Silver Dollar City ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Silver Dollar City ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
28 rides · 59 days · worst first
- 1PowderKeg68.8%
- 2Outlaw Run77.8%
- 3Mystic River Falls81%
- 4Frisco Steam Train84.6%
- 5Thunderation85.6%
- 6Tom & Huck's RiverBlast85.6%
- 7Time Traveler86.5%
- 8Fire In The Hole86.8%
- 9American Plunge88.5%
- 10Mighty Galleon88.5%
- 11WildFire88.8%
- 12Electro Spin89.3%
- 13Grand Exposition Coaster90.2%
- 14The Giant Barn Swing92.5%
- 15The Flooded Mine93.2%
- 16FireFall94.5%
- 17Magnificent Wave Carousel94.9%
- 18Racing Regatta95.7%
- 19Happy Frogs95.8%
- 20Fire Wagon Frenzy95.8%
- 21Royal Tea Party96.3%
- 22Fire Spotter96.3%
- 23Lucky's Dizzy Dogs96.4%
- 24Up The Ladder96.7%
- 25Elephant March97.1%
- 26Ladybugs97.3%
- 27Fireman's Flyers97.5%
- 28Hugo & Mary's Carousel97.8%
When Silver Dollar City rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
1171 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

