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Thorpe Park ride reliability

60 operating days13 Jul to 10 Sept22 rides tracked

22 tracked rides at Thorpe Park ran 78% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Vortex at 0.6%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 60 operating days, 22 tracked rides ran 78% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Vortex, at 0.6%.

78%uptime
Least reliableVortex 0.6%Amity Beach 59.3%Ghost Train 68.7%

Every Thorpe Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

22 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Vortex21d 7h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 0.6%
  2. 2Amity Beach8d 9h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 59.3%
  3. 3Ghost Train6d 14h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 68.7%
  4. 4Tidal Wave4d 17h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 79.5%
  5. 5Stealth3d 6h lost · 99 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 84.8%
  6. 6Quantum2d 22h lost · 85 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 85.3%
  7. 7Samurai2d 23h lost · 93 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 86.1%
  8. 8SAW - The Ride2d 6h lost · 69 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 89.4%
  9. 9Colossus2d 0h lost · 69 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 90.5%
  10. 10Hyperia1d 18h lost · 55 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 91.4%
  11. 11Rush1d 16h lost · 88 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 92.2%
  12. 12The Walking Dead©: The Ride1d 14h lost · 59 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 92.5%
  13. 13The Swarm1d 10h lost · 71 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 93.5%
  14. 14Nemesis Inferno1d 9h lost · 65 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 93.5%
  15. 15Dobble Tea Party1d 3h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 94.7%
  16. 16Mr Monkey's Banana Ride1d 1h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 95.1%
  17. 17Flying Fish20h 51m lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 95.8%
  18. 18Storm Surge13h 15m lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 97.4%
  19. 19High Striker12h 59m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 97.4%
  20. 20Depth Charge12h 13m lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 33 of 60 days 97.6%
  21. 21Detonator7h 9m lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 98.6%
  22. 22Big Easy Bumpers4h 39m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 99.1%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Thorpe Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1079 breakdowns · late starts excluded

6510am
12311am
11012pm
1571pm
1382pm
1223pm
1404pm
1305pm
796pm
67pm

Breakdowns cluster at 1pm, with 157 of the 1070 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 442 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 9 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

13 Jul to 10 Sept

13 Jul10 Sept

The worst day in this window was 16 Aug, when 27.7% of the park's ride hours were lost and 25 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 60 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?

Vortex (0.6%), Amity Beach (59.3%), Ghost Train (68.7%) have the lowest uptime at Thorpe Park across the last 60 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 22 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Thorpe Park overall?

Thorpe Park averages 78% uptime across 22 tracked rides, which is patchy. 7 excellent, 10 good, 2 patchy, 3 poor.

Which ride at Thorpe Park is the most reliable?

Big Easy Bumpers, at 99.1% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 4h 39m in total.

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

1pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 157 of the 1070 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 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.