Efteling
vs
Walibi Holland

On a typical day Walibi Holland queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Efteling, a difference of roughly 4 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.

Efteling and Walibi Holland compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	EftelingNetherlands	Walibi HollandNetherlands
Average wait per ride	17 min	13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	26 (best of the two)	14
Longest typical queue	De Vliegende Hollander29 min	YOY THRILL29 min
Shortest typical queue	Vermolen Carrousel5 min	Merlin's Magic Castle5 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.

Efteling and Walibi Holland compared on live queue times
Right now	EftelingNetherlands	Walibi HollandNetherlands
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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 Walibi Holland queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Efteling, a difference of roughly 4 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 Efteling if…

You will accept a longer queue - 17 minutes a ride here against 13 at Walibi Holland - for what Efteling has that Walibi Holland does not
You want more to do: 26 rides here have recorded wait data against 14 at Walibi Holland
De Vliegende Hollander is on your list - it is Efteling's longest typical queue at about 29 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Efteling's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Walibi Holland if…

You want shorter queues: Walibi Holland averages 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Efteling
You would rather not find rides shut: Walibi Holland's rides run 93% of opening hours against 90% at Efteling
YOY THRILL is on your list - it is Walibi Holland's longest typical queue at about 29 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Walibi Holland's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Efteling

Efteling is the Netherlands' largest theme park, sitting in Kaatsheuvel in North Brabant. It has been running since 1952 and is known for its fairy-tale theming and meticulous craftsmanship - highlights include Baron 1898 (a dive coaster), Python, Joris en de Draak (duelling wooden coasters), the Fata Morgana dark ride, and the iconic Sprookjesbos fairy-tale forest. The full resort includes hotels, a holiday village and a large lake.

Efteling is busy throughout Dutch and Belgian school holidays, with summer and the winter Efteling Winter Efteling event drawing particularly heavy crowds. Quiet weekdays in January, March and September are excellent for short queue times. Check live wait times when you arrive, and use our crowd calendar to pick a date that works around Dutch and Belgian holidays.

Efteling live queue times

Walibi Holland

Walibi Holland is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, sitting in Biddinghuizen in the Flevoland polder. It's known for an aggressive thrill-ride line-up: Goliath (a large B&M coaster), Untamed (the award-winning Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid wooden coaster), Lost Gravity (a Mack extreme spinning coaster), and the newer YoY reverse-freefall.

Walibi Holland's main draws are Dutch and German thrill-seekers, and queue times concentrate heavily on Untamed and Goliath during peak days. Dutch summer school holidays and the Halloween Fright Nights event are the busiest periods. Check live wait times for Untamed first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter midweek day if you want multiple re-rides.

Walibi Holland live queue times

05 · Questions

Efteling or Walibi Holland?

Which is better, Efteling or Walibi Holland?

If you are judging on queues, Walibi Holland: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 17 at Efteling, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Efteling has 26 rides with recorded waits against 14 at Walibi Holland. Walibi Holland also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 90%.

Which has shorter queues, Efteling or Walibi Holland?

Walibi Holland, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Walibi Holland averages 13 minutes against 17 at Efteling. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Efteling best time to visit and Walibi Holland best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Efteling and Walibi Holland in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in Netherlands, 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 Efteling and Walibi Holland for the full ride lists.

Is Efteling bigger than Walibi Holland?

By rides we track waits for, Efteling is the bigger day out: 26 rides against 14. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Walibi Holland 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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