Chessington World Of Adventures
vs
Pleasurewood Hills

On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 27 at Chessington World Of Adventures, a difference of roughly 19 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.

Chessington World Of Adventures and Pleasurewood Hills compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Chessington World Of AdventuresUnited Kingdom	Pleasurewood HillsUnited Kingdom
Average wait per ride	27 min	8 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	30 (best of the two)	24
Longest typical queue	Dragon's Fury59 min	Water Fun Factory23 min
Shortest typical queue	Canopy Capers5 min	Woody's Wheel5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	82%	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.

Chessington World Of Adventures and Pleasurewood Hills 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 Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 27 at Chessington World Of Adventures, a difference of roughly 19 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 Chessington World Of Adventures if…

You will accept a longer queue - 27 minutes a ride here against 8 at Pleasurewood Hills - for what Chessington World Of Adventures has that Pleasurewood Hills does not
You want more to do: 30 rides here have recorded wait data against 24 at Pleasurewood Hills
Dragon's Fury is on your list - it is Chessington World Of Adventures's longest typical queue at about 59 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Chessington World Of Adventures's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Pleasurewood Hills if…

You want shorter queues: Pleasurewood Hills averages 8 minutes a ride against 27 at Chessington World Of Adventures
You would rather not find rides shut: Pleasurewood Hills's rides run 93% of opening hours against 82% at Chessington World Of Adventures
Water Fun Factory is on your list - it is Pleasurewood Hills's longest typical queue at about 23 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Pleasurewood Hills's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Chessington World Of Adventures

Chessington World of Adventures combines a theme park and a zoo on a 128-acre site in Chessington, Surrey. Originally Chessington Zoo, it reopened as a theme park in 1987 and now runs roller coasters like Mandrill Mayhem (the UK's first multi-launch family coaster), the long-running Vampire suspended coaster, and Dragon's Fury spinning coaster, alongside habitats for tigers, gorillas and sea lions.

Because the park draws families and school trips rather than hardcore coaster fans, queue times build around the major thrill rides and the newest additions. Use the crowd calendar to avoid peak school-holiday days, and check live wait times early - Mandrill Mayhem and Vampire tend to have the longest queues from late morning onwards.

Chessington World Of Adventures live queue times

Pleasurewood Hills

Pleasurewood Hills is a family theme park in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. It's a small but well-regarded regional park with a mix of family and thrill rides: Wipeout boomerang coaster, Marble Madness indoor spinning coaster, Rage double-launch coaster, and a large Pirate Ship swing ride. The park sits on 50 acres of mixed woodland and open field.

Pleasurewood Hills' season runs roughly Easter to late October, with school holidays and UK summer weekends driving peak crowds. Weekdays in May, June and September are usually very relaxed. Check live queue times for Rage and Wipeout on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter day - the park pairs well with a Suffolk or Norfolk coastal holiday.

Pleasurewood Hills live queue times

05 · Questions

Chessington World Of Adventures or Pleasurewood Hills?

Which is better, Chessington World Of Adventures or Pleasurewood Hills?

If you are judging on queues, Pleasurewood Hills: it averages about 8 minutes a ride on a typical day against 27 at Chessington World Of Adventures, roughly 19 minutes back on every queue you join. Chessington World Of Adventures has 30 rides with recorded waits against 24 at Pleasurewood Hills. Pleasurewood Hills also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 82%.

Which has shorter queues, Chessington World Of Adventures or Pleasurewood Hills?

Pleasurewood Hills, by about 19 minutes a ride. On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills averages 8 minutes against 27 at Chessington World Of Adventures. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Chessington World Of Adventures best time to visit and Pleasurewood Hills best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Chessington World Of Adventures and Pleasurewood Hills in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United Kingdom, 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 Chessington World Of Adventures and Pleasurewood Hills for the full ride lists.

Is Chessington World Of Adventures bigger than Pleasurewood Hills?

By rides we track waits for, Chessington World Of Adventures is the bigger day out: 30 rides against 24. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Pleasurewood Hills 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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