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Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
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Shanghai Disneyland Resort

On a typical day Chimelong Ocean Kingdom queues less: about 5 minutes a ride against 27 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort, a difference of roughly 22 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.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and Shanghai Disneyland Resort compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyChimelong Ocean KingdomChinaShanghai Disneyland ResortChina
Average wait per ride 5 min (best of the two)27 min
Rides with recorded waits 27 (best of the two)26
Longest typical queue Parrot Coaster7 minSeven Dwarfs Mine Train77 min
Shortest typical queue Bubble Battle5 minSiren's Revenge5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running81%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.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and Shanghai Disneyland Resort 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 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom queues less: about 5 minutes a ride against 27 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort, a difference of roughly 22 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 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom if…

  • You want shorter queues: Chimelong Ocean Kingdom averages 5 minutes a ride against 27 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort
  • You want more to do: 27 rides here have recorded wait data against 26 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort
  • Parrot Coaster is on your list - it is Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's longest typical queue at about 7 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Shanghai Disneyland Resort if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 27 minutes a ride here against 5 at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom - for what Shanghai Disneyland Resort has that Chimelong Ocean Kingdom does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Shanghai Disneyland Resort's rides run 90% of opening hours against 81% at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is on your list - it is Shanghai Disneyland Resort's longest typical queue at about 77 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Shanghai Disneyland Resort's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom on Hengqin Island, next to Macau, is one of the most visited theme parks in the world and the largest marine park anywhere. The rides sit between aquariums: a whale shark exhibit, beluga and polar bear houses, a manatee hall and a penguin habitat. On the ride side are the Parrot Coaster wing coaster, a family penguin coaster, a jungle coaster, a super rapids ride and two rainforest drop towers of different heights. Ride names are shown in Chinese as the park publishes them.

Because it draws day trips from Macau, Zhuhai and the wider Pearl River Delta, weekends and Chinese public holidays get very busy, while ordinary weekdays are much more relaxed. Check the live wait times before you go and use the crowd calendar to choose a quieter date.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom live queue times

Shanghai Disneyland Resort

Shanghai Disneyland opened in 2016 in Pudong and is the largest Disney castle park by land area, with the Enchanted Storybook Castle at its centre and TRON Lightcycle Power Run, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure and Roaring Rapids as its headline rides. The Zootopia land opened in 2023 with Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Soaring Over the Horizon remain reliable favourites.

Crowd levels here follow the Chinese public holiday calendar rather than western school terms, so Golden Week in early October and the Lunar New Year period are the days to avoid if you can. Check the live queue times and the crowd calendar before you book, and remember that many days sell out of date-specific tickets well in advance.

Shanghai Disneyland Resort live queue times

05 · Questions

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom or Shanghai Disneyland Resort?

Which is better, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom or Shanghai Disneyland Resort?

If you are judging on queues, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: it averages about 5 minutes a ride on a typical day against 27 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort, roughly 22 minutes back on every queue you join. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom has 27 rides with recorded waits against 26 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort. Shanghai Disneyland Resort also runs its rides more reliably - 90% of opening hours against 81%.

Which has shorter queues, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom or Shanghai Disneyland Resort?

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, by about 22 minutes a ride. On a typical day Chimelong Ocean Kingdom averages 5 minutes against 27 at Shanghai Disneyland Resort. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Chimelong Ocean Kingdom best time to visit and Shanghai Disneyland Resort best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and Shanghai Disneyland Resort in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in China, 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 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and Shanghai Disneyland Resort for the full ride lists.

Is Chimelong Ocean Kingdom bigger than Shanghai Disneyland Resort?

By rides we track waits for, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is the bigger day out: 27 rides against 26. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Chimelong Ocean Kingdom 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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