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Kennywood ride reliability

23 operating days22 Aug to 18 Oct12 rides tracked

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

Poor

Across the last 23 operating days, 12 tracked rides ran 53% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Thunderbolt, at 30.7%.

53%uptime

Every Kennywood ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

12 rides · 23 days · worst first

  1. 1Thunderbolt5d 19h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 21 of 23 days 30.7%
  2. 2Old Mill3d 10h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 17 of 23 days 54.4%
  3. 3Aero 3601d 9h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 13 of 23 days 84.4%
  4. 4Black Widow1d 5h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 16 of 23 days 85.9%
  5. 5Sky Rocket19h 33m lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 13 of 23 days 90.6%
  6. 6Phantom's Revenge19h 4m lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 17 of 23 days 91.8%
  7. 7Kangaroo17h 20m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 11 of 23 days 92.3%
  8. 8Jack Rabbit15h 6m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 10 of 23 days 93.7%
  9. 9SwingShot11h 31m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 7 of 23 days 95.1%
  10. 10Turtle10h 43m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 3 of 23 days 95.5%
  11. 11Spinvasion9h 49m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 8 of 23 days 95.8%
  12. 12Exterminator9h 17m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 10 of 23 days 96%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Kennywood rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

144 breakdowns · late starts excluded

211am
1312pm
51pm
122pm
203pm
74pm
225pm
146pm
267pm
108pm
129pm

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

22 Aug18 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.