Hersheypark wait time statistics

2023

Average wait time by ride (2023)

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In 2023, Reese's Cupfusion had the longest average wait at Hersheypark, at 57 minutes, followed by All-New! Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk - Featuring Christmas Overlay (47 minutes) and Fahrenheit (45 minutes). 41 of the 73 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average wait time, mins
Reese's Cupfusion 57
[Archived] All-New! Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk - Featuring Christmas Overlay 47
Fahrenheit 45
[Archived] Breakers Edge Water Coaster 44
Candymonium 42
Great Bear 39
Comet - Dark Coaster 37
Storm Runner 34
Wildcat's Revenge 34
Skyrush 32
Monorail 31
Jolly Rancher Remix 29
[Archived] sooperdooperLooper 29
[Archived] Skyview - Temporarily Closed 24
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Hydro 20
Cocoa Cruiser 20
Fender Bender 20
Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher 20
[Archived] Tidal Force 20
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Riptide 19
Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM 19
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Pipeline 18
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Surge 18
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Vortex 18
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Whirlwind 18
[Archived] Coal Cracker 17
Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco 17
Ferris Wheel 16
Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster 16
Scrambler 16
The Claw 16
Wild Mouse 16
Starship America 15
[Archived] Whitecap Racer 15
Pirate 14
The Howler 14
Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco 14
Tilt-A-Whirl 13
Liberty Flyers 12
Carrousel 11
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower 11
[Archived] Intercoastal Waterway 11
Dry Gulch Railroad 10
Kissing Tower 10
Wave Swinger 9
Music Express 8
Balloon Flite 7
[Archived] East Coast Waterworks 7
[Archived] Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Kisses Tower 7
[Archived] The Shore 7
[Archived] Bayside Pier 6
Convoy 6
Frog Hopper 6
Helicopters presented by Penn State Health 6
[Archived] Hershey Triple Tower - Reese's Tower 6
Minty Bees 6
Misfit Bug 6
Space Age 6
Sweet Swing 6
Tea Cups 6
[Archived] Whip 6
Dizzy Drums 5
Granny Bugs 5
Livery Stables 5
Mini Himalaya 5
Mini Pirate 5
Mini Scrambler 5
Pony Parade 5
Red Baron 5
[Archived] Sandcastle Cove 5
Swing Thing 5
Tiny Tracks 5
Traffic Jam 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (2023)

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In 2023, Candymonium saw the longest peak waits at Hersheypark, with its daily maximum averaging 77 minutes, ahead of Reese's Cupfusion (73 minutes) and All-New! Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk - Featuring Christmas Overlay (65 minutes).

Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Candymonium 77
Reese's Cupfusion 73
[Archived] All-New! Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk - Featuring Christmas Overlay 65
Fahrenheit 65
[Archived] Breakers Edge Water Coaster 63
Comet - Dark Coaster 60
Great Bear 56
Storm Runner 51
Wildcat's Revenge 51
Skyrush 49
[Archived] sooperdooperLooper 45
Jolly Rancher Remix 44
Monorail 43
[Archived] Skyview - Temporarily Closed 33
Cocoa Cruiser 30
Fender Bender 28
[Archived] Tidal Force 28
Trailblazer - Closes at 5PM 28
Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher 27
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Hydro 25
Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster 25
[Archived] Coal Cracker 24
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Pipeline 23
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Riptide 23
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Surge 23
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Vortex 23
[Archived] Coastline Plunge - Whirlwind 23
Ferris Wheel 23
The Claw 23
Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco 23
Wild Mouse 23
Scrambler 22
Starship America 21
Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco 20
Pirate 19
The Howler 19
Tilt-A-Whirl 18
[Archived] Whitecap Racer 18
Dry Gulch Railroad 16
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower 16
Liberty Flyers 16
[Archived] Intercoastal Waterway 15
[Archived] Whip 15
Carrousel 14
Kissing Tower 13
Wave Swinger 12
[Archived] Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Kisses Tower 9
Music Express 9
Balloon Flite 8
[Archived] Hershey Triple Tower - Reese's Tower 8
[Archived] The Shore 8
[Archived] Bayside Pier 7
[Archived] East Coast Waterworks 7
Tea Cups 7
Convoy 6
Dizzy Drums 6
Frog Hopper 6
Helicopters presented by Penn State Health 6
Mini Himalaya 6
Minty Bees 6
Misfit Bug 6
[Archived] Sandcastle Cove 6
Space Age 6
Sweet Swing 6
Swing Thing 6
Traffic Jam 6
Granny Bugs 5
Livery Stables 5
Mini Pirate 5
Mini Scrambler 5
Pony Parade 5
Red Baron 5
Tiny Tracks 5

Average crowd level by month (2023)

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In 2023, Hersheypark was quietest in November and December, when crowd levels averaged as low as 41%. The busiest month was May, at around 81%.

Month Average crowd level, %
Jan 89
Feb —
Mar —
Apr 79
May 81
Jun 60
Jul 50
Aug 60
Sep 50
Oct 63
Nov 43
Dec 41

Average crowd level by day of the week (2023)

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In 2023, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Hersheypark, averaging 45% compared with 75% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 17 percentage points quieter than weekends.

Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 58
Mon 53
Tue 49
Wed 48
Thu 45
Fri 51
Sat 75

Average crowd level by event (2023)

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Event Average crowd level, %

Average crowd level by week (2023)

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