Epcot
vs
Six Flags Great America

On a typical day Six Flags Great America queues less: about 24 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 7 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 America compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	EpcotUnited States	Six Flags Great AmericaUnited States
Average wait per ride	31 min	24 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	Wrath of Rakshasa48 min
Shortest typical queue	Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros7 min	Rue Le Dodge6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	93% (best of the two)	75%

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 America 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 America queues less: about 24 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 7 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 24 at Six Flags Great America - for what Epcot has that Six Flags Great America does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Epcot's rides run 93% of opening hours against 75% at Six Flags Great America
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 America if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Great America averages 24 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot
You want more to do: 23 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
Wrath of Rakshasa is on your list - it is Six Flags Great America's longest typical queue at about 48 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Great America'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 America

Six Flags Great America sits in Gurnee, Illinois, between Chicago and Milwaukee. The coaster line-up includes Maxx Force (with one of the world's fastest inversions), X Flight wing coaster, Goliath (a Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster), Raging Bull, American Eagle duelling wooden coaster, and Batman: The Ride. A Hurricane Harbor water park is included during summer.

Illinois and Wisconsin school holidays, Chicago-area weekend visits, and the popular Fright Fest event drive Six Flags Great America's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, June, September and October are dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Maxx Force and Goliath on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd midweek date for shorter queues.

Six Flags Great America live queue times

05 · Questions

Epcot or Six Flags Great America?

Which is better, Epcot or Six Flags Great America?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Great America: it averages about 24 minutes a ride on a typical day against 31 at Epcot, roughly 7 minutes back on every queue you join. Epcot has 11 rides with recorded waits against 23 at Six Flags Great America. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 75%.

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

Six Flags Great America, by about 7 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Great America averages 24 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 America best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Epcot bigger than Six Flags Great America?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Great America 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 America 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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