Just be warned that De Vliegende Hollander and Raveleijn are both closed for maintenance/weather throughout February and Joris en de Draak is currently closed and has been for a month now due to a technical issue which noone seems to know how long it will take to fix.I am a fan of Disney, which is why I won't be visiting DLP
Efteling looks like a good shout though - thanks for the suggestion!
I really cant imagine enough daily guests wanting to visit in the cold in the UK to make it affordable, and a heck of a lot of work gets done behind the scenes each winter. It's possible to phase all that work and remain open of course but together with the cold weather I think it makes senseThis idea of a “closed season” seems to be a totally western idea. In Asian countries (including ones where they have cold winters), every theme park opens year round with a close to full ride line up. I really don’t buy the weather argument. In South Korea for example, temperatures are currently in the minus numbers and all their parks remain fully open.
I really cant imagine enough daily guests wanting to visit in the cold in the UK to make it affordable, and a heck of a lot of work gets done behind the scenes each winter. It's possible to phase all that work and remain open of course but together with the cold weather I think it makes sense
BPB have tried, and failed, with winter opening for years.
Never made any money, apart from early years of the Big One.
Anybody who has stood on Blackpool front in the winter, when the wind is blowing seawater over the tramlines, will understand the issues BPB would have making it work.
I think AT could pull off a full on Christmas Season, like some of the European parks do. Open in the afternoon, put on European food and drink stalls, do group Xmas dos in the Corporate tent, reindeer, Santa M&G, festive decorations, ice skating, ice sculptures etc., and upcharge even annual pass holders as a special event.