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Six Flags Magic Mountain ride reliability

56 operating days23 Jun to 17 Aug38 rides tracked

38 tracked rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain ran 86.2% of opening hours across the last 56 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is X2 at 24.8%, down on 56 of 56 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 56 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 86.2% of opening hours. The one to plan around is X2, at 24.8%.

86.2%uptime

Every Six Flags Magic Mountain ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

38 rides · 56 days · worst first

  1. 1X218d 23h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 24.8%
  2. 2Taz’s Tazmanian Train Tours7d 8h lost · 119 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 72%
  3. 3Dive Devil3d 17h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 85.3%
  4. 4Viper3d 15h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 85.9%
  5. 5Circuit Breaker Grand Prix2d 21h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 88.3%
  6. 6CraZanity2d 17h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 88.8%
  7. 7Jet Stream2d 17h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 89.1%
  8. 8Sylvester’s Pounce and Bounce2d 19h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 89.3%
  9. 9West Coast Racers2d 19h lost · 81 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 89.4%
  10. 10JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for Metropolis2d 18h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 89.6%
  11. 11SCREAM2d 12h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 89.8%
  12. 12Magic Mover2d 16h lost · 80 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 89.9%
  13. 13Tatsu2d 12h lost · 116 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 90%
  14. 14Twisted Colossus2d 4h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 91%
  15. 15WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage2d 4h lost · 74 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 91.3%
  16. 16The Great American Revolution2d 3h lost · 86 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 91.5%
  17. 17Roaring Rapids2d 1h lost · 62 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 92%
  18. 18Ninja1d 22h lost · 53 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 92.5%
  19. 19Road Runner Express1d 11h lost · 69 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 94.2%
  20. 20Swashbuckler1d 12h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 94.3%
  21. 21Daffy’s Forest Four-Wheelers1d 9h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 94.4%
  22. 22THE RIDDLER™’s Revenge1d 9h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 94.8%
  23. 23Apocalypse1d 8h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 94.8%
  24. 24Looney Ballooneys1d 8h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 94.9%
  25. 25Canyon Cruiser1d 6h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 94.9%
  26. 26Funny Flyers1d 6h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 95%
  27. 27Full Throttle1d 6h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 95%
  28. 28Goliath1d 1h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 95.9%
  29. 29BATMAN™ The Ride1d 1h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 96%
  30. 30LEX LUTHOR™: Drop of Doom1d 1h lost · 33 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 96%
  31. 31Merrie Melodies Merrie Go Round23h 50m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 96.3%
  32. 32TEEN TITANS™ Turbo Spin21h 25m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 96.6%
  33. 33Camp Bus20h 27m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 96.8%
  34. 34Camp Duck Amuck Fun Fort17h 38m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 97.2%
  35. 35Buccaneer16h 19m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 97.4%
  36. 36Gold Rusher15h 14m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 56 of 56 days 97.5%
  37. 37Jammin' Bumpers10h 21m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 98.4%
  38. 38Grand American Carousel10h 6m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 55 of 56 days 98.4%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Six Flags Magic Mountain rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1338 breakdowns · late starts excluded

1710am
10711am
14912pm
1511pm
1472pm
1443pm
1394pm
1215pm
876pm
1007pm
1018pm

Breakdowns cluster at 1pm, with 151 of the 1263 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 419 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 75 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.

Six Flags Magic Mountain downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

23 Jun to 17 Aug

23 Jun17 Aug

The worst day in this window was 4 Jul, when 49.3% of the park's ride hours were lost and 40 of 40 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 56 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 Magic Mountain?

X2 (24.8%), Taz’s Tazmanian Train Tours (72%), Dive Devil (85.3%) have the lowest uptime at Six Flags Magic Mountain across the last 56 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Six Flags Magic Mountain overall?

Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 86.2% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is good. 13 excellent, 23 good, 1 patchy, 1 poor.

Which ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain is the most reliable?

Jammin' Bumpers, at 98.4% uptime over 56 recorded days, losing only 10h 21m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Six Flags Magic Mountain?

1pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 151 of the 1263 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 Six Flags Magic Mountain today?

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