👻 Dark Nights, 2025
In 2025, Reese's Cupfusion had the longest average wait at Hersheypark, at 45 minutes, followed by Candymonium (42 minutes) and Fahrenheit (35 minutes). 30 of the 48 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Reese's Cupfusion | 45 |
| Candymonium | 42 |
| Fahrenheit | 35 |
| Great Bear | 35 |
| Twizzlers Twisted Gravity | 33 |
| Storm Runner | 32 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 32 |
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 27 |
| Jolly Rancher Remix | 24 |
| Skyrush | 24 |
| Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher | 20 |
| Music Express | 20 |
| Ferris Wheel | 19 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 19 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 18 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 17 |
| Scrambler | 17 |
| Fender Bender | 16 |
| Starship America | 15 |
| The Claw | 15 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 15 |
| Pirate | 14 |
| Wild Mouse | 14 |
| Carrousel | 12 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 12 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 12 |
| Liberty Flyers | 12 |
| The Howler | 12 |
| Wave Swinger | 11 |
| Kissing Tower | 9 |
| Misfit Bug | 8 |
| Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco | 8 |
| Balloon Flite | 7 |
| Frog Hopper | 7 |
| Minty Bees | 7 |
| Tea Cups | 7 |
| Convoy | 6 |
| Dizzy Drums | 6 |
| Helicopters presented by Penn State Health | 6 |
| Mini Pirate | 6 |
| Space Age | 6 |
| Sweet Swing | 6 |
| Swing Thing | 6 |
| Traffic Jam | 6 |
| Granny Bugs | 5 |
| Livery Stables | 5 |
| Mini Himalaya | 5 |
| Mini Scrambler | 5 |
In 2025, Candymonium saw the longest peak waits at Hersheypark, with its daily maximum averaging 65 minutes, ahead of Reese's Cupfusion (61 minutes) and Fahrenheit (52 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Candymonium | 65 |
| Reese's Cupfusion | 61 |
| Fahrenheit | 52 |
| Great Bear | 49 |
| Storm Runner | 49 |
| Twizzlers Twisted Gravity | 40 |
| Wildcat's Revenge | 40 |
| Comet - Dark Coaster | 38 |
| Skyrush | 34 |
| Jolly Rancher Remix | 32 |
| Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco | 29 |
| Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher | 26 |
| Ferris Wheel | 24 |
| Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster | 24 |
| Cocoa Cruiser | 21 |
| Fender Bender | 20 |
| Music Express | 20 |
| Scrambler | 19 |
| Starship America | 18 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 18 |
| Pirate | 17 |
| Wild Mouse | 17 |
| The Claw | 16 |
| Carrousel | 14 |
| Dry Gulch Railroad | 14 |
| Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower | 14 |
| Liberty Flyers | 14 |
| The Howler | 14 |
| Kissing Tower | 11 |
| Wave Swinger | 11 |
| Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco | 10 |
| Balloon Flite | 8 |
| Minty Bees | 8 |
| Misfit Bug | 8 |
| Tea Cups | 8 |
| Frog Hopper | 7 |
| Mini Pirate | 7 |
| Sweet Swing | 7 |
| Swing Thing | 7 |
| Traffic Jam | 7 |
| Convoy | 6 |
| Dizzy Drums | 6 |
| Helicopters presented by Penn State Health | 6 |
| Space Age | 6 |
| Granny Bugs | 5 |
| Livery Stables | 5 |
| Mini Himalaya | 5 |
| Mini Scrambler | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | 50 |
| Oct | 70 |
| Nov | 73 |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 62 |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | 39 |
| Sat | 88 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | 99 |
| October 04, 2025 | 97 |
| October 11, 2025 | 97 |
| October 25, 2025 | 94 |
| October 19, 2025 | 91 |
| September 27, 2025 | 88 |
| October 05, 2025 | 87 |
| September 20, 2025 | 86 |
| October 12, 2025 | 84 |
| November 01, 2025 | 77 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 19, 2025 | 12 |
| October 03, 2025 | 20 |
| October 31, 2025 | 22 |
| September 26, 2025 | 35 |
| September 28, 2025 | 37 |
| October 26, 2025 | 40 |
| September 12, 2025 | 41 |
| September 21, 2025 | 43 |
| September 14, 2025 | 44 |
| October 10, 2025 | 57 |