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Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability

50 operating days11 Aug to 9 Oct30 rides tracked

30 tracked rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ran 85.4% of opening hours across the last 50 operating days, which is good. The least reliable is Big Dipper at 2.8%, down on 50 of 50 days.

Reliability verdict

Good

Across the last 50 operating days, 30 tracked rides ran 85.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Dipper, at 2.8%.

85.4%uptime

Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

30 rides · 50 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Dipper15d 9h lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 50 of 50 days 2.8%
  2. 2Dora's World Voyage8d 10h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 39.7%
  3. 3Krusty Krab Order Up8d 2h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 41.5%
  4. 4Big One3d 7h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 22 of 50 days 76.8%
  5. 5Rugrats Lost River2d 16h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 46 of 50 days 83.6%
  6. 6Avatar Airbender2d 7h lost · 51 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 85.1%
  7. 7SpongeBob's Splash Bash2d 3h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 86.1%
  8. 8Pleasure Beach Express2d 4h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 14 of 50 days 86.5%
  9. 9Flying Machines1d 21h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 86.7%
  10. 10Backyardigans Pirate Treasure1d 18h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 49 of 50 days 88.1%
  11. 11Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce1d 18h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 88.2%
  12. 12Blue Flyer1d 18h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 88.3%
  13. 13Diego's Rainforest Rescue1d 18h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 88.3%
  14. 14Bikini Bottom Bus Tour1d 17h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 48 of 50 days 88.4%
  15. 15Nickelodeon Streak1d 16h lost · 47 breakdowns · down on 46 of 50 days 88.8%
  16. 16Fairy World Taxi Spin1d 15h lost · 46 breakdowns · down on 46 of 50 days 88.8%
  17. 17Valhalla1d 14h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 24 of 50 days 90.1%
  18. 18Grand National1d 12h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 13 of 50 days 91.5%
  19. 19Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic22h 1m lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 18 of 50 days 94.4%
  20. 20Impossible15h 40m lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 19 of 50 days 95.7%
  21. 21ICON12h 5m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 96.7%
  22. 22Ghost Train12h 36m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 7 of 50 days 96.9%
  23. 23Revolution10h 23m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 7 of 50 days 96.9%
  24. 24Infusion7h 12m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 10 of 50 days 98%
  25. 25Avalanche8h 5m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 14 of 50 days 98.1%
  26. 26Steeplechase7h 7m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 11 of 50 days 98.2%
  27. 27Alice in Wonderland7h 16m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 12 of 50 days 98.3%
  28. 28Aviktas5h 52m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 50 days 98.4%
  29. 29Launch Pad21m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 2 of 50 days 99.9%
  30. 30Derby Racer0m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 0 of 50 days 100%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

713 breakdowns · late starts excluded

2510am
1911am
1512pm
201pm
282pm
183pm
2984pm
1845pm
86pm
407pm
408pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 298 of the 695 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 151 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 18 closures start in the 9pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Aug to 9 Oct

11 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 9 Oct, when 27.2% of the park's ride hours were lost and 18 of 30 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 50 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 Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

Big Dipper (2.8%), Dora's World Voyage (39.7%), Krusty Krab Order Up (41.5%) have the lowest uptime at Blackpool Pleasure Beach across the last 50 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 30 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Blackpool Pleasure Beach overall?

Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 85.4% uptime across 30 tracked rides, which is good. 11 excellent, 14 good, 2 patchy, 3 poor.

Which ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the most reliable?

Derby Racer, at 100% uptime over 50 recorded days, losing only 0m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 298 of the 695 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 Blackpool Pleasure Beach today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Blackpool Pleasure Beach 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 Blackpool Pleasure Beach 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.