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Paultons Park ride reliability

53 operating days2 Aug to 28 Sept38 rides tracked

38 tracked rides at Paultons Park ran 93.3% of opening hours across the last 53 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Seal Falls at 67.5%, down on 42 of 53 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 53 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 93.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Seal Falls, at 67.5%.

93.3%uptime

Every Paultons Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

38 rides · 53 days · worst first

  1. 1Seal Falls4d 16h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 42 of 53 days 67.5%
  2. 2Tea Cup Ride4d 12h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 53 of 53 days 70%
  3. 3Kontiki3d 17h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 75.7%
  4. 4EDGE3d 10h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 77.3%
  5. 5Miss Rabbit's Helicopter Flight2d 22h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 33 of 53 days 79.5%
  6. 6Rio Grande Train2d 15h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 83.2%
  7. 7Cyclonator2d 5h lost · 68 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 85.3%
  8. 8Ghostly Manor1d 20h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 46 of 53 days 87.6%
  9. 9Pirate Ship1d 19h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 37 of 53 days 87.7%
  10. 10The Sky Swinger1d 15h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 47 of 53 days 89%
  11. 11Farmyard Flyer1d 6h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 41 of 53 days 91.3%
  12. 12Digger Ride1d 2h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 34 of 53 days 92.3%
  13. 13Splash Lagoon19h 53m lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 49 of 53 days 94.8%
  14. 14Dino Chase14h 55m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 41 of 53 days 95.8%
  15. 15The Queen’s Flying Coach Ride12h 55m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 35 of 53 days 96.6%
  16. 16Prof. Blast's Expedition Express11h 20m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 26 of 53 days 96.7%
  17. 17Cat-O-Pillar Coaster12h 4m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 40 of 53 days 96.8%
  18. 18Boulder Dash11h 0m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 37 of 53 days 96.8%
  19. 19Velociraptor10h 48m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 37 of 53 days 96.8%
  20. 20Drakon10h 59m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 38 of 53 days 97%
  21. 21Raven9h 30m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 51 of 53 days 97.5%
  22. 22Storm Chaser8h 30m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 33 of 53 days 97.8%
  23. 23Vild Swing7h 58m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 44 of 53 days 97.9%
  24. 24The Dinosaur Tour Co.6h 52m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 44 of 53 days 98.2%
  25. 25George's Dinosaur Adventure6h 25m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 29 of 53 days 98.3%
  26. 26Windy Castle5h 19m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 29 of 53 days 98.6%
  27. 27Viking Boats5h 13m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 35 of 53 days 98.6%
  28. 28Daddy Pig's Car Ride5h 9m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 31 of 53 days 98.7%
  29. 29Grampy Rabbit’s Sailing Club4h 21m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 36 of 53 days 98.8%
  30. 30Trekking Tractors3h 12m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 41 of 53 days 99.2%
  31. 31The Victorian Carousel3h 3m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 18 of 53 days 99.2%
  32. 32The Flight of the Pterosaur2h 40m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 27 of 53 days 99.3%
  33. 33Grandpa Pig's Boat Trip2h 22m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 14 of 53 days 99.4%
  34. 34Buffalo Falls2h 11m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 21 of 53 days 99.4%
  35. 35Windmill Towers2h 11m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 18 of 53 days 99.4%
  36. 36Peppa's Big Balloon Ride1h 55m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 15 of 53 days 99.5%
  37. 37Grandpa Pig's Little Train1h 23m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 12 of 53 days 99.6%
  38. 38Al's Auto Academy37m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 11 of 53 days 99.8%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Paultons Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

344 breakdowns · late starts excluded

2410am
5611am
4012pm
471pm
602pm
553pm
464pm

Breakdowns cluster at 2pm, with 60 of the 328 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 494 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 16 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

2 Aug to 28 Sept

2 Aug28 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 53 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?

Seal Falls (67.5%), Tea Cup Ride (70%), Kontiki (75.7%) have the lowest uptime at Paultons Park across the last 53 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Paultons Park overall?

Paultons Park averages 93.3% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is good. 25 excellent, 7 good, 5 patchy, 1 poor.

Which ride at Paultons Park is the most reliable?

Al's Auto Academy, at 99.8% uptime over 53 recorded days, losing only 37m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Paultons Park?

2pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 60 of the 328 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 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.