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Kings Island ride reliability

37 operating days22 Jun to 28 Jul68 rides tracked

68 tracked rides at Kings Island ran 82.4% of opening hours across the last 37 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Tropical Twister at 45.8%, down on 37 of 37 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 37 operating days, 68 tracked rides ran 82.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Tropical Twister, at 45.8%.

82.4%uptime

Every Kings Island ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

68 rides · 37 days · worst first

  1. 1Tropical Twister10d 0h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 45.8%
  2. 2Pineapple Pipeline10d 0h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 45.8%
  3. 3Viking Fury9d 3h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 50.6%
  4. 4Breakers Bay8d 21h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 51.9%
  5. 5White Water Canyon7d 13h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 59%
  6. 6Congo Falls7d 10h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 59.7%
  7. 7Riverbank Slide Out7d 10h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 59.7%
  8. 8Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride6d 17h lost · 43 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 63.6%
  9. 9Zoom Flume6d 15h lost · 47 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 64.1%
  10. 10Tropical Plunge6d 11h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 64.9%
  11. 11Mondo Monsoon6d 9h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.4%
  12. 12Splash River6d 9h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.4%
  13. 13Tadpool6d 9h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.4%
  14. 14Tropical Plunge - Tube Slides6d 8h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.5%
  15. 15Paradise Plunge6d 8h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.6%
  16. 16Rendezvous Run6d 7h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.8%
  17. 17Coconut Cove6d 7h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.8%
  18. 18Splash Landing6d 7h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.8%
  19. 19Thunder Falls6d 7h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 65.8%
  20. 20Tidal Wave Bay6d 6h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 66%
  21. 21Salamander Sliders5d 17h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 69%
  22. 22RiverRacers5d 17h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 69%
  23. 23Surf Dog5d 14h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 69.8%
  24. 24The Racer (Blue)5d 3h lost · 33 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 72.2%
  25. 25K.I. & Miami Valley Railroad4d 13h lost · 41 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 75.3%
  26. 26The Racer (Red)3d 9h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 81.5%
  27. 27Delirium2d 22h lost · 55 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 84.1%
  28. 28Snoopy's Space Buggies2d 21h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 37 of 37 days 84.4%
  29. 29WindSeeker2d 6h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 87.7%
  30. 30Sol Spin1d 23h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 89.4%
  31. 31Drop Tower1d 19h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 90.1%
  32. 32Orion®1d 19h lost · 79 breakdowns · down on 35 of 37 days 90.2%
  33. 33Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare1d 18h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 32 of 37 days 90.3%
  34. 34The Beast1d 16h lost · 59 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 90.8%
  35. 35Invertigo1d 14h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 91.2%
  36. 36Banshee1d 7h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 92.8%
  37. 37Diamondback1d 6h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 33 of 37 days 93.2%
  38. 38Woodstock Whirlybirds1d 5h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 93.3%
  39. 39Woodstock's Air Rail1d 3h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 93.9%
  40. 40Snoopy's Soap Box Racers1d 0h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 94.5%
  41. 41The Bat1d 0h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 94.5%
  42. 42Scrambler23h 4m lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 94.8%
  43. 43PEANUTS™ 50022h 15m lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 95%
  44. 44Eiffel Tower21h 3m lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 95.2%
  45. 45Monster20h 30m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 95.4%
  46. 46Queen City Stunt Coaster20h 18m lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 26 of 37 days 95.4%
  47. 47Mystic Timbers20h 8m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 95.5%
  48. 48Flight of Fear19h 25m lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 95.6%
  49. 49Shake, Rattle & Roll17h 10m lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 96.1%
  50. 50Snoopy's Junction16h 24m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 96.3%
  51. 51Adventure Express16h 17m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 96.3%
  52. 52PEANUTS™ Off-Road Rally15h 7m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 96.6%
  53. 53Cargo Loco13h 41m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 96.9%
  54. 54Woodstock Express12h 27m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 20 of 37 days 97.2%
  55. 55The Great Pumpkin Coaster11h 39m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 27 of 37 days 97.4%
  56. 56Kite Eating Tree11h 21m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 97.4%
  57. 57Linus Launcher10h 40m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 97.6%
  58. 58Franklin's Flyers10h 11m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 97.7%
  59. 59Zephyr8h 55m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98%
  60. 60Kings Mills Antique Autos8h 51m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98%
  61. 61Sally's Sea Plane8h 22m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.1%
  62. 62Character Carousel8h 11m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.2%
  63. 63Snoopy vs. Red Baron7h 44m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.3%
  64. 64Linus' Beetle Bugs7h 39m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.3%
  65. 65Charlie Brown's Wind Up6h 58m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.4%
  66. 66Joe Cool's Dodgem School5h 58m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.7%
  67. 67Grand Carousel5h 48m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.7%
  68. 68Dodgem5h 48m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 36 of 37 days 98.7%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Kings Island rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1791 breakdowns · late starts excluded

3910am
6411am
6612pm
1371pm
1602pm
1553pm
514pm
635pm
776pm
6167pm
2008pm

Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 616 of the 1628 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 1021 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 163 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.

Kings Island downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

22 Jun to 28 Jul

22 Jun28 Jul

The worst day in this window was 17 Jul, when 42.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 69 of 69 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 37 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 Kings Island?

Tropical Twister (45.8%), Pineapple Pipeline (45.8%), Viking Fury (50.6%) have the lowest uptime at Kings Island across the last 37 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 68 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Kings Island overall?

Kings Island averages 82.4% uptime across 68 tracked rides, which is patchy. 26 excellent, 14 good, 5 patchy, 23 poor.

Which ride at Kings Island is the most reliable?

Joe Cool's Dodgem School, at 98.7% uptime over 37 recorded days, losing only 5h 58m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Kings Island?

7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 616 of the 1628 recorded breakdowns beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.

Which rides are closed at Kings Island today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Kings Island 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 Kings Island 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.

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