Swing Thing wait times
Swing Thing at Hersheypark averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm. It has run 76% of the park's opening hours recently.
Swing Thing queue times, day by day
Swing Thing over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Swing Thing has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Swing Thing queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Swing Thing peaks at 12am with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 12am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Swing Thing
Best time to ride
Swing Thing averages 5 minutes at 12am. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Swing Thing by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri5m
- Sat3m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Swing Thing, at 0 minutes against 5 on Friday.
Does Swing Thing break down?
Uptime and closures
37% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 37% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 99%
- 73%
- 0%
- 99%
- 0%
- 90%
- 0%
Swing Thing ran 37% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Swing Thing queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Swing Thing was 5 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Swing Thing 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 Swing Thing
Swing Thing is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 45th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Swing Thing has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 76% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Swing Thing?
The live wait time for Swing Thing at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Swing Thing wait times.
Is Swing Thing open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Swing Thing is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Swing Thing has been open around 76% 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 Swing Thing?
Based on historical wait time data, Swing Thing 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.
How long is the line for Swing Thing usually?
Over recent weeks, Swing Thing has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Swing Thing at Hersheypark.
Is Swing Thing often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Swing Thing has been running about 76% of the time. We track Swing Thing'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 Swing Thing at Hersheypark?
Swing Thing 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 Swing Thing?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Swing Thing's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Swing Thing is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.