Hollywood Studios
vs
Knoebels

On a typical day Knoebels queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 34 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 Knoebels compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	KnoebelsUnited States
Average wait per ride	41 min	7 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	9	56 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Slinky Dog Dash66 min	Flying Turns25 min
Shortest typical queue	Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 min	Umbrella Ride5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	97% (best of the two)	43%

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 Knoebels compared on live queue times
Right now	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	KnoebelsUnited 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 Knoebels queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 34 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 7 at Knoebels - for what Hollywood Studios has that Knoebels does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 97% of opening hours against 43% at Knoebels
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 Knoebels if…

You want shorter queues: Knoebels averages 7 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
You want more to do: 56 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
Flying Turns is on your list - it is Knoebels's longest typical queue at about 25 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Knoebels'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

Knoebels

Knoebels is a free-admission, pay-per-ride park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania - one of the last major "trolley parks" in America, family-owned since 1926. The park is famous among coaster enthusiasts for two wooden coasters: Phoenix (rebuilt from a 1948 design and widely considered one of the best woodies in the world) and Flying Turns, a rare modern bobsled-style coaster.

Because it's free to enter, Knoebels stays genuinely busy on summer weekends and holidays, with queues building on the signature wooden coasters well before dinnertime. Weekdays are usually very relaxed. Check live wait times before queueing for Phoenix or Flying Turns, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter day if you want to re-ride freely.

Knoebels live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Knoebels?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Knoebels?

If you are judging on queues, Knoebels: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 34 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 56 at Knoebels. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 43%.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Knoebels?

Knoebels, by about 34 minutes a ride. On a typical day Knoebels averages 7 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 Knoebels best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Knoebels?

By rides we track waits for, Knoebels is the bigger day out: 56 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 Knoebels 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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