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Dorney Park
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Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Dorney Park queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 6 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 Six Flags Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyDorney ParkUnited StatesSix Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 20 min (best of the two)26 min
Rides with recorded waits 1319 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Thunder Canyon43 minDino Off Road Adventure37 min
Shortest typical queue White Water Landing8 minJudge Roy Scream8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running66%71% (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 Six Flags Over Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowDorney ParkUnited StatesSix Flags Over 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 Dorney Park queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 6 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 26 at Six Flags Over Texas
  • Thunder Canyon is on your list - it is Dorney Park's longest typical queue at about 43 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Dorney Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Over Texas if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 26 minutes a ride here against 20 at Dorney Park - for what Six Flags Over Texas has that Dorney Park does not
  • You want more to do: 19 rides here have recorded wait data against 13 at Dorney Park
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Over Texas's rides run 71% of opening hours against 66% at Dorney Park
  • Dino Off Road Adventure is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Texas's longest typical queue at about 37 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Over Texas'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

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is the original Six Flags park, opened in 1961 in Arlington - the location that gave the whole chain its name. The coaster line-up includes New Texas Giant (a record-setting Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Titan (a 255-foot hyper coaster), Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, Judge Roy Scream, Shock Wave, and the classic Runaway Mine Train.

Texas school holidays, the extremely popular Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive most of Six Flags Over Texas's peak crowds. Summer heat can push queue times up as guests seek the shadier rides and water attractions. Check live wait times for New Texas Giant and Titan on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler, lower-crowd midweek date.

Six Flags Over Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Dorney Park or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Dorney Park or Six Flags Over Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Dorney Park: it averages about 20 minutes a ride on a typical day against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, roughly 6 minutes back on every queue you join. Dorney Park has 13 rides with recorded waits against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Over Texas also runs its rides more reliably - 71% of opening hours against 66%.

Which has shorter queues, Dorney Park or Six Flags Over Texas?

Dorney Park, by about 6 minutes a ride. On a typical day Dorney Park averages 20 minutes against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas. 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 Six Flags Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Dorney Park and Six Flags Over 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 Dorney Park and Six Flags Over Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Dorney Park bigger than Six Flags Over Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Over Texas is the bigger day out: 19 rides against 13. 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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