2026
So far in 2026, Flying Turns has had the longest average wait at Knoebels, at 28 minutes, followed by Impulse (17 minutes) and Motor Boats (14 minutes). 54 of the 56 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Flying Turns | 28 |
| Impulse | 17 |
| Motor Boats | 14 |
| Phoenix | 14 |
| Black Diamond | 12 |
| Giant Flume | 12 |
| Twister | 11 |
| Antique Cars | 10 |
| Bumper Cars | 10 |
| Flyer | 10 |
| Kozmo's Kurves | 10 |
| Looper | 10 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 10 |
| Grand Carousel | 9 |
| Pioneer Train | 9 |
| Galleon | 8 |
| Giant Wheel | 8 |
| Haunted Mansion | 8 |
| Ole Smokey | 8 |
| Cosmotron | 7 |
| Italian Trapeze | 7 |
| Merry Mixer | 7 |
| Paratrooper | 7 |
| Power Surge | 7 |
| Whipper | 7 |
| Balloon Race | 6 |
| Downdraft | 6 |
| Fandango | 6 |
| Panther Cars | 6 |
| Ribbit | 6 |
| Rock-O-Plane | 6 |
| Roto Jets | 6 |
| Satellite | 6 |
| Scenic Skyway | 6 |
| Sklooosh | 6 |
| StratosFear | 6 |
| Tea Cups | 6 |
| Tornado | 6 |
| Crazy Sub | 5 |
| Goin' Buggy | 5 |
| Hand Cars | 5 |
| Helicopters | 5 |
| Jet Skyfighter | 5 |
| Kiddie Boats | 5 |
| Kiddie Bumper Cars | 5 |
| Kiddie Firetrucks | 5 |
| Kiddie Himalaya | 5 |
| Kiddie Wheel | 5 |
| Kiddie Whip | 5 |
| Paradrop | 5 |
| Pete's Fleet | 5 |
| Pony Carts | 5 |
| Red Baron | 5 |
| S&G Carousel | 5 |
| Spanish Bambini | 5 |
| Umbrella Ride | 5 |
So far in 2026, Flying Turns has seen the longest peak waits at Knoebels, with its daily maximum averaging 34 minutes, ahead of Impulse (21 minutes) and Phoenix (18 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Flying Turns | 34 |
| Impulse | 21 |
| Phoenix | 18 |
| Motor Boats | 17 |
| Black Diamond | 15 |
| Giant Flume | 15 |
| Twister | 15 |
| Antique Cars | 12 |
| Bumper Cars | 12 |
| Flyer | 12 |
| Kozmo's Kurves | 12 |
| Pioneer Train | 12 |
| Looper | 11 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | 11 |
| Giant Wheel | 10 |
| Grand Carousel | 10 |
| Ole Smokey | 10 |
| Galleon | 9 |
| Haunted Mansion | 9 |
| Italian Trapeze | 8 |
| Merry Mixer | 8 |
| Paratrooper | 8 |
| Power Surge | 8 |
| Whipper | 8 |
| Cosmotron | 7 |
| Fandango | 7 |
| Panther Cars | 7 |
| Roto Jets | 7 |
| Satellite | 7 |
| Sklooosh | 7 |
| Tea Cups | 7 |
| Balloon Race | 6 |
| Downdraft | 6 |
| Ribbit | 6 |
| Rock-O-Plane | 6 |
| Scenic Skyway | 6 |
| StratosFear | 6 |
| Tornado | 6 |
| Crazy Sub | 5 |
| Goin' Buggy | 5 |
| Hand Cars | 5 |
| Helicopters | 5 |
| Jet Skyfighter | 5 |
| Kiddie Boats | 5 |
| Kiddie Bumper Cars | 5 |
| Kiddie Firetrucks | 5 |
| Kiddie Himalaya | 5 |
| Kiddie Wheel | 5 |
| Kiddie Whip | 5 |
| Paradrop | 5 |
| Pete's Fleet | 5 |
| Pony Carts | 5 |
| Red Baron | 5 |
| S&G Carousel | 5 |
| Spanish Bambini | 5 |
| Umbrella Ride | 5 |
So far in 2026, Knoebels has been quietest in July, when crowd levels have averaged as low as 24%. The busiest month has been May, at around 61%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 96 |
| May | 61 |
| Jun | 33 |
| Jul | 24 |
| Aug | 39 |
| Sep | 34 |
| Oct | 44 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Wednesday has been the quietest day of the week at Knoebels, averaging 18% compared with 64% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 28 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 46 |
| Mon | 22 |
| Tue | 34 |
| Wed | 18 |
| Thu | 22 |
| Fri | 38 |
| Sat | 64 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 15, 2026 | 99 |
| May 17, 2026 | 97 |
| April 25, 2026 | 97 |
| May 16, 2026 | 97 |
| May 15, 2026 | 96 |
| May 02, 2026 | 95 |
| May 03, 2026 | 96 |
| May 09, 2026 | 96 |
| April 26, 2026 | 95 |
| May 10, 2026 | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 03, 2026 | 0 |
| June 01, 2026 | 0 |
| September 02, 2026 | 0 |
| August 31, 2026 | 1 |
| September 01, 2026 | 1 |
| July 29, 2026 | 1 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1 |
| August 16, 2026 | 1 |
| September 20, 2026 | 2 |
| June 11, 2026 | 2 |