Lightning Racer Dark Coaster wait times
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster at Hersheypark averages 25 minutes. It is shortest at 10pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 68% of the park's opening hours recently.
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster queue times, day by day
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster has averaged about 25 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 55 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 10pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster peaks at 11pm with 50 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 45 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Lightning Racer Dark Coaster
Best time to ride
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster averages 5 minutes at 4pm against 50 at the 11pm peak - 45 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri12m
- Sat29m
- Sun7m
Monday is the quietest day for Lightning Racer Dark Coaster, at 0 minutes against 29 on Saturday.
Does Lightning Racer Dark Coaster break down?
Uptime and closures
33% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 33% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 21%
- 1%
- 0%
- 96%
- 92%
- 97%
- 0%
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster ran 33% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Lightning Racer Dark Coaster queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct90m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct60m
- 4Friday 25 Sept5m
- 5Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Lightning Racer Dark Coaster was 90 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 11th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 25 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 14-minute park average.
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster has averaged about 25 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 10pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 68% 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster?
The live wait time for Lightning Racer Dark Coaster at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Lightning Racer Dark Coaster wait times.
Is Lightning Racer Dark Coaster open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Lightning Racer Dark Coaster is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Lightning Racer Dark Coaster has been open around 68% 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster?
Based on historical wait time data, Lightning Racer Dark Coaster is typically quietest around 10pm. 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster?
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster usually?
Over recent weeks, Lightning Racer Dark Coaster has averaged about 25 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster at Hersheypark.
Is Lightning Racer Dark Coaster often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Lightning Racer Dark Coaster has been running about 68% of the time. We track Lightning Racer Dark Coaster'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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster at Hersheypark?
Lightning Racer Dark Coaster 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 Lightning Racer Dark Coaster?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Lightning Racer Dark Coaster's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Lightning Racer Dark Coaster is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.