Animal Kingdom
vs
Six Flags St Louis

Side-by-side queue times, ride counts and opening hours for Animal Kingdom and Six Flags St Louis, with a straight recommendation.

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02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Animal Kingdom and Six Flags St Louis compared on live queue times
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Animal Kingdom if…

Avatar Flight of Passage is on your list - it is Animal Kingdom's longest typical queue at about 58 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Animal Kingdom's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags St Louis if…

You want Six Flags St Louis's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom blends a full theme park with a working zoo. The park sits at Walt Disney World and is the largest of the four by area. Signature attractions include Avatar Flight of Passage, Na'vi River Journey, Expedition Everest, Kilimanjaro Safaris, and the Festival of the Lion King show. Pandora – The World of Avatar regularly posts the longest wait times in the park.

Animal Kingdom is usually less crowded than Magic Kingdom or Hollywood Studios, but Avatar Flight of Passage still routinely exceeds 60-minute queue times. Early mornings are best for the safaris when animals are most active. Check live wait times on arrival and head to Pandora first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter date outside US school holidays for a more relaxed visit.

Animal Kingdom live queue times

Six Flags St Louis

Six Flags St. Louis sits in Eureka, Missouri, 30 minutes south-west of downtown St. Louis. The coaster line-up includes Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, Boss (a large wooden coaster), Superman: Tower of Power drop tower, American Thunder wooden coaster, and Batman: The Ride. A Hurricane Harbor water park is included with admission during summer.

Missouri school holidays, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive Six Flags St. Louis's peak crowds. Weekdays in May, September and October stay much calmer, with queue times on most rides dropping into single digits. Check live wait times for Boss and Mr. Freeze first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter midweek date for marathon coaster sessions.

Six Flags St Louis live queue times

05 · Questions

Animal Kingdom or Six Flags St Louis?

Which is better, Animal Kingdom or Six Flags St Louis?

Neither is better across the board - it depends whether you are optimising for shorter queues or for the rides you actually want. This page puts live queue times, ride counts and opening hours side by side so you can judge on your own priorities.

Which has shorter queues, Animal Kingdom or Six Flags St Louis?

Queues change hour by hour. The typical figures above are the fair answer for planning; the live table answers today. Mid-week visits outside school holidays give the shortest queues at either park. See Animal Kingdom best time to visit and Six Flags St Louis best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Animal Kingdom and Six Flags St Louis in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Animal Kingdom and Six Flags St Louis for the full ride lists.

Is Animal Kingdom bigger than Six Flags St Louis?

Park size is less useful than how many rides you can actually get on in a day - that comes down to queue times and opening hours. The comparison above shows ride counts and wait times for both.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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