Great Bear wait times
Great Bear at Hersheypark averages 34 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Great Bear queue times, day by day
Great Bear over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Great Bear has averaged about 34 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 90 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Great Bear queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Great Bear peaks at 7pm with 68 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 62 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Great Bear
Best time to ride
Great Bear averages 6 minutes at 9pm against 68 at the 7pm peak - 62 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Great Bear by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri16m
- Sat47m
- Sun22m
Monday is the quietest day for Great Bear, at 0 minutes against 47 on Saturday.
Does Great Bear break down?
Uptime and closures
48% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 48% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 72%
- 98%
- 0%
- 99%
- 98%
- 99%
- 0%
Great Bear ran 48% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Great Bear queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct120m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct60m
- 4Friday 25 Sept30m
- 5Friday 2 Oct20m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 7Monday 28 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Great Bear was 120 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Great Bear 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 Great Bear
Great Bear is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 4th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 34 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 14-minute park average.
Great Bear has averaged about 34 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Great Bear?
The live wait time for Great Bear at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Great Bear wait times.
Is Great Bear open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Great Bear is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Great Bear has been open around 94% 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 Great Bear?
Based on historical wait time data, Great Bear 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 Great Bear?
Great Bear is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Great Bear usually?
Over recent weeks, Great Bear has averaged about 34 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Great Bear at Hersheypark.
Is Great Bear often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Great Bear has been running about 94% of the time. We track Great Bear'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 Great Bear at Hersheypark?
Great Bear 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 Great Bear?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Great Bear's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Great Bear is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.