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Thorpe Park ride reliability

53 operating days11 Aug to 9 Oct27 rides tracked

27 tracked rides at Thorpe Park ran 65.7% of opening hours across the last 53 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Vortex at 0.1%, down on 53 of 53 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 53 operating days, 27 tracked rides ran 65.7% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Vortex, at 0.1%.

65.7%uptime

Every Thorpe Park ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

27 rides · 53 days · worst first

  1. 1Vortex18d 15h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 53 of 53 days 0.1%
  2. 2Tenement | Scare Maze18d 0h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 2.8%
  3. 3Survival Games | Scare Maze18d 0h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 2.9%
  4. 4Stitches | Scare Maze17d 23h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 53 of 53 days 2.9%
  5. 5Trailers | Scare Maze17d 23h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 3.1%
  6. 6DeadBeat | Scare Maze17d 23h lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 3.1%
  7. 7Amity Beach13d 6h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 25.8%
  8. 8Ghost Train6d 2h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 67%
  9. 9Tidal Wave4d 4h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 79.9%
  10. 10Samurai3d 9h lost · 91 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 81.5%
  11. 11Stealth3d 6h lost · 93 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 81.9%
  12. 12Quantum3d 0h lost · 74 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 82.9%
  13. 13SAW - The Ride2d 0h lost · 63 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 89.4%
  14. 14Colossus1d 21h lost · 74 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 89.5%
  15. 15Hyperia1d 18h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 90.9%
  16. 16Rush1d 11h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 91.3%
  17. 17The Walking Dead©: The Ride1d 12h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 91.7%
  18. 18Depth Charge1d 15h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 39 of 53 days 92.6%
  19. 19Nemesis Inferno1d 8h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 92.8%
  20. 20High Striker1d 7h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 94.1%
  21. 21The Swarm1d 2h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 94.3%
  22. 22Mr Monkey's Banana Ride23h 1m lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 95%
  23. 23Flying Fish21h 39m lost · 29 breakdowns · down on 53 of 53 days 95%
  24. 24Dobble Tea Party22h 7m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 95.2%
  25. 25Detonator11h 15m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 97.3%
  26. 26Storm Surge11h 39m lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 97.4%
  27. 27Big Easy Bumpers3h 38m lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 52 of 53 days 99.2%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Thorpe Park rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

902 breakdowns · late starts excluded

5410am
10711am
9012pm
1491pm
992pm
1143pm
1134pm
815pm
666pm
157pm

Breakdowns cluster at 1pm, with 149 of the 888 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 392 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 14 closures start in the 8pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Thorpe Park downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Aug to 9 Oct

11 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 16 Aug, when 39.4% of the park's ride hours were lost and 30 of 31 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 53 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 Thorpe Park?

Vortex (0.1%), Tenement | Scare Maze (2.8%), Survival Games | Scare Maze (2.9%) have the lowest uptime at Thorpe Park across the last 53 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 27 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Thorpe Park overall?

Thorpe Park averages 65.7% uptime across 27 tracked rides, which is poor. 6 excellent, 9 good, 4 patchy, 8 poor.

Which ride at Thorpe Park is the most reliable?

Big Easy Bumpers, at 99.2% uptime over 53 recorded days, losing only 3h 38m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Thorpe Park?

1pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 149 of the 888 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 Thorpe Park today?

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