2020
In 2020, Pirate had the longest average wait at Hersheypark, at 39 minutes, followed by Reese's Cupfusion (35 minutes) and Candymonium (32 minutes). 20 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Pirate | 39 |
| Reese's Cupfusion | 35 |
| Candymonium | 32 |
| Fahrenheit | 22 |
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 18 |
| Great Bear | 18 |
| Skyrush | 15 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 14 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 11 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 11 |
| Monorail | 10 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 9 |
| The Claw | 9 |
| Wild Mouse | 9 |
| Carrousel | 8 |
| Fender Bender | 8 |
| Ferris Wheel | 8 |
| Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM | 8 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 7 |
| Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco | 7 |
| Starship America | 6 |
| Balloon Flite | 5 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 5 |
| Kissing Tower | 5 |
| The Howler | 5 |
| Wave Swinger | 5 |
In 2020, Pirate saw the longest peak waits at Hersheypark, with its daily maximum averaging 60 minutes, ahead of Candymonium (54 minutes) and Reese's Cupfusion (48 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Pirate | 60 |
| Candymonium | 54 |
| Reese's Cupfusion | 48 |
| Fahrenheit | 36 |
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 33 |
| Great Bear | 31 |
| Skyrush | 26 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 24 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 24 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 20 |
| Monorail | 16 |
| Wild Mouse | 14 |
| Fender Bender | 13 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 13 |
| The Claw | 13 |
| Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM | 13 |
| Carrousel | 11 |
| Ferris Wheel | 10 |
| Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco | 10 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 9 |
| Starship America | 8 |
| Balloon Flite | 5 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 5 |
| Kissing Tower | 5 |
| The Howler | 5 |
| Wave Swinger | 5 |
In 2020, Hersheypark was quietest in July, when crowd levels averaged as low as 7%. The busiest month was September, at around 51%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 21 |
| Sep | 51 |
| Oct | 39 |
| Nov | 27 |
| Dec | 15 |
In 2020, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Hersheypark, averaging 6% compared with 60% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 31 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 22 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 10 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 60 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 17, 2020 | 98 |
| October 24, 2020 | 98 |
| October 10, 2020 | 98 |
| September 06, 2020 | 95 |
| September 05, 2020 | 95 |
| November 14, 2020 | 94 |
| August 30, 2020 | 93 |
| September 19, 2020 | 86 |
| September 26, 2020 | 85 |
| December 12, 2020 | 83 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 08, 2020 | 0 |
| December 07, 2020 | 0 |
| December 09, 2020 | 0 |
| December 08, 2020 | 0 |
| July 10, 2020 | 1 |
| September 02, 2020 | 1 |
| July 06, 2020 | 1 |
| September 03, 2020 | 1 |
| November 15, 2020 | 1 |
| September 01, 2020 | 1 |