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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

53 operating days2 Aug to 30 Sept30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 86.3% of opening hours across the last 53 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 5.3%, down on 52 of 53 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 53 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 86.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 5.3%.

86.3%uptime

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 53 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper16d 16h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 5.3%
  2. 2Krusty Krab Order Up7d 16h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 51 of 53 days 49.6%
  3. 3Dora's World Voyage7d 15h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 51 of 53 days 49.6%
  4. 4Big One3d 17h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 23 of 53 days 76.8%
  5. 5Rugrats Lost River2d 16h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 46 of 53 days 85%
  6. 6Avatar Airbender2d 10h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 85.8%
  7. 7Nickelodeon Streak2d 6h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 49 of 53 days 86.8%
  8. 8SpongeBob's Splash Bash2d 5h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 87%
  9. 9Flying Machines1d 22h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 11 of 53 days 87.7%
  10. 10Pleasure Beach Express2d 1h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 13 of 53 days 88.5%
  11. 11Backyardigans Pirate Treasure1d 20h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 51 of 53 days 88.9%
  12. 12Diego's Rainforest Rescue1d 20h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 89%
  13. 13Blue Flyer1d 19h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 89%
  14. 14Bikini Bottom Bus Tour1d 19h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 89.1%
  15. 15Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce1d 19h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 50 of 53 days 89.1%
  16. 16Valhalla2d 1h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 29 of 53 days 89.2%
  17. 17Fairy World Taxi Spin1d 16h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 46 of 53 days 89.9%
  18. 18Grand National1d 13h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 14 of 53 days 91.8%
  19. 19Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic1d 7h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 20 of 53 days 92.7%
  20. 20Impossible18h 34m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 24 of 53 days 95.4%
  21. 21Ghost Train14h 34m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 8 of 53 days 96.7%
  22. 22ICON9h 13m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 9 of 53 days 97.7%
  23. 23Avalanche8h 47m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 15 of 53 days 98.1%
  24. 24Steeplechase7h 59m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 11 of 53 days 98.1%
  25. 25Alice in Wonderland9h 1m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 12 of 53 days 98.2%
  26. 26Revolution7h 55m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 10 of 53 days 98.2%
  27. 27Derby Racer6h 59m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 53 days 98.4%
  28. 28Aviktas6h 0m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 4 of 53 days 98.5%
  29. 29Infusion5h 9m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 6 of 53 days 98.7%
  30. 30Launch Pad21m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 2 of 53 days 99.9%
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

768 breakdowns · late starts excluded

3810am
2011am
1812pm
171pm
282pm
193pm
2344pm
2605pm
86pm
537pm
408pm

Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 260 of the 735 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 137 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 33 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

2 Aug to 30 Sept

2 Aug30 Sept

The worst day in this window was 4 Sept, when 25.1% 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 53 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 (5.3%), Krusty Krab Order Up (49.6%), Dora's World Voyage (49.6%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 53 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 86.3% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is good. 11 excellent, 15 good, 1 patchy, 3 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Launch Pad, at 99.9% uptime over 53 recorded days, losing only 21m 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 260 of the 735 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.