Valley Fair ride reliability
38 tracked rides at Valley Fair ran 86.1% of opening hours across the last 17 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Minnesota River Valley Railroad at 0%, down on 17 of 17 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 17 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 86.1% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Minnesota River Valley Railroad, at 0%.
Every Valley Fair ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
38 rides · 17 days · worst first
- 1Minnesota River Valley Railroad0%
- 2Delirious38.9%
- 3SuperCat71%
- 4Flying Eagles73.4%
- 5Linus' Beetle Bugs73.9%
- 6Woodstock Whirlybirds75.6%
- 7Snoopy's Rocket Express76.4%
- 8Wheel of Fortune80.6%
- 9Northern Lights81.5%
- 10North Star81.8%
- 11Steel Venom86%
- 12Lucy's Tugboat87%
- 13Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers90.7%
- 14Sally's Swing Set91.1%
- 15Tilter92.2%
- 16Linus Launcher92.3%
- 17Renegade92.5%
- 18High Roller92.8%
- 19Wild Thing93.1%
- 20Scrambler93.1%
- 21Antique Autos93.2%
- 22Mad Mouse93.3%
- 23Xtreme Swing93.3%
- 24Corkscrew93.5%
- 25Bumper Cars93.6%
- 26Carousel93.6%
- 27Cosmic Coaster93.6%
- 28Ferris Wheel93.6%
- 29Flying Ace Balloon Race93.6%
- 30Monster93.6%
- 31Power Tower93.6%
- 32Charlie Brown's Wind-Up93.6%
- 33Kite Eating Tree93.6%
- 34PEANUTS™ 50093.6%
- 35PEANUTS™ Road Rally93.6%
- 36Snoopy vs. Red Baron93.6%
- 37Excalibur99.7%
- 38Thunder Canyon99.7%
When Valley Fair rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
120 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 64 of the 117 recorded closures starting in that hour - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 80 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. A further 3 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.
Valley Fair downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
17 Aug to 7 Sept
The worst day in this window was 29 Aug, when 52.2% of the park's ride hours were lost and 39 of 39 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 17 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 Valley Fair?
Minnesota River Valley Railroad (0%), Delirious (38.9%), SuperCat (71%) have the lowest uptime at Valley Fair across the last 17 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Valley Fair overall?
Valley Fair averages 86.1% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is good. 2 excellent, 26 good, 8 patchy, 2 poor.
Which ride at Valley Fair is the most reliable?
Excalibur, at 99.7% uptime over 17 recorded days, losing only 35m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Valley Fair?
4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 64 of the 117 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 Valley Fair today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Valley Fair 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 Valley Fair 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.

