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Kennywood
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Silver Dollar City

Kennywood and Silver Dollar City queue about the same on a typical day - 22 minutes against 22 minutes across 11 and 28 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.

Kennywood and Silver Dollar City compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKennywoodUnited StatesSilver Dollar CityUnited States
Average wait per ride 22 min22 min
Rides with recorded waits 1128 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Exterminator52 minHugo & Mary's Carousel95 min
Shortest typical queue SwingShot5 minFireman's Flyers9 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is runningNot recorded93%

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.

Kennywood and Silver Dollar City compared on live queue times
Right nowKennywoodUnited StatesSilver Dollar CityUnited 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 Kennywood and Silver Dollar City queue about the same on a typical day - 22 minutes against 22 minutes across 11 and 28 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 Kennywood if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 22 minutes a ride
  • 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

Pick Silver Dollar City if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 22 minutes a ride
  • You want more to do: 28 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Kennywood
  • Hugo & Mary's Carousel is on your list - it is Silver Dollar City's longest typical queue at about 95 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Silver Dollar City's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Silver Dollar City

Silver Dollar City is a 1880s-themed park in Branson, Missouri, sitting above the famous Marvel Cave. It mixes a traditional craftsmen village with a strong modern coaster line-up: Outlaw Run (one of the world's best wooden coasters), Time Traveler (a record-breaking spinning coaster), Powder Keg, and the newer Wildfire and Mystic River Falls. Live music and period crafts are core to the park's identity.

Silver Dollar City's peak periods are the US summer break, the extremely popular Pumpkin Nights and Old Time Christmas events, and weekend visits from Branson tourists. Weekdays in May, September and early December stay calmer. Check live queue times for Time Traveler and Outlaw Run first thing, and use our crowd calendar to plan around peak event weekends.

Silver Dollar City live queue times

05 · Questions

Kennywood or Silver Dollar City?

Which is better, Kennywood or Silver Dollar City?

On queues there is nothing in it: both average about 22 minutes a ride on a typical day. Kennywood has 11 rides with recorded waits against 28 at Silver Dollar City. So pick on travel time, or on which park has the rides you actually want.

Which has shorter queues, Kennywood or Silver Dollar City?

They are level. Kennywood averages 22 minutes a ride on a typical day and Silver Dollar City averages 22 - close enough that the day you pick matters more than the park. See Kennywood best time to visit and Silver Dollar City best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Kennywood and Silver Dollar City 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 Kennywood and Silver Dollar City for the full ride lists.

Is Kennywood bigger than Silver Dollar City?

By rides we track waits for, Silver Dollar City is the bigger day out: 28 rides against 11. 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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