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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

60 operating days22 Jun to 20 Aug30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 89.3% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 50.9%, down on 37 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 60 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 89.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 50.9%.

89.3%uptime

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper11d 2h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 37 of 60 days 50.9%
  2. 2Dora's World Voyage7d 14h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 56 of 60 days 59.4%
  3. 3Pleasure Beach Express4d 16h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 28 of 60 days 76.8%
  4. 4Big One4d 2h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 23 of 60 days 81.6%
  5. 5SpongeBob's Splash Bash3d 3h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 84.2%
  6. 6Valhalla3d 3h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 37 of 60 days 84.5%
  7. 7Diego's Rainforest Rescue2d 9h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 50 of 60 days 87.3%
  8. 8Impossible2d 7h lost · 33 breakdowns · down on 37 of 60 days 88.5%
  9. 9Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic2d 2h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 33 of 60 days 90.3%
  10. 10Krusty Krab Order Up2d 0h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 45 of 60 days 90.4%
  11. 11Nickelodeon Streak2d 0h lost · 43 breakdowns · down on 43 of 60 days 90.4%
  12. 12Blue Flyer1d 19h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 49 of 60 days 91.1%
  13. 13Grand National1d 16h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 22 of 60 days 91.1%
  14. 14Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce1d 19h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 49 of 60 days 91.2%
  15. 15Backyardigans Pirate Treasure1d 19h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 49 of 60 days 91.2%
  16. 16Bikini Bottom Bus Tour1d 18h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 49 of 60 days 91.2%
  17. 17Alice in Wonderland1d 18h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 23 of 60 days 91.2%
  18. 18Avatar Airbender1d 19h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 46 of 60 days 91.3%
  19. 19Rugrats Lost River1d 17h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 38 of 60 days 91.9%
  20. 20Fairy World Taxi Spin1d 11h lost · 41 breakdowns · down on 40 of 60 days 92.9%
  21. 21Aviktas1d 2h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 13 of 60 days 93.9%
  22. 22Ghost Train1d 0h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 18 of 60 days 95%
  23. 23Flying Machines1d 1h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 7 of 60 days 95.1%
  24. 24Infusion15h 23m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 17 of 60 days 96.2%
  25. 25Revolution18h 40m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 14 of 60 days 96.8%
  26. 26Avalanche8h 57m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 12 of 60 days 98.3%
  27. 27Steeplechase7h 11m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 10 of 60 days 98.6%
  28. 28Derby Racer7h 4m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 2 of 60 days 98.6%
  29. 29ICON6h 26m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 7 of 60 days 98.8%
  30. 30Launch Pad1h 23m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 2 of 60 days 99.7%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

859 breakdowns · late starts excluded

6110am
3311am
3212pm
301pm
302pm
253pm
1374pm
3275pm
116pm
947pm
458pm

Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 327 of the 825 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 104 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 34 closures start in the 9pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

22 Jun to 20 Aug

22 Jun20 Aug

The worst day in this window was 26 Jul, when 21% of the park's ride hours were lost and 17 of 30 rides went down at some point.

Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 60 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.

Frequently asked

Which rides break down most at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

Big Dipper (50.9%), Dora's World Voyage (59.4%), Pleasure Beach Express (76.8%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 60 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 89.3% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is good. 9 excellent, 15 good, 4 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Launch Pad, at 99.7% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 1h 23m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

5pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 327 of the 825 recorded breakdowns beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.

Which rides are closed at Blackpool Pleasure Beach today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Blackpool Pleasure Beach live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.

How is uptime measured?

Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.

Does weather affect Blackpool Pleasure Beach reliability?

Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.

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