Traffic Jam wait times
Traffic Jam at Hersheypark averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Traffic Jam queue times, day by day
Traffic Jam over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Traffic Jam has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Traffic Jam queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Traffic Jam peaks at 7pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 12am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Traffic Jam
Best time to ride
Traffic Jam averages 5 minutes at 12am against 15 at the 7pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Traffic Jam by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Traffic Jam, at 0 minutes against 5 on Friday.
Does Traffic Jam break down?
Uptime and closures
52% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 52% of the minutes Hersheypark was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 97%
- 99%
- 100%
- 0%
- 99%
- 98%
- 99%
- 0%
Traffic Jam ran 52% of Hersheypark's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Traffic Jam queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept5m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 4Friday 2 Oct5m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct5m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Traffic Jam was 5 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Traffic Jam 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 Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam is one of 50 rides tracked at Hersheypark, 31st longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Traffic Jam has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Traffic Jam?
The live wait time for Traffic Jam at Hersheypark is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Traffic Jam wait times.
Is Traffic Jam open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Traffic Jam is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Hersheypark's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Traffic Jam 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 Traffic Jam?
Based on historical wait time data, Traffic Jam 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 Traffic Jam usually?
Over recent weeks, Traffic Jam has averaged about 6 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Traffic Jam at Hersheypark.
Is Traffic Jam often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Traffic Jam has been running about 99% of the time. We track Traffic Jam'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 Traffic Jam at Hersheypark?
Traffic Jam 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 Traffic Jam?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Traffic Jam's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Traffic Jam is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.