Starship America wait times
Starship America at Hersheypark averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Starship America queue times, day by day
Starship America over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Starship America has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Starship America queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Starship America peaks at 6pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 7pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Starship America
Best time to ride
Starship America averages 5 minutes at 7pm against 23 at the 6pm peak - 18 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Starship America by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri9m
- Sat21m
- Sun8m
Monday is the quietest day for Starship America, at 0 minutes against 21 on Saturday.
Does Starship America break down?
Uptime and closures
51% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 51% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 99%
- 98%
- 0%
- 99%
- 98%
- 99%
- 0%
Starship America ran 51% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Starship America queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 4Friday 25 Sept10m
- 5Friday 2 Oct10m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Starship America was 45 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Starship America 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 Starship America
Starship America is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 14th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 14-minute park average.
Starship America has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% 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 Starship America?
The live wait time for Starship America at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Starship America wait times.
Is Starship America open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Starship America is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Starship America has been open around 99% 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 Starship America?
Based on historical wait time data, Starship America is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Starship America?
Starship America 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 Starship America usually?
Over recent weeks, Starship America has averaged about 16 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 Starship America at Hersheypark.
Is Starship America often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Starship America has been running about 99% of the time. We track Starship America'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 Starship America at Hersheypark?
Starship America 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 Starship America?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Starship America's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Starship America is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.