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Silver Dollar City ride reliability

59 operating days22 Jun to 20 Aug28 rides tracked

28 tracked rides at Silver Dollar City ran 81.9% of opening hours across the last 59 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is PowderKeg at 68.8%, down on 59 of 59 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 59 operating days, 28 tracked rides ran 81.9% of opening hours. The one to plan around is PowderKeg, at 68.8%.

81.9%uptime

Every Silver Dollar City ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

28 rides · 59 days · worst first

  1. 1PowderKeg8d 3h lost · 149 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 68.8%
  2. 2Outlaw Run5d 15h lost · 100 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 77.8%
  3. 3Mystic River Falls5d 0h lost · 102 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 81%
  4. 4Frisco Steam Train4d 2h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 84.6%
  5. 5Thunderation3d 18h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 85.6%
  6. 6Tom & Huck's RiverBlast3d 15h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 85.6%
  7. 7Time Traveler3d 11h lost · 88 breakdowns · down on 58 of 59 days 86.5%
  8. 8Fire In The Hole3d 10h lost · 83 breakdowns · down on 57 of 59 days 86.8%
  9. 9American Plunge3d 0h lost · 57 breakdowns · down on 58 of 59 days 88.5%
  10. 10Mighty Galleon2d 23h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 56 of 59 days 88.5%
  11. 11WildFire2d 23h lost · 61 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 88.8%
  12. 12Electro Spin2d 19h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 56 of 59 days 89.3%
  13. 13Grand Exposition Coaster2d 12h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 59 of 59 days 90.2%
  14. 14The Giant Barn Swing2d 0h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 58 of 59 days 92.5%
  15. 15The Flooded Mine1d 20h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 57 of 59 days 93.2%
  16. 16FireFall1d 9h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 48 of 59 days 94.5%
  17. 17Magnificent Wave Carousel1d 7h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 55 of 59 days 94.9%
  18. 18Racing Regatta1d 2h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 53 of 59 days 95.7%
  19. 19Happy Frogs1d 2h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 52 of 59 days 95.8%
  20. 20Fire Wagon Frenzy1d 2h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 53 of 59 days 95.8%
  21. 21Royal Tea Party23h 47m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 54 of 59 days 96.3%
  22. 22Fire Spotter23h 14m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 53 of 59 days 96.3%
  23. 23Lucky's Dizzy Dogs22h 36m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 55 of 59 days 96.4%
  24. 24Up The Ladder21h 22m lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 52 of 59 days 96.7%
  25. 25Elephant March17h 59m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 52 of 59 days 97.1%
  26. 26Ladybugs16h 45m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 50 of 59 days 97.3%
  27. 27Fireman's Flyers15h 46m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 50 of 59 days 97.5%
  28. 28Hugo & Mary's Carousel13h 27m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 27 of 59 days 97.8%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Silver Dollar City rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1171 breakdowns · late starts excluded

149am
6910am
8911am
12612pm
1151pm
1192pm
1153pm
1714pm
1075pm
886pm
917pm
398pm
279pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 171 of the 1170 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 729 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 1 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.

Silver Dollar City downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

22 Jun to 20 Aug

22 Jun20 Aug

The worst day in this window was 25 Jun, when 56.6% of the park's ride hours were lost and 31 of 31 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 Silver Dollar City?

PowderKeg (68.8%), Outlaw Run (77.8%), Mystic River Falls (81%) have the lowest uptime at Silver Dollar City across the last 59 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 28 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Silver Dollar City overall?

Silver Dollar City averages 81.9% uptime across 28 tracked rides, which is patchy. 11 excellent, 13 good, 3 patchy, 1 poor.

Which ride at Silver Dollar City is the most reliable?

Hugo & Mary's Carousel, at 97.8% uptime over 59 recorded days, losing only 13h 27m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Silver Dollar City?

4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 171 of the 1170 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 Silver Dollar City today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Silver Dollar City 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 Silver Dollar City 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.

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