Cedar Point
vs
Kings Dominion

On a typical day Kings Dominion queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 28 at Cedar Point, a difference of roughly 15 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 Kings Dominion compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Cedar PointUnited States	Kings DominionUnited States
Average wait per ride	28 min	13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	21	25 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Siren's Curse74 min	Tumbili25 min
Shortest typical queue	Power Tower Shot6 min	Carousel4 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	85%	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.

Cedar Point and Kings Dominion compared on live queue times
Right now	Cedar PointUnited States	Kings DominionUnited States
Average wait right now	-	-
Rides open	-	-
Opening hours today	-	-
Longest queue	-	-
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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 Kings Dominion queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 28 at Cedar Point, a difference of roughly 15 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 will accept a longer queue - 28 minutes a ride here against 13 at Kings Dominion - for what Cedar Point has that Kings Dominion does not
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 Kings Dominion if…

You want shorter queues: Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes a ride against 28 at Cedar Point
You want more to do: 25 rides here have recorded wait data against 21 at Cedar Point
You would rather not find rides shut: Kings Dominion's rides run 90% of opening hours against 85% at Cedar Point
Tumbili is on your list - it is Kings Dominion's longest typical queue at about 25 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Kings Dominion'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

Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion sits in Doswell, Virginia, about 25 minutes north of Richmond. The park has one of the strongest regional coaster line-ups on the US East Coast: Intimidator 305 (a 305-foot giga coaster), Twisted Timbers (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Apple Zapple, Dominator (a 215-foot floorless coaster), and Racer 75. A Soak City water park is included with admission during summer.

Virginia summer school breaks, weekend visits from the DC / Richmond area, and the Halloween Haunt drive Kings Dominion's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for Intimidator 305 and Twisted Timbers first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits.

Kings Dominion live queue times

05 · Questions

Cedar Point or Kings Dominion?

Which is better, Cedar Point or Kings Dominion?

If you are judging on queues, Kings Dominion: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 28 at Cedar Point, roughly 15 minutes back on every queue you join. Cedar Point has 21 rides with recorded waits against 25 at Kings Dominion. Kings Dominion also runs its rides more reliably - 90% of opening hours against 85%.

Which has shorter queues, Cedar Point or Kings Dominion?

Kings Dominion, by about 15 minutes a ride. On a typical day Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes against 28 at Cedar Point. 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 Kings Dominion best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Cedar Point bigger than Kings Dominion?

By rides we track waits for, Kings Dominion is the bigger day out: 25 rides against 21. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Kings Dominion 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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