Kangaroo wait times
Kangaroo at Kennywood averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Kangaroo queue times, day by day
Kangaroo over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Kangaroo has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Kangaroo queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Kangaroo peaks at 5pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 11 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Kangaroo
Best time to ride
Kangaroo averages 6 minutes at noon against 17 at the 5pm peak - 11 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Kangaroo by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri7m
- Sat23m
- Sun9m
Friday is the quietest day for Kangaroo, at 7 minutes against 23 on Saturday.
Does Kangaroo break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Kennywood was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 90%
- 95%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Kangaroo ran 97% of Kennywood's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Kangaroo queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept26m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept11m
- 5Friday 9 Oct11m
- 6Friday 2 Oct6m
The worst queue recorded for Kangaroo was 45 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo
Kangaroo is one of 12 rides tracked at Kennywood, 8th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Kangaroo has averaged about 12 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 98% 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 Kangaroo?
The live wait time for Kangaroo at Kennywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Kangaroo wait times.
Is Kangaroo open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Kangaroo is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kennywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Kangaroo has been open around 98% 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 Kangaroo?
Based on historical wait time data, Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo?
Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo usually?
Over recent weeks, Kangaroo has averaged about 12 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 Kangaroo at Kennywood.
Is Kangaroo often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Kangaroo has been running about 98% of the time. We track Kangaroo'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 Kangaroo at Kennywood?
Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Kangaroo's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Kangaroo is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.