When to queue
Go at 12am.
- Typical wait at 12am
- 5min
- At 11pm, its worst hour
- 8min
Hersheypark
Minty Bees wait times
- Typical wait
- 5min
- At its busiest
- 8min
- Shortest queue
- 1am
- Running
- 13%
5minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Minty Bees at Hersheypark averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 12am. It has run 13% of the park's opening hours recently.
Minty Bees queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Minty Bees usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Minty Bees over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Minty Bees has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 1am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 5min
- Peak
- 8min
- Running
- 13%
- Busiest at
- 12am
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Monday.
- Typical wait on a Monday
- 0min
- On a Saturday
- 7min
Does Minty Bees break down?
Quite often.
It was running 13% of the time Hersheypark was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 52 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 13%
- Queue readings recorded
- 789
The record
10 minutes.
The longest queue Minty Bees has held, on Saturday 24 October.
Every ride at Hersheypark →When is the Minty Bees queue shortest?
Usually at 12am, about 5 minutes, against 8 at 11pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 3 minutes on a single ride.
Minty Bees queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
512a
51a
54p
55p
59p
510p
811p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Minty Bees
12am on a Monday
Minty Bees averages 5 minutes at 12am. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Minty Bees?
Monday, at 0 minutes on average, against 7 on Saturday.
Minty Bees by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri3m
- Sat7m
- Sun0m
Does Minty Bees break down?
It ran 6% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 26 Oct.
Uptime and closures
6% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improving6%
Poor
Running 6% of the minutes Hersheypark was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Minty Bees queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Minty Bees was 10 minutes on Saturday 24 Oct.
Longest Minty Bees queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
Which months are busiest for Minty Bees?
October runs longest at 6 minutes on average, and September is quietest at 5.
Minty Bees through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
5Sep
6Oct
About Minty Bees
Minty Bees is one of 51 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 51st longest of 51 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 19-minute park average.
Minty Bees has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 13% of the park's operating hours.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Hersheypark publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Minty Bees?
The live wait time for Minty Bees at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Minty Bees wait times.
Is Minty Bees open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Minty Bees is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Minty Bees has been open around 13% 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 Minty Bees?
Based on historical wait time data, Minty Bees is typically quietest around 1am. 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.
How long is the line for Minty Bees usually?
Over recent weeks, Minty Bees has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 Minty Bees at Hersheypark.
Is Minty Bees often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Minty Bees has been running about 13% of the time. We track Minty Bees'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 Minty Bees at Hersheypark?
Minty Bees 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 Minty Bees?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Minty Bees's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Minty Bees is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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