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Flamingo Land
vs
Pleasurewood Hills

On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 10 minutes a ride against 14 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 Pleasurewood Hills compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyFlamingo LandUnited KingdomPleasurewood HillsUnited Kingdom
Average wait per ride 14 min10 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 2425 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Hero34 minMarble Madness23 min
Shortest typical queue Gallopers5 minWoody's Tea Party5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running79%96% (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 Pleasurewood Hills compared on live queue times
Right nowFlamingo LandUnited KingdomPleasurewood HillsUnited 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 Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 10 minutes a ride against 14 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 - 14 minutes a ride here against 10 at Pleasurewood Hills - for what Flamingo Land has that Pleasurewood Hills does not
  • Hero is on your list - it is Flamingo Land's longest typical queue at about 34 minutes, so it is the one to do first

Pick Pleasurewood Hills if…

  • You want shorter queues: Pleasurewood Hills averages 10 minutes a ride against 14 at Flamingo Land
  • You want more to do: 25 rides here have recorded wait data against 24 at Flamingo Land
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Pleasurewood Hills's rides run 96% of opening hours against 79% at Flamingo Land
  • Marble Madness is on your list - it is Pleasurewood Hills's longest typical queue at about 23 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Pleasurewood Hills's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Pleasurewood Hills

Pleasurewood Hills is a family theme park in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. It's a small but well-regarded regional park with a mix of family and thrill rides: Wipeout boomerang coaster, Marble Madness indoor spinning coaster, Rage double-launch coaster, and a large Pirate Ship swing ride. The park sits on 50 acres of mixed woodland and open field.

Pleasurewood Hills' season runs roughly Easter to late October, with school holidays and UK summer weekends driving peak crowds. Weekdays in May, June and September are usually very relaxed. Check live queue times for Rage and Wipeout on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter day - the park pairs well with a Suffolk or Norfolk coastal holiday.

Pleasurewood Hills live queue times

05 · Questions

Flamingo Land or Pleasurewood Hills?

Which is better, Flamingo Land or Pleasurewood Hills?

If you are judging on queues, Pleasurewood Hills: it averages about 10 minutes a ride on a typical day against 14 at Flamingo Land, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Flamingo Land has 24 rides with recorded waits against 25 at Pleasurewood Hills. Pleasurewood Hills also runs its rides more reliably - 96% of opening hours against 79%.

Which has shorter queues, Flamingo Land or Pleasurewood Hills?

Pleasurewood Hills, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills averages 10 minutes against 14 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 Pleasurewood Hills best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Flamingo Land and Pleasurewood Hills 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 Pleasurewood Hills for the full ride lists.

Is Flamingo Land bigger than Pleasurewood Hills?

By rides we track waits for, Pleasurewood Hills is the bigger day out: 25 rides against 24. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Pleasurewood Hills 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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