Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
30 rides · 50 days · worst first
- 1Big Dipper2.8%
- 2Dora's World Voyage39.7%
- 3Krusty Krab Order Up41.5%
- 4Big One76.8%
- 5Rugrats Lost River83.6%
- 6Avatar Airbender85.1%
- 7SpongeBob's Splash Bash86.1%
- 8Pleasure Beach Express86.5%
- 9Flying Machines86.7%
- 10Backyardigans Pirate Treasure88.1%
- 11Wonderpets Big Circus Bounce88.2%
- 12Blue Flyer88.3%
- 13Diego's Rainforest Rescue88.3%
- 14Bikini Bottom Bus Tour88.4%
- 15Nickelodeon Streak88.8%
- 16Fairy World Taxi Spin88.8%
- 17Valhalla90.1%
- 18Grand National91.5%
- 19Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-o-Matic94.4%
- 20Impossible95.7%
- 21ICON96.7%
- 22Ghost Train96.9%
- 23Revolution96.9%
- 24Infusion98%
- 25Avalanche98.1%
- 26Steeplechase98.2%
- 27Alice in Wonderland98.3%
- 28Aviktas98.4%
- 29Launch Pad99.9%
- 30Derby Racer100%
When Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
713 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

