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Hersheypark
vs
Hollywood Studios

On a typical day Hersheypark queues less: about 14 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 22 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Hersheypark and Hollywood Studios compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyHersheyparkUnited StatesHollywood StudiosUnited States
Average wait per ride 14 min (best of the two)36 min
Rides with recorded waits 50 (best of the two)9
Longest typical queue Laff Trakk - Dark Coaster48 minSlinky Dog Dash57 min
Shortest typical queue Jolly Rancher Remix - Featuring Halloween Overlay5 minStar Tours – The Adventures Continue6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running60%96% (best of the two)

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Hersheypark and Hollywood Studios compared on live queue times
Right nowHersheyparkUnited StatesHollywood StudiosUnited States
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Hersheypark queues less: about 14 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 22 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Hersheypark if…

  • You want shorter queues: Hersheypark averages 14 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios
  • You want more to do: 50 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
  • Laff Trakk - Dark Coaster is on your list - it is Hersheypark's longest typical queue at about 48 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hersheypark's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Hollywood Studios if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 36 minutes a ride here against 14 at Hersheypark - for what Hollywood Studios has that Hersheypark does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 96% of opening hours against 60% at Hersheypark
  • Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 57 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Hersheypark

Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania was founded in 1906 as a leisure park for Milton Hershey's chocolate factory workers and has grown into one of the best coaster parks in the United States. It runs more than a dozen roller coasters: Skyrush and the racing wooden Lightning Racer, the launched Storm Runner and Fahrenheit, the classic Comet, the newer Candymonium and Wildcat's Revenge, and the Great Bear inverted coaster. The Boardwalk water park is included with admission.

The park is busiest on summer weekends and during Hersheypark in the Dark in October, and because it closes several rides early on some days, the schedule matters as much as the crowds. Check the live wait times before you go and use the crowd calendar to find a weekday when the big coasters run with short queues.

Hersheypark live queue times

Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios is the movie-themed park at Walt Disney World, opened in 1989. Its major attractions are some of Disney's most technically ambitious rides: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land are the two most popular themed lands.

Hollywood Studios often posts the longest queue times of any Disney park, with Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash routinely over 90 minutes. US school holidays and special events drive the biggest crowds. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head for Rise of the Resistance first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date for your visit.

Hollywood Studios live queue times

05 · Questions

Hersheypark or Hollywood Studios?

Which is better, Hersheypark or Hollywood Studios?

If you are judging on queues, Hersheypark: it averages about 14 minutes a ride on a typical day against 36 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 22 minutes back on every queue you join. Hersheypark has 50 rides with recorded waits against 9 at Hollywood Studios. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 96% of opening hours against 60%.

Which has shorter queues, Hersheypark or Hollywood Studios?

Hersheypark, by about 22 minutes a ride. On a typical day Hersheypark averages 14 minutes against 36 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Hersheypark best time to visit and Hollywood Studios best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hersheypark and Hollywood Studios in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Hersheypark and Hollywood Studios for the full ride lists.

Is Hersheypark bigger than Hollywood Studios?

By rides we track waits for, Hersheypark is the bigger day out: 50 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Hersheypark is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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