Sky Rocket wait times
Sky Rocket at Kennywood averages 33 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 8pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sky Rocket queue times, day by day
Sky Rocket over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sky Rocket has averaged about 33 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 42 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 1am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sky Rocket queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sky Rocket peaks at 4pm with 43 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 11. Riding it at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sky Rocket
Best time to ride
Sky Rocket averages 11 minutes at 9pm against 43 at the 4pm peak - 32 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 76 minutes.
Sky Rocket by day of the week
Average wait by day
4 days with a recorded queue
- Mon36m
- Sat20m
- Sun54m
Saturday is the quietest day for Sky Rocket, at 20 minutes against 54 on Sunday.
Does Sky Rocket break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 89% of the minutes Kennywood was open, across the last 4 recorded days.
Last 4 days uptime
- 100%
- 97%
- 93%
- 71%
Sky Rocket ran 89% of Kennywood's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Sky Rocket queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept76m
- 2Monday 7 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept40m
- 4Saturday 12 Sept26m
The worst queue recorded for Sky Rocket was 76 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Sky Rocket 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.
About Sky Rocket
Sky Rocket is one of 12 rides tracked at Kennywood, 6th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 33 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 32-minute park average.
Sky Rocket has averaged about 33 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sky Rocket?
The live wait time for Sky Rocket at Kennywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Sky Rocket wait times.
Is Sky Rocket open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sky Rocket is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kennywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sky Rocket has been open around 90% 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 Sky Rocket?
Based on historical wait time data, Sky Rocket is typically quietest around 1am. 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 Sky Rocket?
Sky Rocket is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Sky Rocket usually?
Over recent weeks, Sky Rocket has averaged about 33 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Sky Rocket at Kennywood.
Is Sky Rocket often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sky Rocket has been running about 90% of the time. We track Sky Rocket'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 Sky Rocket at Kennywood?
Sky Rocket 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 Sky Rocket?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sky Rocket's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sky Rocket is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.