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Knotts Berry Farm ride reliability

60 operating days11 Sept to 9 Nov36 rides tracked

36 tracked rides at Knotts Berry Farm ran 89.6% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Butterfield Stagecoach at 47.8%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 60 operating days, 36 tracked rides ran 89.6% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Butterfield Stagecoach, at 47.8%.

89.6%uptime
Least reliableButterfield Stagecoach 47.8%Sky Cabin 63.4%MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress 70.9%

Every Knotts Berry Farm ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

36 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Butterfield Stagecoach10d 16h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 47.8%
  2. 2Sky Cabin7d 9h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 63.4%
  3. 3MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress5d 21h lost · 135 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 70.9%
  4. 4Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair4d 10h lost · 156 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 77.8%
  5. 5Sol Spin4d 2h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 56 of 60 days 81.4%
  6. 6GhostRider3d 0h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 86.3%
  7. 7Rapid River Run2d 0h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 90%
  8. 8Pony Express1d 16h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 91.7%
  9. 9La Revolucion1d 12h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 56 of 60 days 92.4%
  10. 10Xcelerator The Ride®1d 12h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 56 of 60 days 92.7%
  11. 11Jaguar!1d 10h lost · 61 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 93%
  12. 12Calico River Rapids1d 1h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 95.2%
  13. 13HangTime21h 16m lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 95.7%
  14. 14Coast Rider20h 24m lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 95.8%
  15. 15Beagle Express Railroad18h 10m lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 96.2%
  16. 16Sierra Sidewinder18h 18m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 96.3%
  17. 17Camp Snoopy's Off-Road Rally17h 54m lost · 29 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 96.3%
  18. 18Flying Ace16h 13m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 96.6%
  19. 19Dragon Swing16h 27m lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 96.7%
  20. 20Snoopy’s Tenderpaw Twister Coaster14h 31m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.1%
  21. 21Silver Bullet14h 16m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.1%
  22. 22Calico Mine Ride14h 27m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 97.2%
  23. 23Linus Launcher13h 16m lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.3%
  24. 24Timber Mountain Log Ride13h 9m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.3%
  25. 25Pig-Pen's Mud Buggies12h 35m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 97.4%
  26. 26Calico Railroad11h 19m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.6%
  27. 27Surfside Gliders11h 7m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.7%
  28. 28Hat Dance10h 41m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.7%
  29. 29Los Voladores11h 0m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 97.8%
  30. 30Pacific Scrambler10h 22m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 97.8%
  31. 31Wipeout10h 4m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 98%
  32. 32Charlie Brown's Kite Flyer10h 0m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 98%
  33. 33Supreme Scream9h 55m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 98%
  34. 34Wheeler Dealer Bumper Cars9h 29m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 98.1%
  35. 35Carrusel de California8h 49m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 53 of 60 days 98.2%
  36. 36Balloon Race8h 44m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 52 of 60 days 98.2%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Knotts Berry Farm rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

964 breakdowns · late starts excluded

219am
7510am
10511am
12412pm
1311pm
1332pm
1153pm
1084pm
735pm
186pm
187pm
398pm

Breakdowns cluster at 2pm, with 133 of the 960 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 641 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 9pm 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

11 Sept to 9 Nov

11 Sept9 Nov

The worst day in this window was 8 Oct, when 18.6% of the park's ride hours were lost and 37 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 60 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 (47.8%), Sky Cabin (63.4%), MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress (70.9%) have the lowest uptime at Knotts Berry Farm across the last 60 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 36 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Knotts Berry Farm overall?

Knotts Berry Farm averages 89.6% uptime across 36 tracked rides, which is good. 25 excellent, 6 good, 3 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Knotts Berry Farm is the most reliable?

Carrusel de California, at 98.2% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 8h 49m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Knotts Berry Farm?

2pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 133 of the 960 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.