Sky Rocket wait times
Sky Rocket at Kennywood averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 89% 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 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 4pm. 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 5pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 9. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sky Rocket
Best time to ride
Sky Rocket averages 9 minutes at noon against 30 at the 5pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 65 minutes.
Sky Rocket by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri13m
- Sat36m
- Sun12m
Sunday is the quietest day for Sky Rocket, at 12 minutes against 36 on Saturday.
Does Sky Rocket break down?
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 88% of the minutes Kennywood was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 93%
- 94%
- 78%
- 72%
- 100%
Sky Rocket ran 88% of Kennywood's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Sky Rocket queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept65m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct51m
- 3Friday 9 Oct45m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct20m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept11m
- 6Friday 2 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Sky Rocket was 65 minutes on Saturday 26 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.
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About Sky Rocket
Sky Rocket is one of 12 rides tracked at Kennywood, 6th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 17-minute park average.
Sky Rocket has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 89% 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 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 89% 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 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 Sky Rocket?
Sky Rocket 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 Sky Rocket usually?
Over recent weeks, Sky Rocket has averaged about 19 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 89% 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.