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Dorney Park ride reliability

22 operating days12 Sept to 7 Nov44 rides tracked

44 tracked rides at Dorney Park ran 65.4% of opening hours across the last 22 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is White Water Landing at 4.3%, down on 22 of 22 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 22 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 65.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is White Water Landing, at 4.3%.

65.4%uptime

Every Dorney Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

44 rides · 22 days · worst first

  1. 1White Water Landing7d 12h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 4.3%
  2. 2Thunder Canyon7d 12h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 4.4%
  3. 3Thunder Creek Mountain7d 12h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 22 of 22 days 4.5%
  4. 4Cedar Creek Cannonball5d 0h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 29.1%
  5. 5Zephyr4d 8h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 38%
  6. 6Snoopy's Rocket Express4d 1h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 38.8%
  7. 7Flying Ace3d 23h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 39.5%
  8. 8PEANUTS™ Road Rally3d 22h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 42.7%
  9. 9PEANUTS™ 5003d 20h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.3%
  10. 10Road Rally3d 20h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.3%
  11. 11Kite Eating Tree3d 20h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.4%
  12. 12Woodstock Whirlybirds3d 20h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.5%
  13. 13Camp Bus3d 20h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.6%
  14. 14Woodstock's Wagon Wheel3d 20h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 43.7%
  15. 15Linus Launcher3d 18h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.2%
  16. 16Woodstock Express3d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.2%
  17. 17Snoopy's Cloud Climbers3d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.2%
  18. 18Flying Ace Balloon Race3d 18h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.4%
  19. 19Snoopy's Junction3d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.4%
  20. 20Charlie Brown's Wind-Up3d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.4%
  21. 21Sally's Swingset3d 17h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 44.6%
  22. 22Ferris Wheel2d 4h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 74.7%
  23. 23Demon Drop1d 6h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 83.8%
  24. 24Talon1d 3h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 84.7%
  25. 25Dominator Red1d 6h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 84.8%
  26. 26Wild Mouse21h 34m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 85%
  27. 27Dominator22h 27m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 88.2%
  28. 28Enterprise23h 41m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 88.8%
  29. 29Sea Dragon15h 3m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 90.2%
  30. 30Possessed14h 24m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 90.3%
  31. 31Thunderhawk16h 24m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 91.3%
  32. 32Hydra15h 5m lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 91.9%
  33. 33Revolution12h 47m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 92.9%
  34. 34Iron Menace11h 1m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 93.8%
  35. 35Kaleidoscope10h 20m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 93.8%
  36. 36Steel Force10h 47m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 21 of 22 days 94.4%
  37. 37Tilt-a-Whirl7h 55m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 96.1%
  38. 38Dodgem5h 54m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 96.4%
  39. 39Antique Carousel6h 58m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 96.5%
  40. 40Scrambler5h 1m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 97.1%
  41. 41Musik Express4h 43m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 97.4%
  42. 42Wave Swinger5h 7m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 97.5%
  43. 43MT Buckets3h 50m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 22 of 22 days 97.9%
  44. 44Whip3h 43m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 22 of 22 days 98.1%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Dorney Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

497 breakdowns · late starts excluded

210am
2411am
2312pm
211pm
372pm
283pm
274pm
205pm
2036pm
227pm
558pm
139pm

Breakdowns cluster at 6pm, with 203 of the 475 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 354 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 22 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

12 Sept to 7 Nov

12 Sept7 Nov

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 22 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?

White Water Landing (4.3%), Thunder Canyon (4.4%), Thunder Creek Mountain (4.5%) have the lowest uptime at Dorney Park across the last 22 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Dorney Park overall?

Dorney Park averages 65.4% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is poor. 8 excellent, 11 good, 4 patchy, 21 poor.

Which ride at Dorney Park is the most reliable?

Whip, at 98.1% uptime over 22 recorded days, losing only 3h 43m in total.

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

6pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 203 of the 475 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.