Tilt A Whirl wait times
Tilt A Whirl at Hersheypark averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 67% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tilt A Whirl queue times, day by day
Tilt A Whirl over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tilt A Whirl has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 10 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tilt A Whirl queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tilt A Whirl peaks at 6pm with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 12am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 20 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tilt A Whirl
Best time to ride
Tilt A Whirl averages 5 minutes at 12am against 25 at the 6pm peak - 20 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Tilt A Whirl by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri5m
- Sat13m
- Sun6m
Monday is the quietest day for Tilt A Whirl, at 0 minutes against 13 on Saturday.
Does Tilt A Whirl break down?
Uptime and closures
39% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 39% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 14%
- 99%
- 83%
- 0%
- 30%
- 98%
- 76%
- 0%
Tilt A Whirl ran 39% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Tilt A Whirl queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct25m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 4Friday 25 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 6Friday 2 Oct5m
- 7Monday 5 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Tilt A Whirl was 25 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Tilt A Whirl 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 Tilt A Whirl
Tilt A Whirl is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 25th longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Tilt A Whirl has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 67% 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 Tilt A Whirl?
The live wait time for Tilt A Whirl at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tilt A Whirl wait times.
Is Tilt A Whirl open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tilt A Whirl is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tilt A Whirl has been open around 67% 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 Tilt A Whirl?
Based on historical wait time data, Tilt A Whirl 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 Tilt A Whirl?
Tilt A Whirl 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 Tilt A Whirl usually?
Over recent weeks, Tilt A Whirl has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Tilt A Whirl at Hersheypark.
Is Tilt A Whirl often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tilt A Whirl has been running about 67% of the time. We track Tilt A Whirl'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 Tilt A Whirl at Hersheypark?
Tilt A Whirl 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 Tilt A Whirl?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tilt A Whirl's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tilt A Whirl is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.