Force is affected by unfavorable weather conditions such as rain, lightning or strong winds; under these conditions the ride is closed, but in light rain it can remain open. Lighting When the ride opened in 2000, Cedar Point chose High End Systems, headquartered in Austin, Texas, to light the ride. Rob Decker, Cedar Point's Corporate Director of Planning & Design, said that they thought they would have to mount multiple floodlights on the tower. However, they were able to install thirty EC-1 floodlights at the base of the lift hill structure which provided lighting throughout the ride's structure. Of the six main support towers, three had six EC-1s, and three towers had four EC-1s. The three tallest towers had another unit in the middle. Over the years, the lights were not maintained and grew noticeably dimmer. In 2012, Cedar Point introduced a nighttime show, Luminosity — Ignite the Night!, to "re-energize" the park at the end of the day. New LED lights from Sunrise, Florida-based Chauvet Professional were installed to illuminate the ride. Twenty COLORado Range and ten COLORado Ridge wash lights were installed at the base of the lift hill structure. Records When it opened in May 2000, Millennium Force broke five world records among roller coasters and introduced a new magnetic braking system instead of the commonly used friction brakes. This new system enabled the use of a shorter brake run, enabling the train to slow down from to a standstill in only six seconds. Millennium Force's records as the tallest and fastest complete-circuit roller coaster were broken several months later in August when Steel Dragon 2000 opened. It remained the tallest and fastest at Cedar Point until 2003, when the park debuted Top Thrill Dragster, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. Roller coaster records Millennium Force held the following records at the time of its debut: First ever complete-circuit roller coaster to top Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster () Longest drop on a complete-circuit roller coaster () Fastest complete-circuit roller coaster () Steepest non-inversion banked turn on a roller coaster (122°) (Half Corkscrew) Park records At the time of Millennium Force's debut, Cedar Point held records for the following: Most rides at an amusement park (68) Most roller coasters at an amusement park (14) Most steel roller coasters at an amusement park (12) Most feet of roller coaster track at an amusement park (44,013 ft)