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Balloon Flite — Rope Drop

Balloon Flite

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Overview Reliability Breakdown Strategy Rope Drop
Rope Drop Reliability

How often does Balloon Flite open on time when the park opens? This is different from mid-day reliability: opening delays are typically caused by overnight maintenance, morning inspections, weather checks, or ride systems that need time to warm up. A ride can be perfectly reliable once running but still open late.

Based on 666 operating days of 5-minute monitoring.

81.7%
On Time
544 of 666 days
8.3%
Opened Late
55 days
10.1%
Never Opened
67 days
When It Opens Late

On the days Balloon Flite doesn't open on time, how long do you have to wait?

Typical delay (median) 20 min
75th percentile delay 185 min
Bad day delay (90th percentile) 358 min
Average delay 108 min
Weekday vs Weekend

Does this ride open more reliably on certain days?

Weekday on-time rate (Mon-Fri) 84.8%
Weekend on-time rate (Sat-Sun) 77.6%
What this data means for trip planning: If you're counting on Balloon Flite for your rope drop strategy, it opens on time 82% of mornings. This is reasonably reliable but have a backup plan for the 18% of mornings it doesn't show up.
DATA SOURCE
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