Paultons Park ride reliability
38 tracked rides at Paultons Park ran 95.3% of opening hours across the last 59 operating days, which is excellent. The least reliable is Tea Cup Ride at 78.8%, down on 59 of 59 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 59 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 95.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Tea Cup Ride, at 78.8%.
Every Paultons Park ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
38 rides · 59 days · worst first
- 1Tea Cup Ride78.8%
- 2Kontiki80%
- 3Rio Grande Train83.7%
- 4EDGE84.3%
- 5Cyclonator87.5%
- 6Pirate Ship91.4%
- 7Ghostly Manor91.5%
- 8The Sky Swinger91.8%
- 9Windy Castle92.4%
- 10Seal Falls94%
- 11Splash Lagoon94.1%
- 12Farmyard Flyer94.2%
- 13Digger Ride94.6%
- 14The Queen’s Flying Coach Ride96.2%
- 15Cat-O-Pillar Coaster96.9%
- 16Dino Chase97%
- 17Storm Chaser97.1%
- 18Raven97.5%
- 19Drakon97.5%
- 20Velociraptor97.8%
- 21Vild Swing98%
- 22The Dinosaur Tour Co.98%
- 23Boulder Dash98.2%
- 24Prof. Blast's Expedition Express98.3%
- 25Daddy Pig's Car Ride98.5%
- 26Trekking Tractors98.6%
- 27Miss Rabbit's Helicopter Flight98.6%
- 28George's Dinosaur Adventure98.7%
- 29Viking Boats98.8%
- 30Buffalo Falls98.9%
- 31The Flight of the Pterosaur98.9%
- 32Grampy Rabbit’s Sailing Club98.9%
- 33The Victorian Carousel99%
- 34Windmill Towers99.5%
- 35Peppa's Big Balloon Ride99.5%
- 36Grandpa Pig's Boat Trip99.6%
- 37Grandpa Pig's Little Train99.8%
- 38Al's Auto Academy99.8%
When Paultons Park rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
434 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 2pm, with 72 of the 408 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 461 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 26 closures start in the 5pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Paultons Park downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
13 Jul to 10 Sept
The worst day in this window was 8 Sept, when 15.7% of the park's ride hours were lost and 29 of 39 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 Paultons Park?
Tea Cup Ride (78.8%), Kontiki (80%), Rio Grande Train (83.7%) have the lowest uptime at Paultons Park across the last 59 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Paultons Park overall?
Paultons Park averages 95.3% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is excellent. 25 excellent, 9 good, 4 patchy.
Which ride at Paultons Park is the most reliable?
Grandpa Pig's Little Train, at 99.8% uptime over 59 recorded days, losing only 53m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Paultons Park?
2pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 72 of the 408 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 Paultons Park today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Paultons Park 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 Paultons Park 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.

