Californias Great America ride reliability
42 tracked rides at Californias Great America ran 80.1% of opening hours across the last 11 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Tiki Twirl at 48.3%, down on 11 of 11 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 11 operating days, 42 tracked rides ran 80.1% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Tiki Twirl, at 48.3%.
Every Californias Great America ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
42 rides · 11 days · worst first
- 1Tiki Twirl48.3%
- 2The Pumpkin Patch69.8%
- 3Delirium69.8%
- 4Woodstock Express71.3%
- 5Xtreme Skyflyer72.2%
- 6Sally's Love Buggies72.4%
- 7Mass Effect: New Earth72.5%
- 8Thunder Raceway72.6%
- 9The Grizzly76.7%
- 10GR8 SK878.5%
- 11Snoopy's Space Race81.4%
- 12Liberty Twirler82.3%
- 13Gold Striker86.6%
- 14RailBlazer87.5%
- 15Whitewater Falls87.7%
- 16Orbit89.5%
- 17Flight Deck90.4%
- 18Demon90.6%
- 19Drop Tower90.8%
- 20Pacific Gliders91.4%
- 21Eagles Flight (Skyride)91.4%
- 22Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight91.6%
- 23Centrifuge91.7%
- 24PEANUTS™ Pirates91.9%
- 25PEANUTS™ 50092.9%
- 26Snoopy's Space Buggies93.7%
- 27Psycho Mouse93.8%
- 28Patriot93.8%
- 29Berserker95.5%
- 30Character Carousel95.5%
- 31Star Tower96%
- 32Flying Ace96.4%
- 33Rue le Dodge96.9%
- 34Carousel Columbia97%
- 35Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies97%
- 36Celebration Swings97.3%
- 37Joe Cool's Dodgem School97.3%
- 38Sally's Swing Set97.7%
- 39Kite Eating Tree97.8%
- 40Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally98.2%
- 41Flying Eagles98.2%
- 42Planet Snoopy Construction Zone98.4%
When Californias Great America rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
226 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 3pm, with 29 of the 166 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 212 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 60 closures start in the 5pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Californias Great America downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
12 Sept to 1 Nov
The worst day in this window was 10 Oct, when 24.1% of the park's ride hours were lost and 46 of 46 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 11 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 Californias Great America?
Tiki Twirl (48.3%), The Pumpkin Patch (69.8%), Delirium (69.8%) have the lowest uptime at Californias Great America across the last 11 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 42 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Californias Great America overall?
Californias Great America averages 80.1% uptime across 42 tracked rides, which is patchy. 14 excellent, 16 good, 9 patchy, 3 poor.
Which ride at Californias Great America is the most reliable?
Planet Snoopy Construction Zone, at 98.4% uptime over 11 recorded days, losing only 1h 22m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Californias Great America?
3pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 29 of the 166 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 Californias Great America today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Californias Great America 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 Californias Great America 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.

