Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
30 rides · 60 days · worst first
- 1Big Dipper50.9%
- 2Dora's World Voyage59.4%
- 3Pleasure Beach Express76.8%
- 4Big One81.6%
- 5SpongeBob's Splash Bash84.2%
- 6Valhalla84.5%
- 7Diego's Rainforest Rescue87.3%
- 8Impossible88.5%
- 9Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic90.3%
- 10Krusty Krab Order Up90.4%
- 11Nickelodeon Streak90.4%
- 12Blue Flyer91.1%
- 13Grand National91.1%
- 14Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce91.2%
- 15Backyardigans Pirate Treasure91.2%
- 16Bikini Bottom Bus Tour91.2%
- 17Alice in Wonderland91.2%
- 18Avatar Airbender91.3%
- 19Rugrats Lost River91.9%
- 20Fairy World Taxi Spin92.9%
- 21Aviktas93.9%
- 22Ghost Train95%
- 23Flying Machines95.1%
- 24Infusion96.2%
- 25Revolution96.8%
- 26Avalanche98.3%
- 27Steeplechase98.6%
- 28Derby Racer98.6%
- 29ICON98.8%
- 30Launch Pad99.7%
When Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
859 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

