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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ride reliability

23 operating days2 Aug to 27 Sept36 rides tracked

36 tracked rides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ran 82.5% of opening hours across the last 23 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is THE FLASH Vertical Velocity at 17.7%, down on 23 of 23 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 23 operating days, 36 tracked rides ran 82.5% of opening hours. The one to plan around is THE FLASH Vertical Velocity, at 17.7%.

82.5%uptime

Every Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

36 rides · 23 days · worst first

  1. 1THE FLASH Vertical Velocity6d 4h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 17.7%
  2. 2Ark6d 0h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 18.8%
  3. 3Acme Fun Factory5d 23h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 19.5%
  4. 4Seaside Railway3d 23h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 48.6%
  5. 5WONDER WOMAN Lasso of Truth3d 8h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 54.2%
  6. 6THE JOKER2d 1h lost · 58 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 71.9%
  7. 7White Water Safari1d 14h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 79%
  8. 8Nairobi’s Look Out Balloons1d 8h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 82%
  9. 9Bugs’ Buccaneer1d 5h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 84.9%
  10. 10Monsoon Falls23h 27m lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 86.7%
  11. 11Cobra22h 50m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 87.1%
  12. 12SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight22h 55m lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 87.6%
  13. 13Medusa22h 31m lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 87.6%
  14. 14Sidewinder Safari20h 56m lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 88.2%
  15. 15Wave Swinger22h 30m lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 88.3%
  16. 16Foghorn’s Seaport Railway20h 37m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 88.7%
  17. 17Merlin’s Seaside Tours18h 13m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 89.5%
  18. 18Zoe's Tree House16h 8m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 90.9%
  19. 19Pepe Le Pew’s Rafts of Romance15h 23m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 91.2%
  20. 20SkyScreamer15h 56m lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 91.4%
  21. 21Congo Queen15h 10m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 91.4%
  22. 22Safari Jeep Tours13h 49m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92%
  23. 23Kong13h 37m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92.6%
  24. 24Air Penguins12h 59m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92.6%
  25. 25Boardwalk Bumper Buggies12h 58m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 92.6%
  26. 26Boomerang Coast-to-Coaster11h 54m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 93.5%
  27. 27BATMAN: The Ride11h 35m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 93.7%
  28. 28Monkey Business11h 19m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 93.9%
  29. 29Yosemite Sam's Flight School9h 53m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.6%
  30. 30Thrilla Gorilla9h 25m lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 94.9%
  31. 31Elmer’s Weather Balloon Service6h 26m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 96.4%
  32. 32Taz’s Typhoon6h 6m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 96.7%
  33. 33Sylvester's Pounce & Bounce5h 48m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 96.9%
  34. 34Scat-A-Bout4h 50m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 97.4%
  35. 35Seaport Carousel3h 27m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 23 of 23 days 98.1%
  36. 36Road Runner Express3h 14m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 23 of 23 days 98.2%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Six Flags Discovery Kingdom rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

504 breakdowns · late starts excluded

5211am
5912pm
671pm
652pm
643pm
704pm
585pm
376pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 70 of the 472 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 272 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 32 closures start in the 7pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

2 Aug to 27 Sept

2 Aug27 Sept

The worst day in this window was 7 Sept, when 27.1% of the park's ride hours were lost and 36 of 36 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 23 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 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

THE FLASH Vertical Velocity (17.7%), Ark (18.8%), Acme Fun Factory (19.5%) have the lowest uptime at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom across the last 23 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 36 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom overall?

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom averages 82.5% uptime across 36 tracked rides, which is patchy. 6 excellent, 21 good, 4 patchy, 5 poor.

Which ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is the most reliable?

Road Runner Express, at 98.2% uptime over 23 recorded days, losing only 3h 14m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 70 of the 472 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 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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.