Hersheypark wait time statistics

👻 Dark Nights, all time

Average wait time by ride (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

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Laff Trakk - Lights On has the longest average wait at Hersheypark, at 47 minutes, followed by Reese's Cupfusion (46 minutes) and Candymonium (35 minutes). 32 of the 51 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average wait time, mins
Laff Trakk - Lights On 47
Reese's Cupfusion 46
Candymonium 35
Fahrenheit 35
Storm Runner 34
Great Bear 32
Comet - Dark Coaster 31
Twizzlers Twisted Gravity 28
Wildcat's Revenge 28
Jolly Rancher Remix 23
Monorail 23
Skyrush 23
Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster 21
Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher 20
Music Express 20
Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco 19
Ferris Wheel 18
Fender Bender 17
Pirate 16
Cocoa Cruiser 15
The Claw 14
Scrambler 13
Starship America 13
The Howler 13
Wild Mouse 13
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower 12
Tilt-A-Whirl 12
Carrousel 11
Dry Gulch Railroad 11
Liberty Flyers 10
Kissing Tower 9
Wave Swinger 9
Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco 8
Balloon Flite 7
Misfit Bug 7
Tea Cups 7
Convoy 6
Dizzy Drums 6
Frog Hopper 6
Helicopters presented by Penn State Health 6
Mini Pirate 6
Minty Bees 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
Tiny Tracks 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

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Laff Trakk - Lights On sees the longest peak waits at Hersheypark, with its daily maximum averaging 62 minutes, ahead of Reese's Cupfusion (62 minutes) and Candymonium (54 minutes).

Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Laff Trakk - Lights On 62
Reese's Cupfusion 62
Candymonium 54
Fahrenheit 53
Storm Runner 52
Great Bear 48
Comet - Dark Coaster 43
Twizzlers Twisted Gravity 38
Wildcat's Revenge 38
Skyrush 34
Jolly Rancher Remix 32
Monorail 32
Lightning Racer- Dark Coaster 30
Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco 30
Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher 26
Fender Bender 23
Ferris Wheel 23
Pirate 21
Cocoa Cruiser 20
Music Express 20
Wild Mouse 19
The Claw 18
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower 17
Scrambler 17
Starship America 17
The Howler 17
Dry Gulch Railroad 15
Tilt-A-Whirl 15
Carrousel 13
Kissing Tower 13
Liberty Flyers 12
Wave Swinger 11
Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco 10
Balloon Flite 8
Misfit Bug 8
Tea Cups 8
Mini Pirate 7
Minty Bees 7
Sweet Swing 7
Convoy 6
Dizzy Drums 6
Frog Hopper 6
Helicopters presented by Penn State Health 6
Space Age 6
Swing Thing 6
Traffic Jam 6
Granny Bugs 5
Livery Stables 5
Mini Himalaya 5
Mini Scrambler 5
Tiny Tracks 5

Average crowd level by month (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

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Month Average crowd level, %
Jan —
Feb —
Mar —
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May —
Jun —
Jul —
Aug —
Sep 46
Oct 61
Nov 49
Dec —

Average crowd level by day of the week (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 51
Mon —
Tue —
Wed —
Thu 7
Fri 33
Sat 81

Average crowd level by year (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2024 59 59
2025 63 63
2026 40 40

Top 10 busiest days (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
October 19, 2024 100
October 12, 2024 99
October 18, 2025 99
October 04, 2025 97
October 24, 2026 97
October 11, 2025 97
September 19, 2026 95
October 10, 2026 95
October 25, 2025 94
September 14, 2024 94

Top 10 quietest days (👻 Dark Nights, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
September 27, 2026 7
October 31, 2024 7
October 02, 2026 8
September 20, 2026 12
September 19, 2025 12
September 25, 2026 12
September 27, 2024 13
September 18, 2026 14
September 13, 2026 16
October 16, 2026 17