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Thorpe Park ride reliability

60 operating days22 Jun to 20 Aug22 rides tracked

22 tracked rides at Thorpe Park ran 73.3% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Vortex at 8.5%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 60 operating days, 22 tracked rides ran 73.3% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Vortex, at 8.5%.

73.3%uptime
Least reliableVortex 8.5%Ghost Train 67.9%Amity Beach 68.7%

Every Thorpe Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

22 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Vortex19d 6h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 8.5%
  2. 2Ghost Train6d 16h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 67.9%
  3. 3Amity Beach6d 6h lost · 56 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 68.7%
  4. 4Samurai4d 20h lost · 81 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 76.4%
  5. 5Tidal Wave5d 0h lost · 57 breakdowns · down on 58 of 60 days 76.9%
  6. 6Quantum4d 6h lost · 68 breakdowns · down on 58 of 60 days 79.1%
  7. 7Stealth3d 15h lost · 93 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 82.6%
  8. 8SAW - The Ride2d 6h lost · 77 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 89.2%
  9. 9Colossus2d 5h lost · 61 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 89.2%
  10. 10Rush2d 3h lost · 96 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 89.8%
  11. 11Mr Monkey's Banana Ride1d 23h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 90.3%
  12. 12Hyperia1d 17h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 58 of 60 days 91.8%
  13. 13The Swarm1d 16h lost · 76 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 92%
  14. 14The Walking Dead©: The Ride1d 7h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 94%
  15. 15Nemesis Inferno1d 3h lost · 56 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 94.5%
  16. 16Flying Fish1d 2h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 94.6%
  17. 17Dobble Tea Party22h 43m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 95.7%
  18. 18Storm Surge15h 20m lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 59 of 60 days 96.9%
  19. 19High Striker12h 48m lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 97.4%
  20. 20Depth Charge12h 38m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 27 of 60 days 97.5%
  21. 21Detonator10h 31m lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 97.9%
  22. 22Big Easy Bumpers4h 13m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 57 of 60 days 99.2%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Thorpe Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1060 breakdowns · late starts excluded

5910am
11211am
12012pm
1601pm
1412pm
1313pm
1314pm
1475pm
526pm
27pm

Breakdowns cluster at 1pm, with 160 of the 1055 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 444 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 5 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

22 Jun to 20 Aug

22 Jun20 Aug

The worst day in this window was 24 Jun, when 37.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 27 of 27 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 (8.5%), Ghost Train (67.9%), Amity Beach (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 73.3% uptime across 22 tracked rides, which is patchy. 6 excellent, 9 good, 4 patchy, 3 poor.

Which ride at Thorpe Park is the most reliable?

Big Easy Bumpers, at 99.2% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 4h 13m in total.

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

1pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 160 of the 1055 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.

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