Black Widow wait times
Black Widow at Kennywood averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Black Widow queue times, day by day
Black Widow over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Black Widow has averaged about 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Black Widow queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Black Widow peaks at 4pm with 41 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 34 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Black Widow
Best time to ride
Black Widow averages 7 minutes at noon against 41 at the 4pm peak - 34 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 70 minutes.
Black Widow by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri15m
- Sat32m
- Sun7m
Sunday is the quietest day for Black Widow, at 7 minutes against 32 on Saturday.
Does Black Widow break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 93% of the minutes Kennywood was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 96%
- 77%
- 94%
- 83%
- 100%
- 100%
Black Widow ran 93% of Kennywood's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Black Widow queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct70m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept55m
- 3Friday 25 Sept25m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept11m
- 5Friday 2 Oct10m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept6m
The worst queue recorded for Black Widow was 70 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Black Widow through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kennywood 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 Black Widow
Black Widow is one of 12 rides tracked at Kennywood, 6th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 24 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 22-minute park average.
Black Widow has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% 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 Black Widow?
The live wait time for Black Widow at Kennywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Black Widow wait times.
Is Black Widow open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Black Widow is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kennywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Black Widow has been open around 92% of Kennywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kennywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Black Widow?
Based on historical wait time data, Black Widow is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Black Widow?
Black Widow 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 Black Widow usually?
Over recent weeks, Black Widow has averaged about 24 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 Black Widow at Kennywood.
Is Black Widow often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Black Widow has been running about 92% of the time. We track Black Widow'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 Black Widow at Kennywood?
Black Widow is at Kennywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kennywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Black Widow?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Black Widow's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Black Widow is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.