Wow! No one seems to remeber the week that Storm Runner was closed last season. They had a hydraulic motor break, and had to wait on a new one to be installed. As far as reliable, rockets will become more reliable as time marches on.
And as far as Kingda Ka, unless you ride it , dont judge it. I felt it was nothing but hype myself, but after this past tuesdays trip to Great Adventure Kingda Ka really impressed me, and not only to my seat.