Busch Gardens Williamsburg
vs
Six Flags Over Georgia

On a typical day Six Flags Over Georgia queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 21 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a difference of roughly 3 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 Six Flags Over Georgia compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Busch Gardens WilliamsburgUnited States	Six Flags Over GeorgiaUnited States
Average wait per ride	21 min	18 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	10	19 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Alpengeist60 min	Dare Devil Dive42 min
Shortest typical queue	The Battering Ram7 min	Acrophobia3 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	91% (best of the two)	80%

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 Six Flags Over Georgia 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.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Six Flags Over Georgia queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 21 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a difference of roughly 3 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 will accept a longer queue - 21 minutes a ride here against 18 at Six Flags Over Georgia - for what Busch Gardens Williamsburg has that Six Flags Over Georgia does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Busch Gardens Williamsburg's rides run 91% of opening hours against 80% at Six Flags Over Georgia
Alpengeist is on your list - it is Busch Gardens Williamsburg's longest typical queue at about 60 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 Six Flags Over Georgia if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Over Georgia averages 18 minutes a ride against 21 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
You want more to do: 19 rides here have recorded wait data against 10 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Dare Devil Dive is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Georgia's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Over Georgia'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

Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia sits in Austell, just west of Atlanta, and has been running since 1967. The coaster line-up includes Goliath (a 200-foot hyper coaster), Twisted Cyclone (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Batman the Ride, Superman: Ultimate Flight, and the classic Mind Bender. A Hurricane Harbor water park operates on the same site.

Georgia school holidays, the Fright Fest Halloween event, and Atlanta-area weekend visits drive peak crowds. Summer heat and humidity push queue times up in the afternoon as guests head to shaded and indoor rides. Check live wait times for Goliath and Twisted Cyclone on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit in May, September or October for far shorter waits.

Six Flags Over Georgia live queue times

05 · Questions

Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Six Flags Over Georgia?

Which is better, Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Six Flags Over Georgia?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Over Georgia: it averages about 18 minutes a ride on a typical day against 21 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, roughly 3 minutes back on every queue you join. Busch Gardens Williamsburg has 10 rides with recorded waits against 19 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Busch Gardens Williamsburg also runs its rides more reliably - 91% of opening hours against 80%.

Which has shorter queues, Busch Gardens Williamsburg or Six Flags Over Georgia?

Six Flags Over Georgia, by about 3 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Over Georgia averages 18 minutes against 21 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. 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 Six Flags Over Georgia best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Six Flags Over Georgia 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 Six Flags Over Georgia for the full ride lists.

Is Busch Gardens Williamsburg bigger than Six Flags Over Georgia?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Over Georgia is the bigger day out: 19 rides against 10. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Over Georgia 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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