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Dorney Park ride reliability

30 operating days13 Jul to 7 Sept44 rides tracked

44 tracked rides at Dorney Park ran 87.4% of opening hours across the last 30 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Enterprise at 51.9%, down on 29 of 30 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 30 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 87.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Enterprise, at 51.9%.

87.4%uptime

Every Dorney Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

44 rides · 30 days · worst first

  1. 1Enterprise6d 5h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 51.9%
  2. 2Cedar Creek Cannonball5d 13h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 30 of 30 days 54.7%
  3. 3Ferris Wheel4d 22h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 30 of 30 days 58.4%
  4. 4Thunder Creek Mountain4d 12h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 65%
  5. 5Thunder Canyon4d 0h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 30 of 30 days 66.8%
  6. 6Demon Drop3d 23h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 67.3%
  7. 7White Water Landing3d 23h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 68.8%
  8. 8Zephyr2d 22h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 76.6%
  9. 9Thunderhawk1d 16h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 86.9%
  10. 10Wild Mouse1d 11h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 87.4%
  11. 11Talon1d 11h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 87.5%
  12. 12Woodstock Express1d 11h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 88.4%
  13. 13Snoopy's Cloud Climbers1d 10h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 88.7%
  14. 14Possessed1d 6h lost · 29 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 90.1%
  15. 15Iron Menace1d 5h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 90.3%
  16. 16Revolution1d 5h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 90.3%
  17. 17Snoopy's Rocket Express1d 0h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 90.4%
  18. 18Steel Force1d 2h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 91.2%
  19. 19Hydra1d 2h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 91.3%
  20. 20Kite Eating Tree1d 1h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 91.7%
  21. 21Snoopy's Junction23h 40m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 92%
  22. 22Flying Ace Balloon Race22h 37m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 92.3%
  23. 23MT Buckets22h 27m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 92.8%
  24. 24Road Rally21h 52m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 30 days 92.8%
  25. 25Linus Launcher21h 48m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 92.9%
  26. 26Woodstock's Wagon Wheel20h 11m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 93.2%
  27. 27Sea Dragon20h 10m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 93.5%
  28. 28PEANUTS™ 50019h 19m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 93.7%
  29. 29Dominator Red18h 58m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 93.8%
  30. 30Sally's Swingset18h 29m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94%
  31. 31Dominator18h 16m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.1%
  32. 32Tilt-a-Whirl18h 13m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.1%
  33. 33Kaleidoscope17h 0m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.5%
  34. 34Dodgem16h 1m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.6%
  35. 35Musik Express16h 2m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.8%
  36. 36Flying Ace16h 1m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.9%
  37. 37Camp Bus15h 52m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 94.9%
  38. 38Woodstock Whirlybirds15h 42m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 95%
  39. 39Wave Swinger15h 38m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 95%
  40. 40PEANUTS™ Road Rally15h 34m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 95%
  41. 41Charlie Brown's Wind-Up14h 54m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 95.3%
  42. 42Scrambler12h 54m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 95.9%
  43. 43Whip10h 44m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 96.5%
  44. 44Antique Carousel10h 12m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 28 of 30 days 96.7%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Dorney Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

597 breakdowns · late starts excluded

510am
2111am
6712pm
511pm
612pm
433pm
474pm
625pm
466pm
817pm
738pm

Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 81 of the 557 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 309 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 40 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.

Dorney Park downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

13 Jul to 7 Sept

13 Jul7 Sept

The worst day in this window was 21 Jul, when 72.3% 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 30 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?

Enterprise (51.9%), Cedar Creek Cannonball (54.7%), Ferris Wheel (58.4%) have the lowest uptime at Dorney Park across the last 30 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Dorney Park overall?

Dorney Park averages 87.4% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is good. 7 excellent, 29 good, 1 patchy, 7 poor.

Which ride at Dorney Park is the most reliable?

Antique Carousel, at 96.7% uptime over 30 recorded days, losing only 10h 12m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Dorney Park?

7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 81 of the 557 recorded breakdowns 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.