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Cedar Point ride reliability

39 operating days16 Jul to 13 Sept66 rides tracked

66 tracked rides at Cedar Point ran 80.2% of opening hours across the last 39 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Space Age at 0.4%, down on 39 of 39 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 39 operating days, 66 tracked rides ran 80.2% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Space Age, at 0.4%.

80.2%uptime

Every Cedar Point ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

66 rides · 39 days · worst first

  1. 1Space Age18d 8h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 0.4%
  2. 2WindSeeker10d 11h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 43.5%
  3. 3Gemini7d 23h lost · 59 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 56.9%
  4. 4Peanuts Road Rally8d 2h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 57%
  5. 5Ocean Motion7d 20h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 57.7%
  6. 6Kite Eating Tree7d 7h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 60.9%
  7. 7Flying Ace Balloon Race6d 22h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 62.8%
  8. 8Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers6d 22h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 62.8%
  9. 9Snoopy's Space Race6d 20h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 63.3%
  10. 10Joe Cool's Dodgem School6d 19h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 63.3%
  11. 11Woodstock's Whirlybirds6d 17h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 63.9%
  12. 12Snoopy's Express Railroad6d 16h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 64%
  13. 13Giant Wheel6d 17h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 64.7%
  14. 14SlingShot6d 1h lost · 37 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 67.9%
  15. 15Sky Ride5d 7h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 72.2%
  16. 16Pipe Scream4d 15h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 74.9%
  17. 17Rougarou4d 11h lost · 55 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 75.1%
  18. 18Magnum XL-2004d 10h lost · 76 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 76.4%
  19. 19Corkscrew3d 21h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 78.5%
  20. 20Cedar Creek Mine Ride3d 20h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 78.5%
  21. 214x4's3d 22h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 78.6%
  22. 22Raptor3d 23h lost · 43 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 79.1%
  23. 23Steel Vengeance3d 12h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 80.3%
  24. 24Power Tower Shot3d 15h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 80.8%
  25. 25Skyhawk3d 13h lost · 34 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 81%
  26. 26Power Tower3d 12h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 81.6%
  27. 27maXair3d 10h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 81.8%
  28. 28Wave Swinger3d 9h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 81.9%
  29. 29GateKeeper3d 8h lost · 102 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 82%
  30. 30Valravn3d 5h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 82.3%
  31. 31Maverick3d 5h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 38 of 39 days 82.7%
  32. 32Matterhorn2d 22h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 84.2%
  33. 33Woodstock Express2d 20h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 84.3%
  34. 34Balloon Race2d 16h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 85.3%
  35. 35Wild Mouse2d 14h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 86.1%
  36. 36Calypso2d 12h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 86.6%
  37. 37Blue Streak2d 7h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 87.2%
  38. 38Top Thrill 22d 7h lost · 99 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 87.6%
  39. 39Siren's Curse2d 6h lost · 59 breakdowns · down on 34 of 39 days 87.8%
  40. 40Iron Dragon2d 2h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 33 of 39 days 87.8%
  41. 41Troika2d 4h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 88.2%
  42. 42Millennium Force2d 3h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 36 of 39 days 88.5%
  43. 43Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad1d 20h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 88.8%
  44. 44Dodgem2d 1h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 88.9%
  45. 45Camp Bus2d 0h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 89.2%
  46. 46Charlie Brown's Wind-Up1d 23h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 89.4%
  47. 47Peanuts 5001d 22h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 89.6%
  48. 48Red Baron1d 21h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 89.9%
  49. 49Woodstock's Airmail1d 20h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.1%
  50. 50Linus' Beetle Bugs1d 20h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.1%
  51. 51Wilderness Run1d 19h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.2%
  52. 52Super Himalaya1d 18h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.4%
  53. 53Atomic Scrambler1d 18h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.5%
  54. 54Lake Erie Eagles1d 17h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 90.7%
  55. 55Rock, Spin & Turn1d 15h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.2%
  56. 56Sky Fighters1d 14h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.3%
  57. 57Dune Buggies1d 14h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.3%
  58. 58Police Cars1d 14h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.3%
  59. 59Midway Carousel1d 14h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.4%
  60. 60Motorcycles1d 13h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 37 of 39 days 91.6%
  61. 61Helicopters1d 6h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 29 of 39 days 92.7%
  62. 62Kiddy Kingdom Carousel18h 15m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 32 of 39 days 96.1%
  63. 63Cedar Downs Racing Derby17h 28m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 29 of 39 days 96.2%
  64. 64Roto Whip17h 25m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 30 of 39 days 96.2%
  65. 65Mustangs15h 32m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 29 of 39 days 96.7%
  66. 66Cadillac Cars14h 53m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 28 of 39 days 96.8%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Cedar Point rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1,774 breakdowns · late starts excluded

219am
13610am
10811am
12612pm
1181pm
1642pm
1363pm
1414pm
1235pm
1196pm
2377pm
2428pm
629pm

Breakdowns cluster at 8pm, with 242 of the 1,733 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 1,638 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 41 closures start in the 10pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Cedar Point downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

16 Jul to 13 Sept

16 Jul13 Sept

The worst day in this window was 10 Sept, when 40.9% of the park's ride hours were lost and 66 of 66 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 39 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 Cedar Point?

Space Age (0.4%), WindSeeker (43.5%), Gemini (56.9%) have the lowest uptime at Cedar Point across the last 39 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 66 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Cedar Point overall?

Cedar Point averages 80.2% uptime across 66 tracked rides, which is patchy. 5 excellent, 28 good, 19 patchy, 14 poor.

Which ride at Cedar Point is the most reliable?

Cadillac Cars, at 96.8% uptime over 39 recorded days, losing only 14h 53m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Cedar Point?

8pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 242 of the 1,733 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 Cedar Point today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point 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.