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Hersheypark
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Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Hersheypark queues less: about 14 minutes a ride against 24 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 10 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.

Hersheypark and Six Flags Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyHersheyparkUnited StatesSix Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 14 min (best of the two)24 min
Rides with recorded waits 50 (best of the two)19
Longest typical queue Laff Trakk - Dark Coaster48 minMR. FREEZE37 min
Shortest typical queue Jolly Rancher Remix - Featuring Halloween Overlay5 minJudge Roy Scream8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running60%73% (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.

Hersheypark and Six Flags Over Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowHersheyparkUnited StatesSix Flags Over TexasUnited States
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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 Hersheypark queues less: about 14 minutes a ride against 24 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 10 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 Hersheypark if…

  • You want shorter queues: Hersheypark averages 14 minutes a ride against 24 at Six Flags Over Texas
  • You want more to do: 50 rides here have recorded wait data against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas
  • Laff Trakk - Dark Coaster is on your list - it is Hersheypark's longest typical queue at about 48 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hersheypark's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Over Texas if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 24 minutes a ride here against 14 at Hersheypark - for what Six Flags Over Texas has that Hersheypark does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Over Texas's rides run 73% of opening hours against 60% at Hersheypark
  • MR. FREEZE is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Texas's longest typical queue at about 37 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Over Texas's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Hersheypark

Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania was founded in 1906 as a leisure park for Milton Hershey's chocolate factory workers and has grown into one of the best coaster parks in the United States. It runs more than a dozen roller coasters: Skyrush and the racing wooden Lightning Racer, the launched Storm Runner and Fahrenheit, the classic Comet, the newer Candymonium and Wildcat's Revenge, and the Great Bear inverted coaster. The Boardwalk water park is included with admission.

The park is busiest on summer weekends and during Hersheypark in the Dark in October, and because it closes several rides early on some days, the schedule matters as much as the crowds. Check the live wait times before you go and use the crowd calendar to find a weekday when the big coasters run with short queues.

Hersheypark live queue times

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is the original Six Flags park, opened in 1961 in Arlington - the location that gave the whole chain its name. The coaster line-up includes New Texas Giant (a record-setting Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Titan (a 255-foot hyper coaster), Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, Judge Roy Scream, Shock Wave, and the classic Runaway Mine Train.

Texas school holidays, the extremely popular Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive most of Six Flags Over Texas's peak crowds. Summer heat can push queue times up as guests seek the shadier rides and water attractions. Check live wait times for New Texas Giant and Titan on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler, lower-crowd midweek date.

Six Flags Over Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Hersheypark or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Hersheypark or Six Flags Over Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Hersheypark: it averages about 14 minutes a ride on a typical day against 24 at Six Flags Over Texas, roughly 10 minutes back on every queue you join. Hersheypark has 50 rides with recorded waits against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Over Texas also runs its rides more reliably - 73% of opening hours against 60%.

Which has shorter queues, Hersheypark or Six Flags Over Texas?

Hersheypark, by about 10 minutes a ride. On a typical day Hersheypark averages 14 minutes against 24 at Six Flags Over Texas. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Hersheypark best time to visit and Six Flags Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hersheypark and Six Flags Over Texas 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 Hersheypark and Six Flags Over Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Hersheypark bigger than Six Flags Over Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Hersheypark is the bigger day out: 50 rides against 19. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Hersheypark 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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