Californias Great America ride reliability
42 tracked rides at Californias Great America ran 85.7% of opening hours across the last 11 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Mission Falls at 37.7%, down on 11 of 11 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 11 operating days, 42 tracked rides ran 85.7% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Mission Falls, at 37.7%.
Every Californias Great America ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
42 rides · 11 days · worst first
- 1Mission Falls37.7%
- 2Otter Trotter40.5%
- 3Pup's Pier41.3%
- 4Thunder Raceway70.2%
- 5The Pumpkin Patch74.7%
- 6Mass Effect: New Earth76.3%
- 7Woodstock Express77.6%
- 8Sally's Love Buggies77.7%
- 9Liberty Twirler79.7%
- 10Delirium79.8%
- 11RailBlazer81.5%
- 12The Grizzly82.9%
- 13GR8 SK885.3%
- 14Orbit86.3%
- 15Tiki Twirl88.1%
- 16Demon89.1%
- 17Whitewater Falls89.8%
- 18Snoopy's Space Buggies89.9%
- 19PEANUTS™ 50091.2%
- 20Eagles Flight (Skyride)92.5%
- 21Drop Tower92.9%
- 22Patriot93.6%
- 23Flight Deck94.1%
- 24Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight94.1%
- 25PEANUTS™ Pirates94.3%
- 26Pacific Gliders95.7%
- 27Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies96%
- 28Gold Striker96.1%
- 29Snoopy's Space Race96.5%
- 30Star Tower97.2%
- 31Character Carousel97.4%
- 32Joe Cool's Dodgem School97.5%
- 33Sally's Swing Set97.6%
- 34Berserker97.6%
- 35Kite Eating Tree98.1%
- 36Centrifuge98.4%
- 37Psycho Mouse98.5%
- 38Celebration Swings99%
- 39Rue le Dodge99%
- 40Carousel Columbia99.1%
- 41Flying Eagles99.4%
- 42Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally99.4%
When Californias Great America rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
249 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 6pm, with 49 of the 247 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 193 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 2 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.
Californias Great America downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
22 Aug to 26 Sept
The worst day in this window was 19 Sept, when 19.6% 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?
Mission Falls (37.7%), Otter Trotter (40.5%), Pup's Pier (41.3%) 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 85.7% uptime across 42 tracked rides, which is good. 17 excellent, 13 good, 9 patchy, 3 poor.
Which ride at Californias Great America is the most reliable?
Flying Eagles, at 99.4% uptime over 11 recorded days, losing only 39m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Californias Great America?
6pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 49 of the 247 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.

