Dorney Park
vs
Epcot

On a typical day Dorney Park queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 11 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.

Dorney Park and Epcot compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Dorney ParkUnited States	EpcotUnited States
Average wait per ride	20 min (best of the two)	31 min
Rides with recorded waits	13 (best of the two)	11
Longest typical queue	Wild Mouse42 min	Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind77 min
Shortest typical queue	Dominator Red9 min	Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros7 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	90%	93% (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.

Dorney Park and Epcot compared on live queue times
Right now	Dorney ParkUnited States	EpcotUnited 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 Dorney Park queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 11 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 Dorney Park if…

You want shorter queues: Dorney Park averages 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot
You want more to do: 13 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
Wild Mouse is on your list - it is Dorney Park's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Dorney Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Epcot if…

You will accept a longer queue - 31 minutes a ride here against 20 at Dorney Park - for what Epcot has that Dorney Park does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Epcot's rides run 93% of opening hours against 90% at Dorney Park
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is on your list - it is Epcot's longest typical queue at about 77 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Epcot's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Dorney Park

Dorney Park sits in Allentown, Pennsylvania, about 90 minutes north of Philadelphia. It's a mid-sized theme park with a strong coaster line-up for its size: Steel Force (a 200-foot hyper coaster), Talon (an inverted coaster), Hydra the Revenge (a floorless coaster), and Possessed. A Wildwater Kingdom water park is included with park admission during the summer season.

Dorney Park's season runs May to October, with peak crowds on summer weekends and during the Halloween Haunt. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for Steel Force and Hydra on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit - most of the coasters stay under 15 minutes of wait time on quieter days.

Dorney Park live queue times

Epcot

EPCOT sits at the centre of Walt Disney World, split between Future World (with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Soarin', and Frozen Ever After) and the World Showcase - eleven pavilions themed around countries including Japan, Germany, France, and the UK. Flower & Garden, Food & Wine and Festival of the Holidays events run through much of the year.

EPCOT's biggest crowd drivers are its festivals rather than just ride popularity. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind consistently posts the longest wait times in the park. Check live queue times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date outside the peak festival weekends - the World Showcase pavilions can take a full afternoon to properly explore.

Epcot live queue times

05 · Questions

Dorney Park or Epcot?

Which is better, Dorney Park or Epcot?

If you are judging on queues, Dorney Park: it averages about 20 minutes a ride on a typical day against 31 at Epcot, roughly 11 minutes back on every queue you join. Dorney Park has 13 rides with recorded waits against 11 at Epcot. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 90%.

Which has shorter queues, Dorney Park or Epcot?

Dorney Park, by about 11 minutes a ride. On a typical day Dorney Park averages 20 minutes against 31 at Epcot. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Dorney Park best time to visit and Epcot best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Dorney Park and Epcot 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 Dorney Park and Epcot for the full ride lists.

Is Dorney Park bigger than Epcot?

By rides we track waits for, Dorney Park is the bigger day out: 13 rides against 11. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Dorney 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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