Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
30 rides · 53 days · worst first
- 1Big Dipper5.3%
- 2Krusty Krab Order Up49.6%
- 3Dora's World Voyage49.6%
- 4Big One76.8%
- 5Rugrats Lost River85%
- 6Avatar Airbender85.8%
- 7Nickelodeon Streak86.8%
- 8SpongeBob's Splash Bash87%
- 9Flying Machines87.7%
- 10Pleasure Beach Express88.5%
- 11Backyardigans Pirate Treasure88.9%
- 12Diego's Rainforest Rescue89%
- 13Blue Flyer89%
- 14Bikini Bottom Bus Tour89.1%
- 15Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce89.1%
- 16Valhalla89.2%
- 17Fairy World Taxi Spin89.9%
- 18Grand National91.8%
- 19Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic92.7%
- 20Impossible95.4%
- 21Ghost Train96.7%
- 22ICON97.7%
- 23Avalanche98.1%
- 24Steeplechase98.1%
- 25Alice in Wonderland98.2%
- 26Revolution98.2%
- 27Derby Racer98.4%
- 28Aviktas98.5%
- 29Infusion98.7%
- 30Launch Pad99.9%
When Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
768 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

