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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

46 operating days11 Sept to 8 Nov30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 81.2% of opening hours across the last 46 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 4.9%, down on 46 of 46 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 46 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 81.2% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 4.9%.

81.2%uptime
Least reliableBig Dipper 4.9%Dora's World Voyage 15.7%Krusty Krab Order Up 34.5%

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 46 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper13d 16h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 46 of 46 days 4.9%
  2. 2Dora's World Voyage12d 2h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 46 of 46 days 15.7%
  3. 3Krusty Krab Order Up8d 22h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 45 of 46 days 34.5%
  4. 4Big One5d 0h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 27 of 46 days 65.3%
  5. 5Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce3d 1h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 80.4%
  6. 6Nickelodeon Streak2d 23h lost · 41 breakdowns · down on 43 of 46 days 80.4%
  7. 7SpongeBob's Splash Bash3d 1h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 80.8%
  8. 8Bikini Bottom Bus Tour2d 23h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 81.2%
  9. 9Diego's Rainforest Rescue2d 21h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 81.6%
  10. 10Blue Flyer2d 17h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 82.8%
  11. 11Rugrats Lost River2d 15h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 83.3%
  12. 12Avatar Airbender2d 13h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 83.7%
  13. 13Backyardigans Pirate Treasure2d 13h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 83.7%
  14. 14Fairy World Taxi Spin2d 13h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 44 of 46 days 83.8%
  15. 15Valhalla2d 3h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 23 of 46 days 86.4%
  16. 16Flying Machines1d 19h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 12 of 46 days 86.5%
  17. 17ICON1d 11h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 14 of 46 days 90.9%
  18. 18Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic1d 11h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 17 of 46 days 91.6%
  19. 19Avalanche1d 3h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 18 of 46 days 93.3%
  20. 20Infusion1d 1h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 13 of 46 days 93.5%
  21. 21Revolution1d 1h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 9 of 46 days 93.6%
  22. 22Grand National22h 16m lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 16 of 46 days 93.7%
  23. 23Steeplechase1d 1h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 16 of 46 days 94.3%
  24. 24Pleasure Beach Express18h 43m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 10 of 46 days 94.4%
  25. 25Ghost Train23h 12m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 12 of 46 days 94.5%
  26. 26Aviktas19h 34m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 10 of 46 days 94.5%
  27. 27Impossible15h 16m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 6 of 46 days 95%
  28. 28Alice in Wonderland17h 43m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 15 of 46 days 95.8%
  29. 29Launch Pad14h 30m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 7 of 46 days 96.4%
  30. 30Derby Racer1h 10m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 2 of 46 days 99.8%
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

690 breakdowns · late starts excluded

3710am
2111am
1812pm
211pm
242pm
153pm
3414pm
1845pm
66pm
57pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 341 of the 672 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 166 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 8pm 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

11 Sept to 8 Nov

11 Sept8 Nov

The worst day in this window was 25 Oct, when 39.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 23 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 46 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 (4.9%), Dora's World Voyage (15.7%), Krusty Krab Order Up (34.5%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 46 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 81.2% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is patchy. 4 excellent, 12 good, 10 patchy, 4 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Derby Racer, at 99.8% uptime over 46 recorded days, losing only 1h 10m 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 341 of the 672 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.