Kennywood ride reliability
11 tracked rides at Kennywood ran 50% of opening hours across the last 22 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Old Mill at 35.8%, down on 22 of 22 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 22 operating days, 11 tracked rides ran 50% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Old Mill, at 35.8%.
Every Kennywood ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
11 rides · 22 days · worst first
- 1Old Mill35.8%
- 2Aero 36079.5%
- 3Sky Rocket88.7%
- 4Exterminator89.6%
- 5Black Widow89.8%
- 6Phantom's Revenge91.1%
- 7Jack Rabbit92.6%
- 8Spinvasion94.4%
- 9SwingShot94.4%
- 10Kangaroo96.9%
- 11Turtle98.1%
When Kennywood rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
95 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 18 of the 94 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 147 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
18 Sept to 13 Nov
The worst day in this window was 13 Nov, when 88.2% of the park's ride hours were lost and 17 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 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 Kennywood?
Old Mill (35.8%), Aero 360 (79.5%), Sky Rocket (88.7%) have the lowest uptime at Kennywood across the last 22 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 11 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Kennywood overall?
Kennywood averages 50% uptime across 11 tracked rides, which is poor. 2 excellent, 7 good, 1 patchy, 1 poor.
Which ride at Kennywood is the most reliable?
Turtle, at 98.1% uptime over 22 recorded days, losing only 3h 8m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Kennywood?
7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 18 of the 94 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.