Fender Bender wait times
Fender Bender at Hersheypark averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 8pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 85% of the park's opening hours recently.
Fender Bender queue times, day by day
Fender Bender over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Fender Bender has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 8pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Fender Bender queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Fender Bender peaks at 6pm with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Fender Bender
Best time to ride
Fender Bender averages 6 minutes at 4pm against 21 at the 6pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Fender Bender by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri7m
- Sat18m
- Sun6m
Monday is the quietest day for Fender Bender, at 0 minutes against 18 on Saturday.
Does Fender Bender break down?
Uptime and closures
47% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 47% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 19%
- 99%
- 98%
- 0%
- 99%
- 98%
- 94%
- 0%
Fender Bender ran 47% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Fender Bender queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct40m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 4Friday 2 Oct10m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 6Friday 25 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Fender Bender was 40 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Fender Bender 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 Fender Bender
Fender Bender is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 17th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 14-minute park average.
Fender Bender has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 8pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 85% 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 Fender Bender?
The live wait time for Fender Bender at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Fender Bender wait times.
Is Fender Bender open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Fender Bender is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Fender Bender has been open around 85% 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 Fender Bender?
Based on historical wait time data, Fender Bender is typically quietest around 8pm. 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 Fender Bender?
Fender Bender 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 Fender Bender usually?
Over recent weeks, Fender Bender has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Fender Bender at Hersheypark.
Is Fender Bender often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Fender Bender has been running about 85% of the time. We track Fender Bender'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 Fender Bender at Hersheypark?
Fender Bender 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 Fender Bender?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Fender Bender's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Fender Bender is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.