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Disney California Adventure
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Disney California Adventure queues less: about 21 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 2 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.

Disney California Adventure and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyDisney California AdventureUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 21 min (best of the two)23 min
Rides with recorded waits 22 (best of the two)20
Longest typical queue Radiator Springs Racers58 minBugs' White Water Rapids58 min
Shortest typical queue Jessie's Critter Carousel5 minMETROPOLIS™ Transit Authority5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running85% (best of the two)69%

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.

Disney California Adventure and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowDisney California AdventureUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited 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 Disney California Adventure queues less: about 21 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 2 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 Disney California Adventure if…

  • You want shorter queues: Disney California Adventure averages 21 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • You want more to do: 22 rides here have recorded wait data against 20 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Disney California Adventure's rides run 85% of opening hours against 69% at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • Radiator Springs Racers is on your list - it is Disney California Adventure's longest typical queue at about 58 minutes, so it is the one to do first

Pick Six Flags Fiesta Texas if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 23 minutes a ride here against 21 at Disney California Adventure - for what Six Flags Fiesta Texas has that Disney California Adventure does not
  • Bugs' White Water Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Fiesta Texas's longest typical queue at about 58 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Fiesta Texas's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Six Flags Fiesta Texas sits in a former limestone quarry in San Antonio, Texas - one of the most distinctive settings of any US theme park. The coaster line-up includes Iron Rattler (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Batman: The Ride (a 4-D free-fly coaster), Superman Krypton Coaster, Poltergeist, and Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster. A Hurricane Harbor Pirate Cove water park is included with admission.

Texas school holidays, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park drive Fiesta Texas's peak crowds. Summer San Antonio heat pushes queue times up in the afternoons as guests head to the shaded quarry walls and water rides. Check live wait times for Iron Rattler and Wonder Woman on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler midweek date for shorter queues.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Disney California Adventure or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Disney California Adventure or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Disney California Adventure: it averages about 21 minutes a ride on a typical day against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Disney California Adventure has 22 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Disney California Adventure also runs its rides more reliably - 85% of opening hours against 69%.

Which has shorter queues, Disney California Adventure or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Disney California Adventure, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Disney California Adventure averages 21 minutes against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Disney California Adventure best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Disney California Adventure and Six Flags Fiesta Texas 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 Disney California Adventure and Six Flags Fiesta Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Disney California Adventure bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Disney California Adventure is the bigger day out: 22 rides against 20. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Disney California Adventure 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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