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Thorpe Park ride reliability

45 operating days11 Sept to 8 Nov20 rides tracked

20 tracked rides at Thorpe Park ran 73.1% of opening hours across the last 45 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Ghost Train at 66.9%, down on 45 of 45 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 45 operating days, 20 tracked rides ran 73.1% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Ghost Train, at 66.9%.

73.1%uptime
Least reliableGhost Train 66.9%Quantum 71.8%Depth Charge 75.8%

Every Thorpe Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

20 rides · 45 days · worst first

  1. 1Ghost Train5d 13h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 66.9%
  2. 2Quantum5d 5h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 71.8%
  3. 3Depth Charge4d 6h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 75.8%
  4. 4Stealth3d 22h lost · 61 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 76.4%
  5. 5High Striker4d 5h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 77.1%
  6. 6Samurai3d 4h lost · 76 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 81.3%
  7. 7The Swarm3d 9h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 82.3%
  8. 8Hyperia3d 4h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 83.2%
  9. 9Colossus2d 22h lost · 84 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 83.2%
  10. 10SAW - The Ride2d 21h lost · 67 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 84.3%
  11. 11Tidal Wave2d 2h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 88.3%
  12. 12Rush1d 18h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 88.5%
  13. 13Mr Monkey's Banana Ride1d 22h lost · 47 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 89.6%
  14. 14Flying Fish1d 12h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 91%
  15. 15The Walking Dead©: The Ride1d 10h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 91.6%
  16. 16Nemesis Inferno1d 2h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 45 of 45 days 93.2%
  17. 17Detonator21h 31m lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 94.6%
  18. 18Storm Surge22h 25m lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 94.7%
  19. 19Big Easy Bumpers13h 37m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 96.8%
  20. 20Dobble Tea Party7h 18m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 44 of 45 days 98.3%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Thorpe Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

800 breakdowns · late starts excluded

5210am
8711am
8212pm
1291pm
902pm
1043pm
724pm
615pm
476pm
477pm

Breakdowns cluster at 1pm, with 129 of the 771 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 366 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 29 closures start in the 8pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Thorpe Park downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Sept to 8 Nov

11 Sept8 Nov

The worst day in this window was 25 Oct, when 48.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 26 of 26 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 45 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 Thorpe Park?

Ghost Train (66.9%), Quantum (71.8%), Depth Charge (75.8%) have the lowest uptime at Thorpe Park across the last 45 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 20 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Thorpe Park overall?

Thorpe Park averages 73.1% uptime across 20 tracked rides, which is patchy. 2 excellent, 8 good, 9 patchy, 1 poor.

Which ride at Thorpe Park is the most reliable?

Dobble Tea Party, at 98.3% uptime over 45 recorded days, losing only 7h 18m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Thorpe Park?

1pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 129 of the 771 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 Thorpe Park today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Thorpe Park 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 Thorpe Park 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.