After 156 Years, American Theme Park Makes Difficult Decision to Keep Guests, Employees Safe

After 156 Years, American Theme Park Makes Difficult Decision to Keep Guests, Employees Safe

Cedar Point, one of America’s most beloved theme parks, had to lock out all guests from a major event on the evening of July 17 to keep guests and employees safe amid a dangerous situation in the area. Credit: Jeremy Thompson, Flickr Cedar Point Makes Right Decision: Shuts Down Nighttime Event for Safety of Everyone The air over Lake Erie no longer looked like summer. A heavy gray veil swallowed the horizon, softening Cedar Point’s towering roll…

Cedar Point Cancels Major Summer Event as Wildfire Smoke Creates Dangerous Conditions

Summer nights at Cedar Point are supposed to feel almost untouchable. The sun drops behind Lake Erie, coaster lights flicker against the shoreline, and the midway takes on the kind of electric energy that keeps families inside the park long after their feet begin to ache. But this week, something unfamiliar settled over America’s Roller Coast. It was not an approaching thunderstorm that guests could watch on a radar map. It was not a burst of he…

A Frightening New Threat Is Shutting Down America’s Theme Parks

The familiar sounds of a Cedar Point summer are difficult to mistake. Roller coaster trains thunder overhead. Families rush toward the midway. Music spills across the boardwalk as the sun begins to disappear behind Lake Erie. But this week, something felt wrong. The sky had lost its usual summer color. A heavy haze settled over Northeast Ohio, swallowing distant skylines and turning ordinary daylight into something unsettling. For guests arrivin…