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Busch Gardens Williamsburg
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Legoland New York

On a typical day Busch Gardens Williamsburg queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York, a difference of roughly 2 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Legoland New York compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyBusch Gardens WilliamsburgUnited StatesLegoland New YorkUnited States
Average wait per ride 17 min (best of the two)19 min
Rides with recorded waits 920 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Le Scoot80 minCoast Guard Academy42 min
Shortest typical queue DarKoaster®5 minDJ's Dizzy Disco Spin8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running86%90% (best of the two)

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

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.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Legoland New York compared on live queue times
Right nowBusch Gardens WilliamsburgUnited StatesLegoland New YorkUnited States
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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.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Busch Gardens Williamsburg queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York, a difference of roughly 2 minutes on every queue you join.

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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg if…

  • You want shorter queues: Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York
  • Le Scoot is on your list - it is Busch Gardens Williamsburg's longest typical queue at about 80 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Legoland New York if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 19 minutes a ride here against 17 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg - for what Legoland New York has that Busch Gardens Williamsburg does not
  • You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Legoland New York's rides run 90% of opening hours against 86% at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Coast Guard Academy is on your list - it is Legoland New York's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Legoland New York's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is consistently rated one of the most beautiful theme parks in the world, winning "Most Beautiful Park" industry awards year after year. Set across European-themed villages in Virginia, it runs a top-tier coaster line-up: Alpengeist, Apollo's Chariot, Griffon (a dive coaster), Verbolten, InvadR, and the newer Pantheon - one of the world's fastest multi-launch coasters.

Virginia school holidays, the Howl-O-Scream Halloween event and the famous Christmas Town event drive Busch Gardens Williamsburg's biggest crowds. Weekdays in May, September and early October are dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Pantheon and Alpengeist first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date - the park's wooded setting keeps temperatures pleasant.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg live queue times

Legoland New York

LEGOLAND New York is the newest LEGOLAND resort, opening in Goshen, New York in 2021, about an hour north of New York City. The park covers 150 acres and groups rides into seven themed lands including LEGO Castle, LEGO City, and Pirates. Rides include The Dragon, LEGO Factory Adventure Ride, and a full MINILAND featuring New York landmarks.

As one of the newer parks, LEGOLAND New York hasn't built up the same year-round attendance as Florida or California, so weekday visits stay pleasantly quiet. The summer and fall weekends draw busier crowds from NYC and New Jersey day-trippers. Check live wait times on arrival and use the crowd calendar to avoid peak holiday weekends.

Legoland New York live queue times

05 · Questions

Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Legoland New York?

Which is better, Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Legoland New York?

If you are judging on queues, Busch Gardens Williamsburg: it averages about 17 minutes a ride on a typical day against 19 at Legoland New York, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Busch Gardens Williamsburg has 9 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Legoland New York. Legoland New York also runs its rides more reliably - 90% of opening hours against 86%.

Which has shorter queues, Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Legoland New York?

Busch Gardens Williamsburg, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 17 minutes against 19 at Legoland New York. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Busch Gardens Williamsburg best time to visit and Legoland New York best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Legoland New York 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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Legoland New York for the full ride lists.

Is Busch Gardens Williamsburg bigger than Legoland New York?

By rides we track waits for, Legoland New York is the bigger day out: 20 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the quicker park.

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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