2018
In 2018, Fahrenheit had the longest average wait at Hersheypark, at 29 minutes, followed by Comet - Dark Coaster (27 minutes) and Great Bear (24 minutes). 16 of the 21 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Fahrenheit | 29 |
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 27 |
| Great Bear | 24 |
| Skyrush | 23 |
| Storm Runner | 19 |
| Scrambler | 14 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 14 |
| Monorail | 13 |
| Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM | 13 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 13 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 10 |
| Kissing Tower | 10 |
| The Claw | 10 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 9 |
| Balloon Flite | 8 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 8 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 8 |
| Ferris Wheel | 7 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 7 |
| Frog Hopper | 6 |
| Traffic Jam | 5 |
In 2018, Comet - Dark Coaster saw the longest peak waits at Hersheypark, with its daily maximum averaging 51 minutes, ahead of Fahrenheit (50 minutes) and Skyrush (45 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 51 |
| Fahrenheit | 50 |
| Skyrush | 45 |
| Great Bear | 42 |
| Storm Runner | 40 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 30 |
| Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM | 27 |
| Monorail | 25 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 25 |
| Scrambler | 20 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 19 |
| Kissing Tower | 18 |
| The Claw | 18 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 15 |
| Balloon Flite | 14 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 14 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 13 |
| Ferris Wheel | 12 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 10 |
| Frog Hopper | 8 |
| Traffic Jam | 5 |
In 2018, Hersheypark was quietest in October, when crowd levels averaged as low as 17%. The busiest month was September, at around 71%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 46 |
| Aug | 45 |
| Sep | 71 |
| Oct | 17 |
| Nov | 28 |
| Dec | 29 |
In 2018, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Hersheypark, averaging 15% compared with 62% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 26 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 45 |
| Mon | 36 |
| Tue | 15 |
| Wed | 28 |
| Thu | 32 |
| Fri | 28 |
| Sat | 62 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 29, 2018 | 98 |
| August 25, 2018 | 97 |
| September 30, 2018 | 95 |
| September 22, 2018 | 93 |
| September 02, 2018 | 92 |
| August 20, 2018 | 90 |
| August 15, 2018 | 87 |
| September 08, 2018 | 84 |
| September 15, 2018 | 84 |
| August 04, 2018 | 83 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 02, 2018 | 3 |
| September 09, 2018 | 3 |
| October 27, 2018 | 4 |
| October 26, 2018 | 4 |
| August 01, 2018 | 4 |
| August 02, 2018 | 5 |
| August 21, 2018 | 5 |
| August 03, 2018 | 6 |
| November 22, 2018 | 6 |
| October 21, 2018 | 6 |