Cedar Point
vs
Epcot

On a typical day Cedar Point queues less: about 28 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, 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.

Cedar Point and Epcot compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Cedar PointUnited States	EpcotUnited States
Average wait per ride	28 min (best of the two)	31 min
Rides with recorded waits	21 (best of the two)	11
Longest typical queue	Siren's Curse74 min	Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind77 min
Shortest typical queue	Power Tower Shot6 min	Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros7 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	85%	93% (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.

Cedar Point and Epcot compared on live queue times
Right now	Cedar PointUnited States	EpcotUnited 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 Cedar Point queues less: about 28 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, 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 Cedar Point if…

You want shorter queues: Cedar Point averages 28 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot
You want more to do: 21 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
Siren's Curse is on your list - it is Cedar Point's longest typical queue at about 74 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Cedar Point's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Epcot if…

You will accept a longer queue - 31 minutes a ride here against 28 at Cedar Point - for what Epcot has that Cedar Point does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Epcot's rides run 93% of opening hours against 85% at Cedar Point
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is on your list - it is Epcot's longest typical queue at about 77 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Epcot's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Cedar Point

Cedar Point is a legendary coaster park on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio. Founded in 1870, it's one of the oldest operating amusement parks in North America and consistently rated as one of the world's best coaster parks. The line-up is staggering: Steel Vengeance, Millennium Force, Magnum XL-200, Maverick, Gatekeeper, Raptor, Top Thrill 2, and many more across the park's 364 acres.

Cedar Point's season runs May to early November, with US summer school holidays, HalloWeekends and weekend days driving the biggest crowds. Midweek days in May, September and early October are dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Steel Vengeance and Maverick immediately on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter date for marathon coaster days.

Cedar Point live queue times

Epcot

EPCOT sits at the centre of Walt Disney World, split between Future World (with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Soarin', and Frozen Ever After) and the World Showcase - eleven pavilions themed around countries including Japan, Germany, France, and the UK. Flower & Garden, Food & Wine and Festival of the Holidays events run through much of the year.

EPCOT's biggest crowd drivers are its festivals rather than just ride popularity. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind consistently posts the longest wait times in the park. Check live queue times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date outside the peak festival weekends - the World Showcase pavilions can take a full afternoon to properly explore.

Epcot live queue times

05 · Questions

Cedar Point or Epcot?

Which is better, Cedar Point or Epcot?

If you are judging on queues, Cedar Point: it averages about 28 minutes a ride on a typical day against 31 at Epcot, roughly 3 minutes back on every queue you join. Cedar Point has 21 rides with recorded waits against 11 at Epcot. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 85%.

Which has shorter queues, Cedar Point or Epcot?

Cedar Point, by about 3 minutes a ride. On a typical day Cedar Point averages 28 minutes against 31 at Epcot. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Cedar Point best time to visit and Epcot best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Cedar Point and Epcot 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 Cedar Point and Epcot for the full ride lists.

Is Cedar Point bigger than Epcot?

By rides we track waits for, Cedar Point is the bigger day out: 21 rides against 11. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Cedar Point 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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