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Hollywood Studios
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Kings Dominion

On a typical day Kings Dominion queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 28 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.

Hollywood Studios and Kings Dominion compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyHollywood StudiosUnited StatesKings DominionUnited States
Average wait per ride 41 min13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 925 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Slinky Dog Dash66 minTumbili25 min
Shortest typical queue Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 minCarousel4 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running97% (best of the two)90%

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.

Hollywood Studios and Kings Dominion compared on live queue times
Right nowHollywood StudiosUnited StatesKings DominionUnited 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 Kings Dominion queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 28 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 Hollywood Studios if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 41 minutes a ride here against 13 at Kings Dominion - for what Hollywood Studios has that Kings Dominion does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 97% of opening hours against 90% at Kings Dominion
  • Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 66 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Kings Dominion if…

  • You want shorter queues: Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
  • You want more to do: 25 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
  • Tumbili is on your list - it is Kings Dominion's longest typical queue at about 25 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Kings Dominion's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios is the movie-themed park at Walt Disney World, opened in 1989. Its major attractions are some of Disney's most technically ambitious rides: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land are the two most popular themed lands.

Hollywood Studios often posts the longest queue times of any Disney park, with Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash routinely over 90 minutes. US school holidays and special events drive the biggest crowds. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head for Rise of the Resistance first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date for your visit.

Hollywood Studios live queue times

Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion sits in Doswell, Virginia, about 25 minutes north of Richmond. The park has one of the strongest regional coaster line-ups on the US East Coast: Intimidator 305 (a 305-foot giga coaster), Twisted Timbers (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Apple Zapple, Dominator (a 215-foot floorless coaster), and Racer 75. A Soak City water park is included with admission during summer.

Virginia summer school breaks, weekend visits from the DC / Richmond area, and the Halloween Haunt drive Kings Dominion's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for Intimidator 305 and Twisted Timbers first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits.

Kings Dominion live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Kings Dominion?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Kings Dominion?

If you are judging on queues, Kings Dominion: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 28 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 25 at Kings Dominion. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 90%.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Kings Dominion?

Kings Dominion, by about 28 minutes a ride. On a typical day Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes against 41 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Hollywood Studios best time to visit and Kings Dominion best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hollywood Studios and Kings Dominion 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 Hollywood Studios and Kings Dominion for the full ride lists.

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Kings Dominion?

By rides we track waits for, Kings Dominion is the bigger day out: 25 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Kings Dominion 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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