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Cedar Point
vs
Knott's Berry Farm

On a typical day Knott's Berry Farm queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Cedar Point, 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 Knott's Berry Farm compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyCedar PointUnited StatesKnott's Berry FarmUnited States
Average wait per ride 22 min19 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 21 (best of the two)17
Longest typical queue Siren's Curse54 minGhostRider57 min
Shortest typical queue Power Tower Shot7 minSupreme Scream8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running71%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 Knott's Berry Farm compared on live queue times
Right nowCedar PointUnited StatesKnott's Berry FarmUnited 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 Knott's Berry Farm queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Cedar Point, 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 will accept a longer queue - 22 minutes a ride here against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm - for what Cedar Point has that Knott's Berry Farm does not
  • You want more to do: 21 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • Siren's Curse is on your list - it is Cedar Point's longest typical queue at about 54 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Cedar Point's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Knott's Berry Farm if…

  • You want shorter queues: Knott's Berry Farm averages 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Cedar Point
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Knott's Berry Farm's rides run 93% of opening hours against 71% at Cedar Point
  • GhostRider is on your list - it is Knott's Berry Farm's longest typical queue at about 57 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Knott's Berry Farm'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

Knott's Berry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm sits in Buena Park, Orange County, California, with a long history dating back to Walter Knott's original berry farm and boysenberry jam stand from the 1920s. It's now a full theme park famous for its coaster line-up: HangTime, Silver Bullet, Xcelerator (a hydraulic launch coaster), GhostRider (a large wooden coaster), and the classic Timber Mountain Log Ride.

Southern California locals keep Knott's busy all year round, but peak crowds align with US school holidays, the extremely popular Scary Farm Halloween event, and Knott's Merry Farm at Christmas. Check live wait times for Xcelerator and HangTime on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a weekday outside local school breaks for shorter queues.

Knott's Berry Farm live queue times

05 · Questions

Cedar Point or Knott's Berry Farm?

Which is better, Cedar Point or Knott's Berry Farm?

If you are judging on queues, Knott's Berry Farm: it averages about 19 minutes a ride on a typical day against 22 at Cedar Point, roughly 3 minutes back on every queue you join. Cedar Point has 21 rides with recorded waits against 17 at Knott's Berry Farm. Knott's Berry Farm also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 71%.

Which has shorter queues, Cedar Point or Knott's Berry Farm?

Knott's Berry Farm, by about 3 minutes a ride. On a typical day Knott's Berry Farm averages 19 minutes against 22 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 Knott's Berry Farm best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Cedar Point and Knott's Berry Farm 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 Knott's Berry Farm for the full ride lists.

Is Cedar Point bigger than Knott's Berry Farm?

By rides we track waits for, Cedar Point is the bigger day out: 21 rides against 17. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Knott's Berry Farm 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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