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Minty Bees — Rope Drop

Minty Bees

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Overview Reliability Breakdown Strategy Rope Drop
Rope Drop Reliability

How often does Minty Bees 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.

87.5%
On Time
583 of 666 days
6.8%
Opened Late
45 days
5.7%
Never Opened
38 days
When It Opens Late

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

Typical delay (median) 10 min
75th percentile delay 30 min
Bad day delay (90th percentile) 138 min
Average delay 49 min
Weekday vs Weekend

Does this ride open more reliably on certain days?

Weekday on-time rate (Mon-Fri) 89.1%
Weekend on-time rate (Sat-Sun) 85.5%
What this data means for trip planning: If you're counting on Minty Bees for your rope drop strategy, it opens on time 88% of mornings. This is reasonably reliable but have a backup plan for the 12% of mornings it doesn't show up.
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