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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

50 operating days22 Aug to 20 Oct30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 84% of opening hours across the last 50 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 2.2%, down on 50 of 50 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 50 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 84% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 2.2%.

84%uptime

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 50 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper14d 20h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 50 of 50 days 2.2%
  2. 2Krusty Krab Order Up10d 0h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 28.5%
  3. 3Dora's World Voyage9d 22h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 29%
  4. 4Big One4d 1h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 27 of 50 days 71.4%
  5. 5Avatar Airbender2d 11h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 84%
  6. 6SpongeBob's Splash Bash2d 8h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 84.7%
  7. 7Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce2d 5h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 85%
  8. 8Flying Machines1d 23h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 85.8%
  9. 9Rugrats Lost River2d 5h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 47 of 50 days 85.9%
  10. 10Pleasure Beach Express2d 1h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 16 of 50 days 87.2%
  11. 11Backyardigans Pirate Treasure1d 21h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 87.2%
  12. 12Bikini Bottom Bus Tour1d 21h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 87.3%
  13. 13Blue Flyer1d 21h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 87.3%
  14. 14Diego's Rainforest Rescue1d 20h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 87.4%
  15. 15Nickelodeon Streak1d 20h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 47 of 50 days 87.7%
  16. 16Fairy World Taxi Spin1d 19h lost · 47 breakdowns · down on 47 of 50 days 87.7%
  17. 17Valhalla1d 10h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 23 of 50 days 90.7%
  18. 18Grand National1d 8h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 16 of 50 days 92.3%
  19. 19Impossible16h 35m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 95.1%
  20. 20ICON13h 59m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 13 of 50 days 96%
  21. 21Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic14h 4m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 13 of 50 days 96.3%
  22. 22Aviktas12h 7m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 7 of 50 days 96.6%
  23. 23Ghost Train11h 32m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 8 of 50 days 97%
  24. 24Revolution9h 56m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 5 of 50 days 97%
  25. 25Alice in Wonderland9h 46m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 97.6%
  26. 26Steeplechase8h 16m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 13 of 50 days 97.8%
  27. 27Infusion7h 1m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 9 of 50 days 98%
  28. 28Avalanche6h 30m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 13 of 50 days 98.3%
  29. 29Launch Pad42m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 3 of 50 days 99.8%
  30. 30Derby Racer0m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 0 of 50 days 100%
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

696 breakdowns · late starts excluded

2510am
1311am
1912pm
221pm
252pm
163pm
3724pm
1385pm
46pm
187pm
268pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 372 of the 678 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 177 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 18 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 Aug to 20 Oct

22 Aug20 Oct

The worst day in this window was 9 Oct, when 27.2% of the park's ride hours were lost and 18 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 50 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 (2.2%), Krusty Krab Order Up (28.5%), Dora's World Voyage (29%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 50 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 84% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is patchy. 12 excellent, 12 good, 3 patchy, 3 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Derby Racer, at 100% uptime over 50 recorded days, losing only 0m in total.

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

4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 372 of the 678 closures that started before the park's final hour 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.