Dorney Park ride reliability
44 tracked rides at Dorney Park ran 85.3% of opening hours across the last 20 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Cedar Creek Cannonball at 48.5%, down on 20 of 20 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 20 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 85.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Cedar Creek Cannonball, at 48.5%.
Every Dorney Park ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
44 rides · 20 days · worst first
- 1Cedar Creek Cannonball48.5%
- 2Thunder Canyon58.4%
- 3Thunder Creek Mountain61.6%
- 4White Water Landing62.2%
- 5Ferris Wheel65.9%
- 6Zephyr76%
- 7Snoopy's Rocket Express76.4%
- 8Demon Drop76.9%
- 9Flying Ace80.6%
- 10Snoopy's Junction80.9%
- 11Flying Ace Balloon Race82.1%
- 12PEANUTS™ 50082.4%
- 13Wild Mouse82.5%
- 14Linus Launcher82.7%
- 15Snoopy's Cloud Climbers82.7%
- 16Road Rally82.8%
- 17Woodstock's Wagon Wheel83.1%
- 18Sally's Swingset84.6%
- 19Kite Eating Tree85.4%
- 20Camp Bus85.8%
- 21Woodstock Whirlybirds86.1%
- 22Woodstock Express86.3%
- 23PEANUTS™ Road Rally86.4%
- 24Charlie Brown's Wind-Up86.5%
- 25Enterprise87.7%
- 26Talon88.5%
- 27Revolution90%
- 28Sea Dragon90.4%
- 29Possessed90.7%
- 30Steel Force92.5%
- 31Thunderhawk93.7%
- 32Dominator Red94.3%
- 33MT Buckets94.8%
- 34Dominator94.8%
- 35Dodgem95.2%
- 36Hydra95.6%
- 37Tilt-a-Whirl96.3%
- 38Iron Menace96.7%
- 39Musik Express96.9%
- 40Wave Swinger97.3%
- 41Antique Carousel97.7%
- 42Kaleidoscope97.7%
- 43Whip98.1%
- 44Scrambler98.2%
When Dorney Park rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
335 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 6pm, with 53 of the 332 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 227 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 3 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.
Dorney Park downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
17 Aug to 25 Sept
The worst day in this window was 25 Sept, when 53.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 44 of 44 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 20 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 Dorney Park?
Cedar Creek Cannonball (48.5%), Thunder Canyon (58.4%), Thunder Creek Mountain (61.6%) have the lowest uptime at Dorney Park across the last 20 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Dorney Park overall?
Dorney Park averages 85.3% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is good. 10 excellent, 16 good, 13 patchy, 5 poor.
Which ride at Dorney Park is the most reliable?
Scrambler, at 98.2% uptime over 20 recorded days, losing only 3h 34m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Dorney Park?
6pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 53 of the 332 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 Dorney Park today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Dorney Park 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 Dorney Park 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.

