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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

58 operating days13 Jul to 10 Sept30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 88.5% of opening hours across the last 58 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 17.9%, down on 51 of 58 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 58 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 88.5% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 17.9%.

88.5%uptime

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 58 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper17d 3h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 51 of 58 days 17.9%
  2. 2Dora's World Voyage5d 19h lost · 43 breakdowns · down on 56 of 58 days 67.3%
  3. 3Krusty Krab Order Up4d 1h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 52 of 58 days 77.1%
  4. 4Pleasure Beach Express4d 16h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 58 days 77.6%
  5. 5Big One3d 20h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 24 of 58 days 81.6%
  6. 6Valhalla2d 17h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 37 of 58 days 87%
  7. 7Rugrats Lost River2d 17h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 47 of 58 days 87%
  8. 8Avatar Airbender2d 15h lost · 57 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 87.1%
  9. 9Nickelodeon Streak2d 8h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 51 of 58 days 88.4%
  10. 10SpongeBob's Splash Bash1d 23h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 90%
  11. 11Backyardigans Pirate Treasure1d 23h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 54 of 58 days 90.2%
  12. 12Diego's Rainforest Rescue1d 22h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 90.3%
  13. 13Blue Flyer1d 22h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 90.3%
  14. 14Bikini Bottom Bus Tour1d 22h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 90.4%
  15. 15Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce1d 22h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 53 of 58 days 90.4%
  16. 16Flying Machines1d 19h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 11 of 58 days 90.6%
  17. 17Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic1d 22h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 28 of 58 days 91.1%
  18. 18Fairy World Taxi Spin1d 18h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 48 of 58 days 91.2%
  19. 19Grand National1d 12h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 19 of 58 days 93.5%
  20. 20Impossible1d 3h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 34 of 58 days 94.3%
  21. 21Alice in Wonderland22h 45m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 19 of 58 days 95.8%
  22. 22Ghost Train14h 58m lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 12 of 58 days 97.1%
  23. 23Aviktas12h 49m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 6 of 58 days 97.5%
  24. 24Avalanche9h 43m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 14 of 58 days 98.2%
  25. 25Steeplechase8h 45m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 12 of 58 days 98.3%
  26. 26ICON7h 57m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 8 of 58 days 98.4%
  27. 27Infusion7h 20m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 9 of 58 days 98.4%
  28. 28Derby Racer6h 59m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 58 days 98.6%
  29. 29Revolution6h 14m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 12 of 58 days 98.8%
  30. 30Launch Pad1h 14m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 3 of 58 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

903 breakdowns · late starts excluded

5510am
2711am
2712pm
231pm
302pm
193pm
1134pm
3935pm
156pm
977pm
588pm

Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 393 of the 857 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 110 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 46 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

13 Jul to 10 Sept

13 Jul10 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 58 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 (17.9%), Dora's World Voyage (67.3%), Krusty Krab Order Up (77.1%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 58 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 88.5% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is good. 10 excellent, 15 good, 3 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Launch Pad, at 99.8% uptime over 58 recorded days, losing only 1h 14m 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 393 of the 857 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.