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Hollywood Studios
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Kennywood

Hollywood Studios and Kennywood queue about the same on a typical day - 35 minutes against 34 minutes across 9 and 12 tracked rides. Pick on travel time or on which rides you actually want.

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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.

Hollywood Studios and Kennywood compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyHollywood StudiosUnited StatesKennywoodUnited States
Average wait per ride 35 min34 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 912 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Slinky Dog Dash62 minExterminator70 min
Shortest typical queue Star Tours – The Adventures Continue6 minAero 36013 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running91%95% (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.

Hollywood Studios and Kennywood compared on live queue times
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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 Hollywood Studios and Kennywood queue about the same on a typical day - 35 minutes against 34 minutes across 9 and 12 tracked rides. Pick on travel time or on which rides you actually want.

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 Hollywood Studios if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 35 minutes a ride
  • Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 62 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Kennywood if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 34 minutes a ride
  • You want more to do: 12 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Kennywood's rides run 95% of opening hours against 91% at Hollywood Studios
  • Exterminator is on your list - it is Kennywood's longest typical queue at about 70 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Kennywood's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Kennywood

Kennywood is a historic traditional amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. It has been running since 1898 and is a US National Historic Landmark - home to three classic wooden coasters (Thunderbolt, Jack Rabbit, Racer) alongside modern additions like Phantom's Revenge (a steel coaster known for a near-400 ft second drop) and Steel Curtain (part of a Steelers-themed area).

Kennywood's season runs roughly May to October, with peak crowds concentrated on summer weekends, July 4th, and during the Phantom Fright Nights event. Weekdays in June and September stay noticeably calmer. Check live queue times before committing to Phantom's Revenge or Steel Curtain, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter day if you want plenty of re-rides.

Kennywood live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Kennywood?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Kennywood?

On queues there is nothing in it: both average about 34 minutes a ride on a typical day. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 12 at Kennywood. Kennywood also runs its rides more reliably - 95% of opening hours against 91%. So pick on travel time, or on which park has the rides you actually want.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Kennywood?

They are level. Hollywood Studios averages 35 minutes a ride on a typical day and Kennywood averages 34 - close enough that the day you pick matters more than the park. See Hollywood Studios best time to visit and Kennywood best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hollywood Studios and Kennywood 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 Hollywood Studios and Kennywood for the full ride lists.

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Kennywood?

By rides we track waits for, Kennywood is the bigger day out: 12 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours.

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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