Michigans Adventure ride reliability
50 tracked rides at Michigans Adventure ran 76.7% of opening hours across the last 14 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Giant Gondola Wheel at 0%, down on 14 of 14 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 14 operating days, 50 tracked rides ran 76.7% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Giant Gondola Wheel, at 0%.
Every Michigans Adventure ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
50 rides · 14 days · worst first
- 1Giant Gondola Wheel0%
- 2Trabant20.4%
- 3HydroBlaster24.6%
- 4PEANUTS™ Trailblazers44.6%
- 5Cyclone Zone59.5%
- 6Adventure Falls62.1%
- 7Commotion Ocean62.1%
- 8Ripcord64%
- 9Elephants65.3%
- 10Logger's Run66.6%
- 11Frog Hopper69.3%
- 12Corkscrew69.3%
- 13Scrambler73.5%
- 14Ridge Rider & Wild Slide73.5%
- 15Lakeside Gliders74.5%
- 16Woodstock Express76%
- 17Mad Mouse76.5%
- 18Mammoth River78.1%
- 19Swan Boats78.8%
- 20Camp Bus80.4%
- 21Winky the Whale80.9%
- 22Grand Rapids81.2%
- 23Sea Dragon81.6%
- 24Thunderbolt84.8%
- 25Tidal Wave85.2%
- 26Motorcycles86.1%
- 27Dodgem86.5%
- 28Speed Splashers86.6%
- 29Pigpen's Mud Buggies86.6%
- 30Shivering Timbers87.2%
- 31Flying Trapeze87.8%
- 32Thunderhawk88.1%
- 33Drummer Boy88.1%
- 34Tilt-A-Whirl88.2%
- 35Carousel88.2%
- 36Wolverine Wildcat88.4%
- 37Airplanes88.6%
- 38Kiddie Cars88.6%
- 39Timbertown Railway88.6%
- 40Zach's Zoomer88.6%
- 41Beagle Scout Lookout88.6%
- 42Beagle Scout Acres88.6%
- 43Beach Party88.6%
- 44Funnel of Fear88.6%
- 45Half-Pint Paradise88.6%
- 46Lazy River88.6%
- 47Mine Shaft88.6%
- 48Slidewinders88.6%
- 49Snake Pit88.6%
- 50Paradise Plunge & Tropical Twist88.6%
When Michigans Adventure rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
186 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 97 of the 184 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 110 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 2 closures start in the 6pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Michigans Adventure downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
17 Aug to 7 Sept
The worst day in this window was 17 Aug, when 75.7% of the park's ride hours were lost and 50 of 50 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 14 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 Michigans Adventure?
Giant Gondola Wheel (0%), Trabant (20.4%), HydroBlaster (24.6%) have the lowest uptime at Michigans Adventure across the last 14 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 50 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Michigans Adventure overall?
Michigans Adventure averages 76.7% uptime across 50 tracked rides, which is patchy. 26 good, 12 patchy, 12 poor.
Which ride at Michigans Adventure is the most reliable?
Airplanes, at 88.6% uptime over 14 recorded days, losing only 8h 6m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Michigans Adventure?
5pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 97 of the 184 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 Michigans Adventure today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Michigans Adventure 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 Michigans Adventure 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.

