Kennywood ride reliability
12 tracked rides at Kennywood ran 53% of opening hours across the last 23 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Thunderbolt at 30.7%, down on 21 of 23 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 23 operating days, 12 tracked rides ran 53% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Thunderbolt, at 30.7%.
Every Kennywood ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
12 rides · 23 days · worst first
- 1Thunderbolt30.7%
- 2Old Mill54.4%
- 3Aero 36084.4%
- 4Black Widow85.9%
- 5Sky Rocket90.6%
- 6Phantom's Revenge91.8%
- 7Kangaroo92.3%
- 8Jack Rabbit93.7%
- 9SwingShot95.1%
- 10Turtle95.5%
- 11Spinvasion95.8%
- 12Exterminator96%
When Kennywood rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
144 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 26 of the 143 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 142 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 1 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.
Kennywood downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
22 Aug to 18 Oct
The worst day in this window was 22 Aug, when 63.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 19 of 19 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 Kennywood?
Thunderbolt (30.7%), Old Mill (54.4%), Aero 360 (84.4%) have the lowest uptime at Kennywood across the last 23 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 12 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Kennywood overall?
Kennywood averages 53% uptime across 12 tracked rides, which is poor. 4 excellent, 5 good, 1 patchy, 2 poor.
Which ride at Kennywood is the most reliable?
Exterminator, at 96% uptime over 23 recorded days, losing only 9h 17m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Kennywood?
7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 26 of the 143 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 Kennywood today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Kennywood 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 Kennywood 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.

