The Claw wait times
The Claw at Hersheypark averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 8pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 76% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Claw queue times, day by day
The Claw over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Claw has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 36 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 8pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Claw queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Claw peaks at 6pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 12am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Claw
Best time to ride
The Claw averages 5 minutes at 12am against 23 at the 6pm peak - 18 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
The Claw by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri5m
- Sat22m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for The Claw, at 0 minutes against 22 on Saturday.
Does The Claw 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%
- 55%
- 98%
- 0%
- 99%
- 51%
- 57%
- 0%
The Claw 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 The Claw queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Friday 25 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 5Friday 2 Oct5m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct5m
- 7Monday 5 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for The Claw was 60 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
The Claw 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 The Claw
The Claw is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 19th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
The Claw has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 8pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 76% 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 The Claw?
The live wait time for The Claw at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Claw wait times.
Is The Claw open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Claw is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Claw 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 The Claw?
Based on historical wait time data, The Claw is typically quietest around 8pm. 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 The Claw?
The Claw 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 The Claw usually?
Over recent weeks, The Claw has averaged about 12 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. 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 The Claw at Hersheypark.
Is The Claw often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Claw has been running about 76% of the time. We track The Claw'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 The Claw at Hersheypark?
The Claw 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 The Claw?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Claw's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Claw is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.