Michigan’s Adventure closes for second day after storm knocks out power

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Michigan’s Adventure is closed for a second day after thousands were left without power due to severe storms.

Tuesday morning’s storm caused power outages in several Lake Michigan cities and hit Muskegon County hard.

According to Consumers Energy’s outage map, more than 50,000 Consumers Energy customers were still without power as of 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Consumers has restored power to over 100,000 customers and is on track to restore power to most customers by noon Thursday.

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The outage map shows a high concentration of power outages between Muskegon and White Hall, where Michigan’s Adventure is located.

The theme park announced its closure on Facebook one hour before its usual opening time.

One of the messages posted on social media regarding tickets purchased in advance was: “The validity of tickets specifically dated June 25 or 26 has been extended until September 2, 2024.”

The announcement did not include details on ticket refunds, but Facebook commenters wrote that they were contacted directly by the theme park.

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