Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
36 rides · 23 days · worst first
- 1THE FLASH Vertical Velocity17.7%
- 2Ark18.8%
- 3Acme Fun Factory19.5%
- 4Seaside Railway48.6%
- 5WONDER WOMAN Lasso of Truth54.2%
- 6THE JOKER71.9%
- 7White Water Safari79%
- 8Nairobi’s Look Out Balloons82%
- 9Bugs’ Buccaneer84.9%
- 10Monsoon Falls86.7%
- 11Cobra87.1%
- 12SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight87.6%
- 13Medusa87.6%
- 14Sidewinder Safari88.2%
- 15Wave Swinger88.3%
- 16Foghorn’s Seaport Railway88.7%
- 17Merlin’s Seaside Tours89.5%
- 18Zoe's Tree House90.9%
- 19Pepe Le Pew’s Rafts of Romance91.2%
- 20SkyScreamer91.4%
- 21Congo Queen91.4%
- 22Safari Jeep Tours92%
- 23Kong92.6%
- 24Air Penguins92.6%
- 25Boardwalk Bumper Buggies92.6%
- 26Boomerang Coast-to-Coaster93.5%
- 27BATMAN: The Ride93.7%
- 28Monkey Business93.9%
- 29Yosemite Sam's Flight School94.6%
- 30Thrilla Gorilla94.9%
- 31Elmer’s Weather Balloon Service96.4%
- 32Taz’s Typhoon96.7%
- 33Sylvester's Pounce & Bounce96.9%
- 34Scat-A-Bout97.4%
- 35Seaport Carousel98.1%
- 36Road Runner Express98.2%
When Six Flags Discovery Kingdom rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
504 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

