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Chimelong Water Park
vs
Universal Studios Beijing

On a typical day Chimelong Water Park queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 32 at Universal Studios Beijing, a difference of roughly 25 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 Water Park and Universal Studios Beijing compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyChimelong Water ParkChinaUniversal Studios BeijingChina
Average wait per ride 7 min (best of the two)32 min
Rides with recorded waits 1621 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Double Storm Blaster17 minThe Grave Robbers' Chronicles71 min
Shortest typical queue Mini Tornado5 minLights Camera Action!5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running80% (best of the two)77%

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 Water Park and Universal Studios Beijing 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 Water Park queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 32 at Universal Studios Beijing, a difference of roughly 25 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 Water Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Chimelong Water Park averages 7 minutes a ride against 32 at Universal Studios Beijing
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Chimelong Water Park's rides run 80% of opening hours against 77% at Universal Studios Beijing
  • Double Storm Blaster is on your list - it is Chimelong Water Park's longest typical queue at about 17 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Chimelong Water Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Universal Studios Beijing if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 32 minutes a ride here against 7 at Chimelong Water Park - for what Universal Studios Beijing has that Chimelong Water Park does not
  • You want more to do: 21 rides here have recorded wait data against 16 at Chimelong Water Park
  • The Grave Robbers' Chronicles is on your list - it is Universal Studios Beijing's longest typical queue at about 71 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Universal Studios Beijing's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Chimelong Water Park

Chimelong Water Park is the water park of the Chimelong resort in Guangzhou's Panyu district, next to Chimelong Paradise, and is among the busiest water parks in the world by visitors. Its slides include a vertical-drop slide, a cobra-style tube slide, a giant funnel, a bowl slide, a water coaster and a family raft slide, alongside a wave pool and a lazy river. Slide names here are shown in Chinese as the park publishes them.

Guangzhou's warm climate keeps the park open for most of the year, with the busiest days in the summer school holiday and over the Chinese public holidays, when queues for the biggest slides can be long by midday. Check the live queue times before you go and use the crowd calendar to find a quieter day.

Chimelong Water Park live queue times

Universal Studios Beijing

Universal Studios Beijing opened in 2021 in the Tongzhou district on the east side of the city and is the largest Universal park by area. It has the Universal staples of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Flight of the Hippogriff, Transformers: Battle for the AllSpark and Jurassic World Adventure, plus rides built only for Beijing: the Decepticoaster launched coaster and the Kung Fu Panda land with Journey of the Dragon Warrior. Lights, Camera, Action! is a stage-effects show.

Attendance follows the Chinese holiday calendar, so the first week of October and the Lunar New Year are the times to steer clear of, while ordinary winter weekdays can be very quiet. Check the live queue times before you go and use the crowd calendar to find a date when the Potter rides are a short wait.

Universal Studios Beijing live queue times

05 · Questions

Chimelong Water Park or Universal Studios Beijing?

Which is better, Chimelong Water Park or Universal Studios Beijing?

If you are judging on queues, Chimelong Water Park: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 32 at Universal Studios Beijing, roughly 25 minutes back on every queue you join. Chimelong Water Park has 16 rides with recorded waits against 21 at Universal Studios Beijing. Chimelong Water Park also runs its rides more reliably - 80% of opening hours against 77%.

Which has shorter queues, Chimelong Water Park or Universal Studios Beijing?

Chimelong Water Park, by about 25 minutes a ride. On a typical day Chimelong Water Park averages 7 minutes against 32 at Universal Studios Beijing. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Chimelong Water Park best time to visit and Universal Studios Beijing best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Chimelong Water Park and Universal Studios Beijing 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 Water Park and Universal Studios Beijing for the full ride lists.

Is Chimelong Water Park bigger than Universal Studios Beijing?

By rides we track waits for, Universal Studios Beijing is the bigger day out: 21 rides against 16. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Chimelong Water Park 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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