Silver Dollar City ride reliability
28 tracked rides at Silver Dollar City ran 83.1% of opening hours across the last 47 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is PowderKeg at 75%, down on 47 of 47 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 47 operating days, 28 tracked rides ran 83.1% of opening hours. The one to plan around is PowderKeg, at 75%.
Every Silver Dollar City ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
28 rides · 47 days · worst first
- 1PowderKeg75%
- 2Tom & Huck's RiverBlast79.8%
- 3American Plunge83.9%
- 4Mystic River Falls84.8%
- 5Outlaw Run86.1%
- 6Frisco Steam Train86.8%
- 7Fire In The Hole87.3%
- 8Time Traveler87.3%
- 9Thunderation87.3%
- 10Mighty Galleon88.5%
- 11Grand Exposition Coaster90.1%
- 12Electro Spin92.1%
- 13WildFire93.1%
- 14The Giant Barn Swing93.3%
- 15FireFall95.2%
- 16Magnificent Wave Carousel96%
- 17Hugo & Mary's Carousel96.7%
- 18The Flooded Mine96.8%
- 19Happy Frogs97.1%
- 20Fire Wagon Frenzy97.5%
- 21Lucky's Dizzy Dogs97.5%
- 22Racing Regatta97.6%
- 23Up The Ladder97.6%
- 24Ladybugs97.8%
- 25Elephant March97.8%
- 26Fire Spotter97.9%
- 27Fireman's Flyers98.1%
- 28Royal Tea Party98.3%
When Silver Dollar City rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
744 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 108 of the 735 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 432 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 9 closures start in the 9pm 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
2 Aug to 28 Sept
The worst day in this window was 6 Aug, when 33% 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 47 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 (75%), Tom & Huck's RiverBlast (79.8%), American Plunge (83.9%) have the lowest uptime at Silver Dollar City across the last 47 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 28 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Silver Dollar City overall?
Silver Dollar City averages 83.1% uptime across 28 tracked rides, which is patchy. 14 excellent, 10 good, 4 patchy.
Which ride at Silver Dollar City is the most reliable?
Royal Tea Party, at 98.3% uptime over 47 recorded days, losing only 7h 21m 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 108 of the 735 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 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.

