Magic Kingdom ride reliability
25 tracked rides at Magic Kingdom ran 88.7% of opening hours across the last 59 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress at 21.1%, down on 52 of 59 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 59 operating days, 25 tracked rides ran 88.7% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, at 21.1%.
Every Magic Kingdom ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
25 rides · 59 days · worst first
- 1Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress21.1%
- 2Main Street Vehicles51.7%
- 3Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland75.6%
- 4Tiana's Bayou Adventure86.3%
- 5Big Thunder Mountain Railroad87.5%
- 6Seven Dwarfs Mine Train88.2%
- 7Space Mountain89.4%
- 8The Barnstormer91.3%
- 9Jungle Cruise92%
- 10Astro Orbiter92.9%
- 11The Magic Carpets of Aladdin93.2%
- 12The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh93.3%
- 13Pirates of the Caribbean93.4%
- 14Dumbo the Flying Elephant93.5%
- 15Haunted Mansion94%
- 16Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover94.5%
- 17Prince Charming Regal Carrousel96.2%
- 18Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin96.3%
- 19"it's a small world"97%
- 20Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid97.2%
- 21TRON Lightcycle / Run97.5%
- 22Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A.98.4%
- 23Mad Tea Party98.8%
- 24Peter Pan's Flight98.9%
- 25Tomorrowland Speedway99.6%
When Magic Kingdom rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
984 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 3pm, with 136 of the 954 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 159 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 30 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.
Magic Kingdom downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
22 Jun to 20 Aug
The worst day in this window was 6 Aug, when 21.4% of the park's ride hours were lost and 20 of 25 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 59 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 Magic Kingdom?
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress (21.1%), Main Street Vehicles (51.7%), Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland (75.6%) have the lowest uptime at Magic Kingdom across the last 59 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 25 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Magic Kingdom overall?
Magic Kingdom averages 88.7% uptime across 25 tracked rides, which is good. 9 excellent, 13 good, 1 patchy, 2 poor.
Which ride at Magic Kingdom is the most reliable?
Tomorrowland Speedway, at 99.6% uptime over 59 recorded days, losing only 3h 23m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Magic Kingdom?
3pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 136 of the 954 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 Magic Kingdom today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Magic Kingdom 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 Magic Kingdom 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.

