Busch Gardens Williamsburg ride reliability
13 tracked rides at Busch Gardens Williamsburg ran 26.4% of opening hours across the last 46 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge at 0.3%, down on 46 of 46 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 46 operating days, 13 tracked rides ran 26.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge, at 0.3%.
Every Busch Gardens Williamsburg ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
13 rides · 46 days · worst first
- 1The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge0.3%
- 2Le Scoot1.1%
- 3DarKoaster®70.4%
- 4The Battering Ram87.7%
- 5Griffon93.6%
- 6Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On94.5%
- 7Verbolten: Forbidden Turn95%
- 8Tempesto95.1%
- 9Apollo's Chariot97.5%
- 10Alpengeist97.6%
- 11InvadR98%
- 12Finnegan's Flyer98.8%
- 13Der Autobahn98.8%
When Busch Gardens Williamsburg rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
26 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 11am, with 10 of the 25 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 951 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 1 closures start in the 7pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
2 Aug to 27 Sept
The worst day in this window was 6 Aug, when 83.7% of the park's ride hours were lost and 39 of 39 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg?
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge (0.3%), Le Scoot (1.1%), DarKoaster® (70.4%) have the lowest uptime at Busch Gardens Williamsburg across the last 46 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 13 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Busch Gardens Williamsburg overall?
Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 26.4% uptime across 13 tracked rides, which is poor. 7 excellent, 3 good, 1 patchy, 2 poor.
Which ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the most reliable?
Finnegan's Flyer, at 98.8% uptime over 46 recorded days, losing only 6h 11m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?
11am is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 10 of the 25 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Busch Gardens Williamsburg 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 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.