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Cedar Point ride reliability

39 operating days26 Aug to 24 Oct66 rides tracked

66 tracked rides at Cedar Point ran 71.6% of opening hours across the last 39 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Space Age at 0%, down on 39 of 39 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 39 operating days, 66 tracked rides ran 71.6% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Space Age, at 0%.

71.6%uptime

Every Cedar Point ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

66 rides · 39 days · worst first

  1. 1Space Age16d 22h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 39 of 39 days 0%
  2. 2Ocean Motion15d 2h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 11.5%
  3. 3WindSeeker14d 11h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 13.2%
  4. 4Peanuts Road Rally10d 0h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 37.3%
  5. 5Gemini9d 17h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 38.7%
  6. 6Kite Eating Tree9d 7h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 40.8%
  7. 7Flying Ace Balloon Race8d 10h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 45.7%
  8. 8Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers8d 9h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 45.9%
  9. 9Snoopy's Express Railroad8d 9h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 45.9%
  10. 10Joe Cool's Dodgem School8d 9h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 45.9%
  11. 11Snoopy's Space Race8d 8h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 46.2%
  12. 12Woodstock's Whirlybirds8d 7h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 46.4%
  13. 13Magnum XL-2008d 14h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 48.1%
  14. 14Sky Ride8d 9h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 50.5%
  15. 15Pipe Scream6d 11h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 60.5%
  16. 16Rougarou6d 4h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 62.5%
  17. 17Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad4d 15h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 66.7%
  18. 18Cedar Creek Mine Ride5d 0h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 69.7%
  19. 19Woodstock Express4d 19h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 70.3%
  20. 20Power Tower Shot5d 4h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 70.7%
  21. 21Power Tower5d 2h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 71%
  22. 22Skyhawk4d 14h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 71.5%
  23. 234x4's4d 18h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 71.9%
  24. 24SlingShot4d 14h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 72.8%
  25. 25Giant Wheel4d 3h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 73.4%
  26. 26Iron Dragon3d 23h lost · 34 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 74%
  27. 27Corkscrew4d 5h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 74.5%
  28. 28Valravn3d 22h lost · 47 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 75.9%
  29. 29Raptor3d 16h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 76.9%
  30. 30Steel Vengeance3d 18h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 77%
  31. 31Maverick3d 17h lost · 58 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 77.6%
  32. 32maXair3d 17h lost · 37 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 77.6%
  33. 33Balloon Race3d 12h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 78.7%
  34. 34Calypso3d 12h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 78.8%
  35. 35Wave Swinger3d 12h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 79%
  36. 36GateKeeper3d 12h lost · 71 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 79.3%
  37. 37Wild Mouse3d 8h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 79.3%
  38. 38Red Baron3d 2h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 81.4%
  39. 39Wilderness Run3d 1h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 81.5%
  40. 40Camp Bus3d 1h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 81.5%
  41. 41Charlie Brown's Wind-Up3d 0h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 81.7%
  42. 42Linus' Beetle Bugs2d 22h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 81.9%
  43. 43Woodstock's Airmail2d 22h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 82.2%
  44. 44Peanuts 5002d 21h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 82.5%
  45. 45Blue Streak2d 19h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 82.6%
  46. 46Millennium Force2d 18h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 83.8%
  47. 47Troika2d 9h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 85%
  48. 48Matterhorn2d 9h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 85%
  49. 49Lake Erie Eagles2d 7h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 85.4%
  50. 50Super Himalaya2d 5h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 85.9%
  51. 51Top Thrill 22d 10h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.1%
  52. 52Sky Fighters2d 5h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.1%
  53. 53Atomic Scrambler2d 3h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.4%
  54. 54Police Cars2d 3h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.5%
  55. 55Midway Carousel2d 3h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.5%
  56. 56Dodgem2d 3h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.6%
  57. 57Rock, Spin & Turn2d 3h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.6%
  58. 58Dune Buggies2d 2h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 86.6%
  59. 59Motorcycles2d 1h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 39 of 39 days 86.9%
  60. 60Siren's Curse2d 2h lost · 56 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 87.7%
  61. 61Helicopters20h 12m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 94.7%
  62. 62Cedar Downs Racing Derby19h 41m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 95.1%
  63. 63Roto Whip17h 47m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 95.6%
  64. 64Kiddy Kingdom Carousel15h 8m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 96.3%
  65. 65Mustangs14h 29m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 39 of 39 days 96.5%
  66. 66Cadillac Cars14h 16m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 39 of 39 days 96.5%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Cedar Point rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1,320 breakdowns · late starts excluded

59am
7410am
9311am
11712pm
941pm
982pm
1053pm
1124pm
1205pm
1286pm
1257pm
2028pm

Breakdowns cluster at 8pm, with 202 of the 1,273 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 2,184 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 47 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.

Cedar Point downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

26 Aug to 24 Oct

26 Aug24 Oct

The worst day in this window was 27 Sept, when 50.4% 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%), Ocean Motion (11.5%), WindSeeker (13.2%) 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 71.6% uptime across 66 tracked rides, which is patchy. 5 excellent, 15 good, 28 patchy, 18 poor.

Which ride at Cedar Point is the most reliable?

Mustangs, at 96.5% uptime over 39 recorded days, losing only 14h 29m in total.

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

8pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 202 of the 1,273 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.