Kennywood ride reliability
16 tracked rides at Kennywood ran 53.4% of opening hours across the last 15 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Ghostwood Estate at 0%, down on 15 of 15 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 15 operating days, 16 tracked rides ran 53.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Ghostwood Estate, at 0%.
Every Kennywood ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
16 rides · 15 days · worst first
- 1Ghostwood Estate0%
- 2Olde Kennywood Railroad0%
- 3Noah’s Ark0%
- 4Raging Rapids0%
- 5Thunderbolt53.7%
- 6Old Mill67.6%
- 7Aero 36073.6%
- 8Black Widow81.4%
- 9Kangaroo88.8%
- 10Sky Rocket90.8%
- 11Phantom's Revenge91.4%
- 12Exterminator92.8%
- 13Turtle93.2%
- 14SwingShot93.6%
- 15Jack Rabbit93.8%
- 16Spinvasion94.3%
When Kennywood rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
115 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 20 of the 107 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 87 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 8 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.
Kennywood downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
17 Aug to 27 Sept
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 15 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?
Ghostwood Estate (0%), Olde Kennywood Railroad (0%), Noah’s Ark (0%) have the lowest uptime at Kennywood across the last 15 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 16 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Kennywood overall?
Kennywood averages 53.4% uptime across 16 tracked rides, which is poor. 8 good, 2 patchy, 6 poor.
Which ride at Kennywood is the most reliable?
Spinvasion, at 94.3% uptime over 15 recorded days, losing only 8h 3m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Kennywood?
7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 20 of the 107 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.