Dollywood
vs
Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Dollywood queues less: about 15 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 8 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.

Dollywood and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	DollywoodUnited States	Six Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride	15 min (best of the two)	23 min
Rides with recorded waits	31 (best of the two)	21
Longest typical queue	NightFlight Expedition79 min	Bugs' White Water Rapids80 min
Shortest typical queue	Lucky Ducky5 min	METROPOLIS™ Transit Authority5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	87% (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.

Dollywood and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on live queue times
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Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Dollywood queues less: about 15 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 8 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 Dollywood if…

You want shorter queues: Dollywood averages 15 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
You want more to do: 31 rides here have recorded wait data against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
You would rather not find rides shut: Dollywood's rides run 87% of opening hours against 61% at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
NightFlight Expedition is on your list - it is Dollywood's longest typical queue at about 79 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Dollywood's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Fiesta Texas if…

You will accept a longer queue - 23 minutes a ride here against 15 at Dollywood - for what Six Flags Fiesta Texas has that Dollywood 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.

Dollywood

Dollywood is Dolly Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, tucked into the Smoky Mountain foothills. It's a large park with a strong coaster line-up: Lightning Rod (a wooden-launched coaster, since converted to a steel track), Wild Eagle (the first wing coaster in the USA), Thunderhead (a GCI wooden coaster), and Mystery Mine. Southern-style food, craftsmen and live country music are integral to the park's character.

Dollywood's season runs March to early January, with peak crowds during the Smoky Mountain Christmas event and US summer school holidays. Weekdays in spring and autumn stay far calmer. Check live queue times for Lightning Rod and Wild Eagle on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter date - the mountain weather also affects ride availability day to day.

Dollywood live queue times

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

Dollywood or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Dollywood or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Dollywood: it averages about 15 minutes a ride on a typical day against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, roughly 8 minutes back on every queue you join. Dollywood has 31 rides with recorded waits against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Dollywood also runs its rides more reliably - 87% of opening hours against 61%.

Which has shorter queues, Dollywood or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Dollywood, by about 8 minutes a ride. On a typical day Dollywood averages 15 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 Dollywood best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Dollywood bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Dollywood is the bigger day out: 31 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 Dollywood 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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