How often does Seven Dwarfs Mine Train break down?

Over the last 90 days we recorded 59 real breakdown episodes for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — about 4.6 per week, spread across 36 different days. These are observed status changes from live park data, not estimates.

How long is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train usually down when it breaks down?

The median recorded outage for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train lasted 48 minutes (average 61 minutes). The longest outage we observed in the last 90 days lasted 326 minutes, on 2026-07-18.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Reliability & Wait Patterns

Shanghai Disneyland · Based on 28621 wait-time samples

0.63

Volatility Index (coefficient of variation)

Moderately volatile — expect meaningful hourly swings.

50m

Typical (p50) wait

105m

Busy (p90) wait

150m

Worst-case (p99)

180m

All-time max

Weekend vs Weekday

56m

Weekday average

60m

Weekend average

1.07×

Weekend multiplier

Real breakdown history (last 90 days)

Actual downtime episodes recorded by our live status tracker — every time Seven Dwarfs Mine Train flipped to DOWN and came back. Observed data, not estimates.

Recorded breakdowns

48m

Typical (median) outage

5h 26m

Longest outage (2026-07-18)

4.6

Breakdowns per week

Most recent outages

Date	Down for
2026-09-02	28m
2026-09-02	22m
2026-08-30	48m
2026-08-20	40m
2026-08-16	52m
2026-08-14	23m
2026-08-14	32m
2026-08-14	14m

Episodes under 5 minutes are excluded as status flicker; the typical-outage figure also excludes rare multi-hour artifacts (>8h). Breakdowns hit 36 different days in this window.

Downtime by hour

Rate of DOWN/CLOSED status per hour of the day (ET).

0
5%

1
3%

2
3%

3
4%

4
2%

5
0%

6
0%

7
6%

8
23%

9
46%

10
80%

11
83%

12
84%

13
83%

14
84%

15
83%

16
82%

17
82%

18
82%

19
47%

20
6%

21
4%

22
4%

23
4%

Best & worst hours by day of week

Average standby wait (minutes). Green = lowest of day, red = highest.

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	42	34	25	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	21	23	47	70	79
Tue	37	25	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	24	28	47	70	98
Wed	52	32	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	25	37	52	59
Thu	49	38	37	34	34	33	32	33	32	32	35	38	56	81	88
Fri	54	42	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	37	36	49	69	91	114
Sat	63	46	43	43	42	42	44	44	42	39	40	42	57	75	87
Sun	40	27	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	22	24	31	52	75	87

Weather effect on waits

Average wait (minutes) in different weather conditions:

70m

Clear

55m

Cloudy

50m

Drizzle

60m

Partly Cloudy

52m

Rain

When this ride goes down

These rides spike in wait time when Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is reported DOWN:

“Once Upon a Time” Adventure

+7m (57%)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

+7m (22%)

Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure

+6m (28%)

What causes this ride to spike

Waits for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train go up the most when these rides are DOWN:

Siren's Revenge

+44m (60%)

Roaring Rapids

+22m (30%)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

+19m (26%)

Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure

+16m (22%)

Peter Pan’s Flight

+9m (11%)

Rex’s Racer

+7m (9%)

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DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	42	34	25	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	21	23	47	70	79
Tue	37	25	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	24	28	47	70	98
Wed	52	32	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	25	37	52	59
Thu	49	38	37	34	34	33	32	33	32	32	35	38	56	81	88
Fri	54	42	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	37	36	49	69	91	114
Sat	63	46	43	43	42	42	44	44	42	39	40	42	57	75	87
Sun	40	27	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	22	24	31	52	75	87

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	42	34	25	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	21	23	47	70	79
Tue	37	25	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	24	28	47	70	98
Wed	52	32	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	25	37	52	59
Thu	49	38	37	34	34	33	32	33	32	32	35	38	56	81	88
Fri	54	42	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	37	36	49	69	91	114
Sat	63	46	43	43	42	42	44	44	42	39	40	42	57	75	87
Sun	40	27	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	22	24	31	52	75	87

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	42	34	25	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	21	23	47	70	79
Tue	37	25	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	24	28	47	70	98
Wed	52	32	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	25	37	52	59
Thu	49	38	37	34	34	33	32	33	32	32	35	38	56	81	88
Fri	54	42	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	37	36	49	69	91	114
Sat	63	46	43	43	42	42	44	44	42	39	40	42	57	75	87
Sun	40	27	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	22	24	31	52	75	87