Is it illegal to have an amusement park opened in rain, thunder & Lightning?

Question

Is it illegal to have an amusement park opened in rain, thunder & Lightning? Please if it is give me the place to contact so i can call because i know of an amusement park that is opened all the time no matter the weather. I'm just a concerned citizen & want to help. What do i do?

Answer 1

no its not illegal at all

Answer 2

It is not illegal to keep an amusement park open during bad weather, however, it is up to the park to determine at what point to close for safety reasons. If it is tornado like weather, most parks will close. If it's just some rain, the parks and most rides will remain open. If there is lightening too close to the park (generally 10 miles or less), most of the major rides will close until the lightening passes. If the amusement park is open during cold weather, such as Busch Gardens Williamsburg for Christmas Town, they cannot operate rollercoasters if the temperature is 40 degrees or below. If there is a snow storm approaching, the park will close for guest and staff safety to give them a chance to get home before the storm hits.

Answer 3

It's neither illegal or unsafe. They simply don't operate certain rides during the weather. Florida gets lighting and thunderstorms nearly every day, especially in the late afternoon. It's highly illogical to close the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Universal Studios, etc. every day for such normal weather.



I know many people who prefer to go to these all weather, all year parks during the winter for the lighter crowds. And as far as I can tell, no one has every been struck by lightening inside a park. Getting a little wet is a personal choice.



Disneyland, Disneyworld, Universal, and several 6 Flags are year round, all weather parks.

Answer 4

no, it isn't. besides, if the place is smart they would put in a place where it's usually sunny...like southern california or florida or something. you gotta remember, too, amusement parks go through all these steps to just be open. so many requirements because the safety precautions are there to make absolute 100% sure that it's safe, no matter what! if an amusement park was breaking a safety rule that would put any danger to anyone they would be immediatly shut down until the problem is fixed. no question. the safety precautions and laws are that strict!

Answer 5

you're an idiot that just wants to start trouble.

no of course its not illegal to keep an amusement park open in the rain, thunder, and lightening.

there are MANY theme parks that are open 365 days per year rain or shine. wind or hail. 100*F or 32*F.....

take disney world for example.

they have only closed i believe 3 times in their history.

one was cuz of 9/11 and two other times were due to a hurricane.

Answer 6

I don't think that it is illegal in anyway. Even though there is a chance of you getting struck by lightening on a roller coaster being around full of metal I don't think it should be illegal. Usually when it rains people go like under a tent or get an umbrella until it cools down. If it weren't safe they wouldn't have it up. Some people are risking it some aren't.

Answer 7

Illegal or not, they have incentive to shut down rides anyway during storms because if anyone gets struck by lightning on their rides, the park is liable.

Answer 8

The keep it open during rain but the rides are closed.

Answer 9

I don't think it's illegal. It's just unsafe, and it's common sense to go to a safe place when you see a thunder storm coming.