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Dorney Park ride reliability

23 operating days22 Aug to 18 Oct44 rides tracked

44 tracked rides at Dorney Park ran 75.4% of opening hours across the last 23 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Thunder Creek Mountain at 34.8%, down on 23 of 23 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 23 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 75.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Thunder Creek Mountain, at 34.8%.

75.4%uptime

Every Dorney Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

44 rides · 23 days · worst first

  1. 1Thunder Creek Mountain5d 9h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 34.8%
  2. 2White Water Landing5d 8h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 35.2%
  3. 3Cedar Creek Cannonball5d 2h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 35.2%
  4. 4Thunder Canyon5d 8h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 35.4%
  5. 5Zephyr3d 4h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 57.5%
  6. 6Snoopy's Rocket Express2d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 60.4%
  7. 7Flying Ace2d 16h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 61.2%
  8. 8Snoopy's Junction2d 19h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 61.4%
  9. 9PEANUTS™ 5002d 17h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 62.7%
  10. 10Snoopy's Cloud Climbers2d 15h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 63%
  11. 11Road Rally2d 15h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 63.2%
  12. 12Linus Launcher2d 16h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 63.3%
  13. 13Woodstock's Wagon Wheel2d 15h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 63.3%
  14. 14Flying Ace Balloon Race2d 15h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 63.6%
  15. 15Sally's Swingset2d 13h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 64.6%
  16. 16Camp Bus2d 12h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 65%
  17. 17Kite Eating Tree2d 12h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 65.1%
  18. 18Woodstock Whirlybirds2d 11h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 65.5%
  19. 19Woodstock Express2d 10h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 66.1%
  20. 20PEANUTS™ Road Rally2d 9h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 66.2%
  21. 21Charlie Brown's Wind-Up2d 9h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 66.3%
  22. 22Ferris Wheel2d 14h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 71.1%
  23. 23Demon Drop1d 17h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 79.3%
  24. 24Wild Mouse1d 6h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 82.4%
  25. 25Enterprise1d 4h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 87.2%
  26. 26Talon1d 2h lost · 29 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 87.8%
  27. 27Sea Dragon19h 14m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 89.4%
  28. 28Thunderhawk19h 6m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 90.8%
  29. 29Revolution18h 11m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 91.1%
  30. 30Dominator Red15h 8m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 91.8%
  31. 31Possessed15h 32m lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92.4%
  32. 32Dominator14h 2m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92.7%
  33. 33Steel Force14h 39m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 22 of 23 days 92.9%
  34. 34Tilt-a-Whirl13h 5m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.1%
  35. 35MT Buckets12h 47m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.4%
  36. 36Kaleidoscope10h 50m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.5%
  37. 37Iron Menace10h 47m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.5%
  38. 38Hydra9h 40m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 95.6%
  39. 39Musik Express9h 10m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 95.6%
  40. 40Dodgem8h 33m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 95.6%
  41. 41Antique Carousel7h 49m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 96.5%
  42. 42Wave Swinger7h 45m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 96.6%
  43. 43Scrambler6h 19m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 97.1%
  44. 44Whip6h 8m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 97.4%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Dorney Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

507 breakdowns · late starts excluded

210am
2511am
3012pm
281pm
392pm
383pm
314pm
255pm
1446pm
287pm
608pm
449pm

Breakdowns cluster at 6pm, with 144 of the 494 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 320 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 13 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

22 Aug to 18 Oct

22 Aug18 Oct

The worst day in this window was 16 Oct, when 54.9% 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 23 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?

Thunder Creek Mountain (34.8%), White Water Landing (35.2%), Cedar Creek Cannonball (35.2%) have the lowest uptime at Dorney Park across the last 23 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Dorney Park overall?

Dorney Park averages 75.4% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is patchy. 7 excellent, 13 good, 3 patchy, 21 poor.

Which ride at Dorney Park is the most reliable?

Whip, at 97.4% uptime over 23 recorded days, losing only 6h 8m in total.

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

6pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 144 of the 494 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.