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Kennywood ride reliability

19 operating days17 Aug to 9 Oct16 rides tracked

16 tracked rides at Kennywood ran 53% of opening hours across the last 19 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Ghostwood Estate at 0%, down on 19 of 19 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 19 operating days, 16 tracked rides ran 53% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Ghostwood Estate, at 0%.

53%uptime

Every Kennywood ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

16 rides · 19 days · worst first

  1. 1Ghostwood Estate6d 15h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 19 of 19 days 0%
  2. 2Olde Kennywood Railroad6d 15h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 19 of 19 days 0%
  3. 3Noah’s Ark6d 15h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 19 of 19 days 0%
  4. 4Raging Rapids6d 15h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 19 of 19 days 0%
  5. 5Thunderbolt3d 20h lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 16 of 19 days 42.4%
  6. 6Old Mill2d 12h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 12 of 19 days 58.9%
  7. 7Aero 3601d 12h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 13 of 19 days 76%
  8. 8Black Widow1d 1h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 15 of 19 days 84.4%
  9. 9Sky Rocket17h 13m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 11 of 19 days 89.8%
  10. 10Kangaroo16h 24m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 9 of 19 days 91.1%
  11. 11Phantom's Revenge14h 13m lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 13 of 19 days 92.5%
  12. 12Jack Rabbit12h 12m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 8 of 19 days 93.8%
  13. 13SwingShot11h 31m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 7 of 19 days 94%
  14. 14Exterminator9h 46m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 10 of 19 days 94.3%
  15. 15Turtle10h 43m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 3 of 19 days 94.6%
  16. 16Spinvasion8h 3m lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 7 of 19 days 95.5%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Kennywood rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

131 breakdowns · late starts excluded

211am
1012pm
51pm
122pm
183pm
74pm
195pm
186pm
237pm
98pm

Breakdowns cluster at 7pm, with 23 of the 123 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 113 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 8 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.

Kennywood downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

17 Aug to 9 Oct

17 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 22 Aug, when 63.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 19 of 19 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 19 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 Kennywood?

Ghostwood Estate (0%), Olde Kennywood Railroad (0%), Noah’s Ark (0%) have the lowest uptime at Kennywood across the last 19 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 16 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Kennywood overall?

Kennywood averages 53% uptime across 16 tracked rides, which is poor. 1 excellent, 7 good, 2 patchy, 6 poor.

Which ride at Kennywood is the most reliable?

Spinvasion, at 95.5% uptime over 19 recorded days, losing only 8h 3m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Kennywood?

7pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 23 of the 123 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 Kennywood today?

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