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Valley Fair ride reliability

20 operating days17 Aug to 20 Sept38 rides tracked

38 tracked rides at Valley Fair ran 86.8% of opening hours across the last 20 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Minnesota River Valley Railroad at 0%, down on 20 of 20 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 20 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 86.8% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Minnesota River Valley Railroad, at 0%.

86.8%uptime

Every Valley Fair ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

38 rides · 20 days · worst first

  1. 1Minnesota River Valley Railroad7d 8h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 20 of 20 days 0%
  2. 2Delirious4d 17h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 16 of 20 days 37.9%
  3. 3SuperCat2d 6h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 9 of 20 days 70.6%
  4. 4Snoopy's Rocket Express1d 20h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 8 of 20 days 75.2%
  5. 5Flying Eagles1d 14h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 7 of 20 days 77.4%
  6. 6Linus' Beetle Bugs1d 13h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 7 of 20 days 77.9%
  7. 7Wheel of Fortune1d 13h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 7 of 20 days 78.7%
  8. 8Woodstock Whirlybirds1d 11h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 7 of 20 days 79.2%
  9. 9Northern Lights1d 8h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 7 of 20 days 79.5%
  10. 10North Star1d 5h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 8 of 20 days 84.5%
  11. 11Steel Venom22h 38m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 8 of 20 days 88.1%
  12. 12Lucy's Tugboat20h 21m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 6 of 20 days 89%
  13. 13Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers13h 35m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 92.1%
  14. 14Sally's Swing Set12h 40m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 92.5%
  15. 15Tilter11h 7m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 93.4%
  16. 16Linus Launcher10h 58m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 5 of 20 days 93.5%
  17. 17Renegade11h 10m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 5 of 20 days 93.6%
  18. 18High Roller10h 29m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 6 of 20 days 93.9%
  19. 19Wild Thing10h 1m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 5 of 20 days 94.1%
  20. 20Scrambler9h 58m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 94.1%
  21. 21Antique Autos9h 43m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 94.2%
  22. 22Mad Mouse9h 43m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 5 of 20 days 94.3%
  23. 23Xtreme Swing9h 43m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 5 of 20 days 94.3%
  24. 24Corkscrew9h 13m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 94.5%
  25. 25Snoopy vs. Red Baron9h 11m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 4 of 20 days 94.5%
  26. 26Bumper Cars9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  27. 27Carousel9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  28. 28Cosmic Coaster9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  29. 29Ferris Wheel9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  30. 30Flying Ace Balloon Race9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  31. 31Monster9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  32. 32Power Tower9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  33. 33Charlie Brown's Wind-Up9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  34. 34Kite Eating Tree9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  35. 35PEANUTS™ 5009h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  36. 36PEANUTS™ Road Rally9h 7m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 20 days 94.5%
  37. 37Excalibur7h 18m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 3 of 20 days 94.9%
  38. 38Thunder Canyon7h 18m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 3 of 20 days 94.9%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Valley Fair rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

120 breakdowns · late starts excluded

1211am
1912pm
61pm
52pm
63pm
644pm
35pm
26pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 64 of the 117 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 92 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 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 20 Sept

17 Aug20 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 20 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 (37.9%), SuperCat (70.6%) have the lowest uptime at Valley Fair across the last 20 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Valley Fair overall?

Valley Fair averages 86.8% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is good. 28 good, 8 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Valley Fair is the most reliable?

Excalibur, at 94.9% uptime over 20 recorded days, losing only 7h 18m 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 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 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.