Epcot
vs
Six Flags Great Adventure

On a typical day Six Flags Great Adventure queues less: about 25 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, 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.

Epcot and Six Flags Great Adventure compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	EpcotUnited States	Six Flags Great AdventureUnited States
Average wait per ride	31 min	25 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	11	23 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind77 min	THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity49 min
Shortest typical queue	Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros7 min	Buccaneer9 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	93% (best of the two)	91%

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.

Epcot and Six Flags Great Adventure compared on live queue times
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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 Six Flags Great Adventure queues less: about 25 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, 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 Epcot if…

You will accept a longer queue - 31 minutes a ride here against 25 at Six Flags Great Adventure - for what Epcot has that Six Flags Great Adventure does not
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

Pick Six Flags Great Adventure if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Great Adventure averages 25 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot
You want more to do: 23 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity is on your list - it is Six Flags Great Adventure's longest typical queue at about 49 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Great Adventure's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure sits in Jackson, New Jersey, and has long been one of Six Flags' flagship coaster parks. The line-up is exceptional: El Toro (one of the world's top-rated wooden coasters), Nitro, Jersey Devil Coaster, Superman: Ultimate Flight, Batman: The Ride, Skull Mountain, and Green Lantern stand-up. Kingda Ka was the park's signature ride until its closure; a Safari Off Road Adventure drive-through exhibit also operates on the property.

NJ and NYC school holidays, Fright Fest and US summer weekends drive huge crowds. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for El Toro and Nitro on arrival - they build up fast - and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit for shorter waits across the whole coaster line-up.

Six Flags Great Adventure live queue times

05 · Questions

Epcot or Six Flags Great Adventure?

Which is better, Epcot or Six Flags Great Adventure?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Great Adventure: it averages about 25 minutes a ride on a typical day against 31 at Epcot, roughly 6 minutes back on every queue you join. Epcot has 11 rides with recorded waits against 23 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 91%.

Which has shorter queues, Epcot or Six Flags Great Adventure?

Six Flags Great Adventure, by about 6 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Great Adventure averages 25 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 Epcot best time to visit and Six Flags Great Adventure best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Epcot and Six Flags Great Adventure 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 Epcot and Six Flags Great Adventure for the full ride lists.

Is Epcot bigger than Six Flags Great Adventure?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Great Adventure is the bigger day out: 23 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 Six Flags Great Adventure 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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