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Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair — Rope Drop

Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair

Knott's Berry Farm
Overview Reliability Breakdown Strategy Rope Drop
Rope Drop Reliability

How often does Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair 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 1378 operating days of 5-minute monitoring.

78.5%
On Time
1081 of 1378 days
14.4%
Opened Late
199 days
7.1%
Never Opened
98 days
When It Opens Late

On the days Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair doesn't open on time, how long do you have to wait?

Typical delay (median) 60 min
75th percentile delay 120 min
Bad day delay (90th percentile) 200 min
Average delay 88 min
Weekday vs Weekend

Does this ride open more reliably on certain days?

Weekday on-time rate (Mon-Fri) 75.8%
Weekend on-time rate (Sat-Sun) 85.1%
What this data means for trip planning: If you're counting on Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair for your rope drop strategy, it opens on time 78% of mornings. This is reasonably reliable but have a backup plan for the 22% of mornings it doesn't show up.
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