Hersheypark cheat sheet

Quietest weekday

Sunday

Busiest weekday

Saturday

Each ride's own quietest and busiest day, tallied and weighted by how long its queue runs. For a dated answer use the crowd calendar, which scores every day of the year.

1. 1Laff Trakk - Dark Coaster ~48 min typical · up to 71 at peak · worst around 5pm48m
2. 2Reese's Cupfusion ~43 min typical · up to 68 at peak · worst around 6pm43m
3. 3Storm Runner ~40 min typical · up to 80 at peak · worst around 6pm40m

Straight to these from the gate, in this order. Every minute before the park fills is worth three later.

1. 1Great Bear~34 min typical · about 6 min after 9pm6m
2. 2Twizzlers Twisted Gravity~30 min typical · about 5 min after 8pm5m
3. 3Fahrenheit~30 min typical · about 8 min after 10pm8m
4. 4Skyrush - Opens at 6PM~27 min typical · about 5 min after 9pm5m
5. 5Candymonium - Dark Coaster~30 min typical · about 13 min after 8pm13m

Save them for the last two hours, when the coach parties have gone and the queue is a fraction of the afternoon's.

1. 1Ferris Wheelrunning 16% of the park's open hours16%
2. 2Trailblazer - Closes at 5PMrunning 28% of the park's open hours28%
3. 3Monorail - Closes at 5PMrunning 29% of the park's open hours29%
4. 4Misfit Bugrunning 45% of the park's open hours45%
5. 5Skyrush - Opens at 6PMrunning 47% of the park's open hours47%

If one of these is the reason you came, ride it the first time you see it running rather than saving it. The full picture is on the reliability page.