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Flamingo Land
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Paultons Park

On a typical day Paultons Park queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 11 at Flamingo Land, 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.

Flamingo Land and Paultons Park compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyFlamingo LandUnited KingdomPaultons ParkUnited Kingdom
Average wait per ride 11 min7 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 2537 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Mumbo Jumbo26 minGeorge's Dinosaur Adventure12 min
Shortest typical queue Muddy Duck Tractor Ride5 minViking Boats5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running69%89% (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.

Flamingo Land and Paultons Park compared on live queue times
Right nowFlamingo LandUnited KingdomPaultons ParkUnited Kingdom
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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 Paultons Park queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 11 at Flamingo Land, 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 Flamingo Land if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 11 minutes a ride here against 7 at Paultons Park - for what Flamingo Land has that Paultons Park does not
  • Mumbo Jumbo is on your list - it is Flamingo Land's longest typical queue at about 26 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Flamingo Land's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Paultons Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Paultons Park averages 7 minutes a ride against 11 at Flamingo Land
  • You want more to do: 37 rides here have recorded wait data against 25 at Flamingo Land
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Paultons Park's rides run 89% of opening hours against 69% at Flamingo Land
  • George's Dinosaur Adventure is on your list - it is Paultons Park's longest typical queue at about 12 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Paultons Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Flamingo Land

Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire is a theme park and zoo combined, set between Malton and Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors. The coaster line-up is one of the strongest in the north of England: Sik is a ten-inversion looping coaster, Kumali an inverted coaster, Mumbo Jumbo a beyond-vertical drop, Velocity a launched motorbike coaster, and Hero a flying coaster. The zoo side has lions, giraffes, rhinos and the flamingos that give the park its name.

As a day out that draws both coaster fans and families with young children, the park is busiest on fine summer weekends and through the Yorkshire school holidays. Check the live queue times before you set off and use the crowd calendar to pick a quieter day, especially if the big coasters are the reason you are going.

Flamingo Land live queue times

Paultons Park

Paultons Park is a family-focused theme park in Romsey, Hampshire, best known as the home of Peppa Pig World - the world's first Peppa Pig themed area. Beyond the preschool rides, the park also runs bigger attractions in its Lost Kingdom dinosaur land (Flight of the Pterosaur) and Tornado Springs (Storm Chaser, Cyclonator), giving it genuine appeal for older children as well as toddlers.

Paultons is compact, so queue times concentrate on a handful of headline rides rather than spreading across a huge line-up. Arrive at opening to knock out Peppa Pig World first (it builds up fastest), then work outwards. Check our live wait times before committing to the longest queues and use the crowd calendar to avoid peak school-holiday days.

Paultons Park live queue times

05 · Questions

Flamingo Land or Paultons Park?

Which is better, Flamingo Land or Paultons Park?

If you are judging on queues, Paultons Park: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 11 at Flamingo Land, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Flamingo Land has 25 rides with recorded waits against 37 at Paultons Park. Paultons Park also runs its rides more reliably - 89% of opening hours against 69%.

Which has shorter queues, Flamingo Land or Paultons Park?

Paultons Park, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Paultons Park averages 7 minutes against 11 at Flamingo Land. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Flamingo Land best time to visit and Paultons Park best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Flamingo Land and Paultons Park in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United Kingdom, 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 Flamingo Land and Paultons Park for the full ride lists.

Is Flamingo Land bigger than Paultons Park?

By rides we track waits for, Paultons Park is the bigger day out: 37 rides against 25. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Paultons 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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