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Busch Gardens Williamsburg ride reliability

43 operating days11 Aug to 9 Oct14 rides tracked

14 tracked rides at Busch Gardens Williamsburg ran 27.4% of opening hours across the last 43 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Le Scoot at 1.2%, down on 43 of 43 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 43 operating days, 14 tracked rides ran 27.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Le Scoot, at 1.2%.

27.4%uptime

Every Busch Gardens Williamsburg ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

14 rides · 43 days · worst first

  1. 1Le Scoot16d 23h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 43 of 43 days 1.2%
  2. 2Clown Town16d 19h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 43 of 43 days 3.2%
  3. 3Bloodshot16d 15h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 43 of 43 days 4.3%
  4. 4Werewolves: The Wolf’s Revenge16d 9h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 43 of 43 days 5.5%
  5. 5Fright at the Museum16d 8h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 43 of 43 days 5.8%
  6. 6DarKoaster®5d 14h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 15 of 43 days 69.2%
  7. 7Griffon1d 1h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 43 days 94.2%
  8. 8Tempesto17h 0m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 4 of 43 days 94.4%
  9. 9Verbolten: Forbidden Turn21h 52m lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 3 of 43 days 95.5%
  10. 10The Battering Ram16h 57m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 3 of 43 days 96.5%
  11. 11Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On11h 57m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 2 of 43 days 97.6%
  12. 12Apollo's Chariot2h 52m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 2 of 43 days 99.5%
  13. 13Finnegan's Flyer2h 32m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 43 days 99.5%
  14. 14Der Autobahn2h 32m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 43 days 99.5%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Busch Gardens Williamsburg rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

19 breakdowns · late starts excluded

310am
1011am
212pm
12pm
25pm

Breakdowns cluster at 11am, with 10 of the 18 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 908 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 7pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Aug to 9 Oct

11 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 14 Aug, when 76.9% of the park's ride hours were lost and 30 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 43 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg?

Le Scoot (1.2%), Clown Town (3.2%), Bloodshot (4.3%) have the lowest uptime at Busch Gardens Williamsburg across the last 43 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 14 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Busch Gardens Williamsburg overall?

Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 27.4% uptime across 14 tracked rides, which is poor. 6 excellent, 2 good, 6 poor.

Which ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the most reliable?

Apollo's Chariot, at 99.5% uptime over 43 recorded days, losing only 2h 52m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?

11am is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 10 of the 18 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Busch Gardens Williamsburg 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 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.