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Disneyland Park
vs
Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 5 minutes on every queue you join.

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.

Disneyland Park and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyDisneyland ParkUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 18 min (best of the two)23 min
Rides with recorded waits 35 (best of the two)21
Longest typical queue Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance43 minBugs' White Water Rapids80 min
Shortest typical queue Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes5 minMETROPOLIS™ Transit Authority5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running84% (best of the two)61%

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.

Disneyland Park and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowDisneyland ParkUnited 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 Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 5 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 Disneyland Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • You want more to do: 35 rides here have recorded wait data against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Disneyland Park's rides run 84% of opening hours against 61% at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on your list - it is Disneyland Park's longest typical queue at about 43 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 18 at Disneyland Park - for what Six Flags Fiesta Texas has that Disneyland Park does not
  • Bugs' White Water Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Fiesta Texas's longest typical queue at about 80 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

Disneyland Park or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Disneyland Park or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Disneyland Park: it averages about 18 minutes a ride on a typical day against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, roughly 5 minutes back on every queue you join. Disneyland Park has 35 rides with recorded waits against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Disneyland Park also runs its rides more reliably - 84% of opening hours against 61%.

Which has shorter queues, Disneyland Park or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Disneyland Park, by about 5 minutes a ride. On a typical day Disneyland Park averages 18 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 Disneyland Park best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Disneyland Park 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 Disneyland Park and Six Flags Fiesta Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Disneyland Park bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Disneyland Park is the bigger day out: 35 rides against 21. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Disneyland 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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