Swingshot wait times
Swingshot at Kennywood averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Swingshot queue times, day by day
Swingshot over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Swingshot has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 11 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Swingshot queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Swingshot peaks at 10pm with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 11 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Swingshot
Best time to ride
Swingshot averages 5 minutes at 1pm against 16 at the 10pm peak - 11 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Swingshot by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri8m
- Sat18m
- Sun6m
Sunday is the quietest day for Swingshot, at 6 minutes against 18 on Saturday.
Does Swingshot break down?
Uptime and closures
96% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 96% of the minutes Kennywood was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 83%
- 100%
- 100%
Swingshot ran 96% of Kennywood's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Swingshot queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept40m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct40m
- 3Friday 9 Oct16m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept6m
- 6Friday 2 Oct6m
The worst queue recorded for Swingshot was 40 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Swingshot 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 Swingshot
Swingshot is one of 12 rides tracked at Kennywood, 11th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Swingshot has averaged about 8 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 97% 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 Swingshot?
The live wait time for Swingshot at Kennywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Swingshot wait times.
Is Swingshot open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Swingshot is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kennywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Swingshot has been open around 97% 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 Swingshot?
Based on historical wait time data, Swingshot 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 Swingshot?
Swingshot 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 Swingshot usually?
Over recent weeks, Swingshot has averaged about 8 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 Swingshot at Kennywood.
Is Swingshot often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Swingshot has been running about 97% of the time. We track Swingshot'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 Swingshot at Kennywood?
Swingshot 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 Swingshot?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Swingshot's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Swingshot is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.