Valley Fair ride reliability
38 tracked rides at Valley Fair ran 87% of opening hours across the last 24 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Minnesota River Valley Railroad at 0%, down on 24 of 24 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 24 operating days, 38 tracked rides ran 87% 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 · 24 days · worst first
- 1Minnesota River Valley Railroad0%
- 2Delirious50.7%
- 3Excalibur58.3%
- 4Thunder Canyon58.3%
- 5SuperCat76.8%
- 6Snoopy's Rocket Express80.6%
- 7Flying Eagles82.5%
- 8Linus' Beetle Bugs82.9%
- 9Wheel of Fortune83.6%
- 10Woodstock Whirlybirds84%
- 11Northern Lights85.4%
- 12North Star89.3%
- 13Steel Venom91.5%
- 14Lucy's Tugboat92.1%
- 15Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers94.7%
- 16Sally's Swing Set95%
- 17Tilter95.8%
- 18Linus Launcher95.9%
- 19Renegade96%
- 20High Roller96.4%
- 21Wild Thing96.4%
- 22Xtreme Swing96.5%
- 23Mad Mouse96.6%
- 24Corkscrew96.7%
- 25Snoopy vs. Red Baron96.7%
- 26Antique Autos96.8%
- 27Bumper Cars96.8%
- 28Carousel96.8%
- 29Cosmic Coaster96.8%
- 30Ferris Wheel96.8%
- 31Flying Ace Balloon Race96.8%
- 32Monster96.8%
- 33Power Tower96.8%
- 34Scrambler96.8%
- 35Charlie Brown's Wind-Up96.8%
- 36Kite Eating Tree96.8%
- 37PEANUTS™ 50096.8%
- 38PEANUTS™ Road Rally96.8%
When Valley Fair rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
77 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 28 of the 76 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 124 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 1 closures start in the 6pm 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
22 Aug to 18 Oct
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 24 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 (50.7%), Excalibur (58.3%) have the lowest uptime at Valley Fair across the last 24 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 38 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Valley Fair overall?
Valley Fair averages 87% uptime across 38 tracked rides, which is good. 23 excellent, 5 good, 6 patchy, 4 poor.
Which ride at Valley Fair is the most reliable?
Antique Autos, at 96.8% uptime over 24 recorded days, losing only 7h 59m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Valley Fair?
4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 28 of the 76 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.

