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Olde Kennywood Railroad Wait Times

Mild; All Attractions · 46" with an adult · Kennywood

Olde Kennywood Railroad is temporarily down right now.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Olde Kennywood Railroad at Kennywood, built on 3,154 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 11am · usually ~10 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Olde Kennywood Railroad

On a typical Monday, Olde Kennywood Railroad runs about 10 min at rope drop, peaks near 10 min around 11 AM, and eases to 10 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 19 min at its midday peak) and Monday the calmest (about 10 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 11 min, this is the #24 longest line of 41 tracked rides at Kennywood (park average 16 min). The longest is Exterminator at 45 min.

Typical Olde Kennywood Railroad wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday10 min17 min 4 PM10 min
Monday10 min10 min 11 AM10 min
Tuesday10 min10 min 11 AM10 min
Wednesday10 min10 min 12 PM10 min
Thursday10 min12 min 4 PM10 min
Friday13 min18 min 4 PM10 min
Saturday · busiest13 min19 min 3 PM10 min

Olde Kennywood Railroad average wait by month

11 to 11 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
July 202611.1 min2,513
August 202611.1 min1,668

Olde Kennywood Railroad wait time FAQ

▾When is Olde Kennywood Railroad shortest?

Olde Kennywood Railroad is shortest at rope drop (about 10 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 10 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 10 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Olde Kennywood Railroad busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 19 min midday, while Monday is the calmest at about 10 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Olde Kennywood Railroad right now?

Olde Kennywood Railroad isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

95.59%
of operating hours available
48
separate outages recorded
36h
out of service

Across 811 hours that Kennywood was open, Olde Kennywood Railroad was running 95.59% of the time, with 48 separate interruptions. That ranks #26 for availability out of 41 tracked rides at Kennywood, where the typical ride runs 93.43% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 3,154 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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