Hollywood Studios
vs
Kennywood

On a typical day Kennywood queues less: about 22 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 19 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.

Hollywood Studios and Kennywood compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	KennywoodUnited States
Average wait per ride	41 min	22 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	9	11 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Slinky Dog Dash66 min	Exterminator52 min
Shortest typical queue	Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 min	SwingShot5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	97%	Not recorded

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 On a typical day Kennywood queues less: about 22 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 19 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 Hollywood Studios if…

You will accept a longer queue - 41 minutes a ride here against 22 at Kennywood - for what Hollywood Studios has that Kennywood does not
Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 66 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…

You want shorter queues: Kennywood averages 22 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
You want more to do: 11 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
Exterminator is on your list - it is Kennywood's longest typical queue at about 52 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?

If you are judging on queues, Kennywood: it averages about 22 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 19 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 11 at Kennywood.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Kennywood?

Kennywood, by about 19 minutes a ride. On a typical day Kennywood averages 22 minutes against 41 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either 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: 11 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 Kennywood 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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