Carrousel wait times
Carrousel at Hersheypark averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Carrousel queue times, day by day
Carrousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Carrousel has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Carrousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Carrousel peaks at 5pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Carrousel
Best time to ride
Carrousel averages 7 minutes at 9pm against 15 at the 5pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Carrousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri7m
- Sat13m
- Sun7m
Monday is the quietest day for Carrousel, at 0 minutes against 13 on Saturday.
Does Carrousel break down?
Uptime and closures
50% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 50% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 97%
- 100%
- 0%
- 99%
- 88%
- 100%
- 0%
Carrousel ran 50% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Carrousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 2Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 3Friday 25 Sept10m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 6Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Carrousel was 30 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Carrousel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Hersheypark publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Carrousel
Carrousel is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 23rd longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Carrousel has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Carrousel?
The live wait time for Carrousel at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carrousel wait times.
Is Carrousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carrousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carrousel has been open around 97% of Hersheypark's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Hersheypark.
What's the best time of day to ride Carrousel?
Based on historical wait time data, Carrousel is typically quietest around 9pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Carrousel?
Carrousel is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Carrousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Carrousel has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Carrousel at Hersheypark.
Is Carrousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Carrousel has been running about 97% of the time. We track Carrousel's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Carrousel at Hersheypark?
Carrousel is at Hersheypark - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Hersheypark page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Carrousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carrousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carrousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.