Dorney Park ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Dorney Park ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
44 rides · 22 days · worst first
- 1White Water Landing4.3%
- 2Thunder Canyon4.4%
- 3Thunder Creek Mountain4.5%
- 4Cedar Creek Cannonball29.1%
- 5Zephyr38%
- 6Snoopy's Rocket Express38.8%
- 7Flying Ace39.5%
- 8PEANUTS™ Road Rally42.7%
- 9PEANUTS™ 50043.3%
- 10Road Rally43.3%
- 11Kite Eating Tree43.4%
- 12Woodstock Whirlybirds43.5%
- 13Camp Bus43.6%
- 14Woodstock's Wagon Wheel43.7%
- 15Linus Launcher44.2%
- 16Woodstock Express44.2%
- 17Snoopy's Cloud Climbers44.2%
- 18Flying Ace Balloon Race44.4%
- 19Snoopy's Junction44.4%
- 20Charlie Brown's Wind-Up44.4%
- 21Sally's Swingset44.6%
- 22Ferris Wheel74.7%
- 23Demon Drop83.8%
- 24Talon84.7%
- 25Dominator Red84.8%
- 26Wild Mouse85%
- 27Dominator88.2%
- 28Enterprise88.8%
- 29Sea Dragon90.2%
- 30Possessed90.3%
- 31Thunderhawk91.3%
- 32Hydra91.9%
- 33Revolution92.9%
- 34Iron Menace93.8%
- 35Kaleidoscope93.8%
- 36Steel Force94.4%
- 37Tilt-a-Whirl96.1%
- 38Dodgem96.4%
- 39Antique Carousel96.5%
- 40Scrambler97.1%
- 41Musik Express97.4%
- 42Wave Swinger97.5%
- 43MT Buckets97.9%
- 44Whip98.1%
When Dorney Park rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
497 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

