, actual picture of ride )
Is that roller coaster open now? Because in the Chicago area, there are no outdoor amusement parks open in winter, and here’s the reason why...
At Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, the fastest roller coaster, Maxx Force, launches to 78 mph (125 km/h), At the average winter daytime temperature of about 27°F (–3°C), riding at that speed creates a wind chill of roughly –18°F (–28°C). In January, 10°F (–12°C) daytime temperatures are not uncommon. At 78 mph, that produces a wind chill of about –45°F (–43°C). On our record coldest daytime temperature of –27°F (–33°C), the wind chill at coaster speed drops to approximately –80°F (–62°C).
But we have the Chicago Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach on Lake Michigan, a major annual fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Illinois / Special Children’s Charities, which draws thousands of participants. So I imagine if they kept Great America open just on winter weekends, there would be no lack of riders on the Maxx Force.