Thorpe Park ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Thorpe Park ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
27 rides · 53 days · worst first
- 1Vortex0.1%
- 2Tenement | Scare Maze2.8%
- 3Survival Games | Scare Maze2.9%
- 4Stitches | Scare Maze2.9%
- 5Trailers | Scare Maze3.1%
- 6DeadBeat | Scare Maze3.1%
- 7Amity Beach25.8%
- 8Ghost Train67%
- 9Tidal Wave79.9%
- 10Samurai81.5%
- 11Stealth81.9%
- 12Quantum82.9%
- 13SAW - The Ride89.4%
- 14Colossus89.5%
- 15Hyperia90.9%
- 16Rush91.3%
- 17The Walking Dead©: The Ride91.7%
- 18Depth Charge92.6%
- 19Nemesis Inferno92.8%
- 20High Striker94.1%
- 21The Swarm94.3%
- 22Mr Monkey's Banana Ride95%
- 23Flying Fish95%
- 24Dobble Tea Party95.2%
- 25Detonator97.3%
- 26Storm Surge97.4%
- 27Big Easy Bumpers99.2%
When Thorpe Park rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
902 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

