Originally Posted By TP2000 I just read that due to today's rainy weather, Knott's Berry Farm not only failed to open today for theme park guests, but they also cancelled tonight's planned Halloween Haunt ticketed party. <a href="http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2010/10/19/stormy-weather-closes-knotts-haunt/59324/" target="_blank">http://ocresort.ocregister.com...t/59324/</a> The weather was bizarre for this time of year, more like a rainy day in January than mid October, but I watched Disneyland's Halloween Screams fireworks go off on time tonight, signaling that the Halloween party was going well tonight. Can you imagine if Disneyland closed for the day because of rain showers? Or the cries of horror and anger that would light up the Internets if they outright cancelled a planned Halloween party? I am continually baffled how Knott's Berry Farm stays in business in the shadow of Disneyland, not just from their pathetically low attendance, but their overall operational decisions.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Disneyland has closed early because of rain, but they don't do it at nearly the rate Knott's does.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Also Knotts event is everyday of October. DL's is 2 days a week basically and most are sold out already. They cancell just one of those days, they have a bigger PR problem to deal with.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 This kinda worries me a bit. We are planning a trip to the YEW-ESS and I have narrowed down our departure date(I like to plan VERY much in intricate detail and VERY far out in advance!)to around 22-23/10/12, or in other words, almost two years from now. Although the rain might not make for a fun day at DL it COULD have the added bonus of clearing out the park of all those pesky APers. Are rainy days common for this time of the year?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Rain is very uncommon in southern California this time of year. Typically, this is the time for the hot Santa Ana Winds out of the desert, which cause the annual wildfires. I'm not sure what is going on this year (El Nino?), but this weather is not typical at all. I think the annual rainfall in the area is usually about 4-6" (yep, that's all), and the vast majority of that comes between January and March. Not that fires are a big concern at DL (though the smoke could blow that way), but they should be far higher on your radar of what could go wrong.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS We were at Knott's the first Wednesday they had the Haunt and it was very rainy. They had to keep stopping the flow through the mazes because of the plan layout of them. Workers showed up constantly to squeegee the floors because folks were falling like flies. What most might not notice is that although it appears you are inside of a building, about 2/3 of the mazes have no ceilings. This makes for a very slippery and unsafe passageway when you are jumping and screaming and trying to sidestep those pesky silly teenagers. Knott's was very wise to cancel the Haunt last night. Of course, that's only my opinion.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Although the rain might not make for a fun day at DL it COULD have the added bonus of clearing out the park of all those pesky APers.<< Hate to break it to you Bob Paris 1, but the rain has a tendency to bring AP holders to the Park.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "Disneyland has closed early because of rain, but they don't do it at nearly the rate Knott's does." Yupp, my february trip rained everyday. One day they decided to shut down DL very early without announcment.
Originally Posted By piratebrittany <<Although the rain might not make for a fun day at DL it COULD have the added bonus of clearing out the park of all those pesky APers.>> I've noticed that on rainy days the park is actually mostly APers. They don't have to front the ticket price so if they come and play in the puddles for only a few hours it doesn't really affect them the way it would a guest who paid for a one day ticket.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I think it depends on how much rain there is. When i was there it was terrible but i had the whole spacemountain train to myself, tower of terror elevator and own boat on pirates. There are some advantages but nicer weather is much more appreciated.
Originally Posted By piratebrittany I agree. I love going to the parks in the rain. Everything is so pretty and it's nice to grab hot cocoa and head for the Billy's. But sometimes at a certain point it gets too cold or you've stepped knee deep into a puddle and you're just ready to leave. Lol
Originally Posted By tashajilek LOL so true! If i ever go during that time of year im going to bring rubber boots and try and find those waterproof pants the cm's have.
Originally Posted By tashajilek HAHAHA yea i know i would look ridiculous lol. Better to look dumb than be soaked.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "Disneyland has closed early because of rain, but they don't do it at nearly the rate Knott's does." We saw this first hand a few years ago. It began to drizzle late one afternoon. This was sometime in March IIRC. It was supposed to b open until 10PM. By the time it got dark the rain was really coming down hard and it was cold. The park was deserted and only a few attractions were still open. We rode a few until we decided that we were simply miserable and we left around 7 PM. I have no idea the park stayed open until 10PM but I really doubt it. The stores on Main St. were empty. Its the emptiest I have ever seen DL. I would be surprised if there were as many as 1000 people in the whole park when we left.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 " I'm not sure what is going on this year (El Nino?), but this weather is not typical at all." I know what you mean. Even though it is supposed to be spring here, the east coast of Australia had almost winter conditions again the other day. Melbourne had a max of something like 11 and Hobart was down to an almost freezing SEVEN max, along with wild rains and some flooding. While you guys are getting el nino, we are apparently getting the el nina or whatever it is - the EAST coast, that is. Here in bloody sub-sahara Perth(so named now because of the weather and the massive influx of African immigrants)it is back to 32 and hot humid conditions. *sigh* Tasmania is looking better and better all the time!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I've actually only been to DLR once when it rained even though I easily been there over 60 times basically. Oddly enough I been at TDR when it rained 3 times lol. But it rains a lot more in Tokyo than SoCal area and why there is a roof on World Bazaar as well. I also been to DLP once when it rained and once at HKDL the last time I was there back in 2008. I usually prefer when it DOESNT rain of course, but if its not too heavy I bare it and it can still be fun. But I usually like to sit outside and people watch. When it rains those plans are cancelled . But the one time I went during rain at DLR it actually stopped around 3 p.m. so not too bad.
Originally Posted By SFH I remember working one day that had rain during the day. My boss was Duty Manager and made the call to close the park earlier than planned. As the announcement that the park would be closing earlier than scheduled that night due to inclement weather, the skies were clearing. It didn't rain the rest of the evening.
Originally Posted By tashajilek What i didnt get is why Disneyland isnt prepared for the rain?.They Had to close down Spacemountain and BLAB due to water filling the queue. If it does rain badly sometimes why isnt there proper draining?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It's a southern California thing. It rains a fair amount a couple days of the year (I would be shocked if it ever got over 1" in a day), but the infrastructure just isn't designed to handle it at all. Most places, outdoor stair treads are sloped 'down' the flight so that water will drain off of them. In soCal, they are built however they feel like, often causing each step to fill up with water in the rain. Sidewalks and roads have large dips in them that fill up with water, and no way to drain them. People plan events (parties, weddings, etc) outside without a rain plan, simply because they know the chances of rain are so low that it doesn't really matter. In the grand scheme of things, it's just not practical in southern California to plan for rain, since it rains so infrequently (I would be surprised if it's over 20 days per year). It's a huge hassle when it does, and nobody really knows how to handle it (just watch the traffic reports!), but it's just an unfortunate part of the culture. As a side note, it's always fun when people from soCal plan events elsewhere and don't account for rain. The world premiere of Cars was at the Charlotte Motor Speedway the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, 2006. In true rest-of-the-country fashion, there was quite a big rainstorm in the middle of the afternoon/early evening, and the event crew didn't have any sort of plan. There was nothing listed on the tickets about a rain plan, and they weren't allowing umbrellas inside the gates. Apparently earlier in the day, the storm blew away lots of balloons and tents that had been set up for the event, much to the disappointment of the crews that tried to hold them down in the wind. There are just things that people don't consider in this area, simply because it never occurs to them.
