Winter Chill Out

For holiday events at other legacy Cedar Fair parks, see WinterFest.

Winter Chill Out is an annual winter event held at Cedar Point.

Description

Unlike the holiday-themed bonanzas at other legacy Cedar Fair parks, Winter Chill Out is a comparatively intimate event involving guided walking tours of the park and its behind-the-scenes activities each February during the winter off-season. Guests are advised to dress warmly.

All tour slots are pre-scheduled and only a limited number of tickets become available each year through a lottery system as they sell out quickly. Tickets that are not purchased within 24 hours of being notified through the lottery become released to the next available applicant selected randomly through the lottery system. Proceeds go towards the A Kid Again charity.

History

Winter Chill Out was first organized in 2011 by Point Buzz, a Cedar Fair fan website. In 2012, Point Buzz began raising funds from the event for the Give Kids the World charity. As the event continued growing in size, Cedar Fair took over management of the guided tours for Winter Chill Out in 2015 and started raising funds for A Kid Again in 2016.

• Winter Chill Out 2011 (February ??)
• Winter Chill Out 2012 (February 25) - Funds raised for Give Kids the World.
• Winter Chill Out 2013 (February ??)
• Winter Chill Out 2014 (February 22) - $40
• Winter Chill Out 2015 (February 21) - $45 for a guided tour, now managed by Cedar Fair.
• Winter Chill Out 2016 (February 20) - $50 for a guided tour. A Kid Again selected as the new charity.
• Winter Chill Out 2017 (February 25) - $50 for a guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2018 (February 24) - $50 for a guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2019 (February 23) - $50 for a guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2020 (February 22) - $50 for a self-guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2021 (February 20) - $50 for a self-guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2022 (February 22) - $65 for a self-guided tour.
• Winter Chill Out 2023 (February 25-26) - $75 for a guided tour, which was expanded from a single-day event to two days. The lottery system was added to handle demand.
• Winter Chill Out 2024 (February 24) - $90 for a guided tour, which included an early up-close look at Top Thrill 2.
• Winter Chill Out 2025 (February 22) - $100 for a guided tour, which included an early up-close look at Siren's Curse.

Gallery

Old logo

Cedar Point Winter Chill Out 2022 - Behind the scenes tour

New logo

External links

• Winter Chill Out official webpage at Cedar Fair
• A Kid Again official website

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