Knotts Berry Farm ride reliability
36 tracked rides at Knotts Berry Farm ran 87.9% of opening hours across the last 45 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Butterfield Stagecoach at 34.4%, down on 45 of 45 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 45 operating days, 36 tracked rides ran 87.9% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Butterfield Stagecoach, at 34.4%.
Every Knotts Berry Farm ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
36 rides · 45 days · worst first
- 1Butterfield Stagecoach34.4%
- 2Sky Cabin42.3%
- 3Xcelerator The Ride®64.4%
- 4MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress65.5%
- 5GhostRider76.7%
- 6Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair80.8%
- 7Sierra Sidewinder85.5%
- 8La Revolucion92%
- 9Jaguar!92.2%
- 10Pony Express92.6%
- 11Sol Spin93.2%
- 12Coast Rider94.6%
- 13HangTime95.1%
- 14Camp Snoopy's Off-Road Rally95.3%
- 15Beagle Express Railroad95.7%
- 16Calico River Rapids96%
- 17Snoopy’s Tenderpaw Twister Coaster96%
- 18Dragon Swing96.3%
- 19Rapid River Run96.5%
- 20Silver Bullet97.2%
- 21Calico Railroad97.4%
- 22Pig-Pen's Mud Buggies97.5%
- 23Calico Mine Ride97.7%
- 24Linus Launcher97.7%
- 25Charlie Brown's Kite Flyer97.8%
- 26Timber Mountain Log Ride98%
- 27Wheeler Dealer Bumper Cars98.1%
- 28Hat Dance98.1%
- 29Surfside Gliders98.2%
- 30Flying Ace98.4%
- 31Wipeout98.4%
- 32Supreme Scream98.4%
- 33Pacific Scrambler98.4%
- 34Los Voladores98.5%
- 35Balloon Race98.6%
- 36Carrusel de California98.6%
When Knotts Berry Farm rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
690 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 12pm, with 89 of the 686 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 293 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 4 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.
Knotts Berry Farm downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
17 Aug to 30 Sept
The worst day in this window was 17 Aug, when 28.3% of the park's ride hours were lost and 36 of 37 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 45 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 Knotts Berry Farm?
Butterfield Stagecoach (34.4%), Sky Cabin (42.3%), Xcelerator The Ride® (64.4%) have the lowest uptime at Knotts Berry Farm across the last 45 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 36 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Knotts Berry Farm overall?
Knotts Berry Farm averages 87.9% uptime across 36 tracked rides, which is good. 24 excellent, 6 good, 2 patchy, 4 poor.
Which ride at Knotts Berry Farm is the most reliable?
Balloon Race, at 98.6% uptime over 45 recorded days, losing only 4h 39m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Knotts Berry Farm?
12pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 89 of the 686 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 Knotts Berry Farm today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Knotts Berry Farm 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 Knotts Berry Farm 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.

