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Hollywood Studios
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Seaworld Orlando

On a typical day Seaworld Orlando queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 21 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 Seaworld Orlando compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyHollywood StudiosUnited StatesSeaworld OrlandoUnited States
Average wait per ride 41 min20 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 917 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Slinky Dog Dash66 minALL NEW! - Expedition Odyssey Fire & Ice47 min
Shortest typical queue Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 minSuper Grover's Box Car Derby7 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running97% (best of the two)54%

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 Seaworld Orlando compared on live queue times
Right nowHollywood StudiosUnited StatesSeaworld OrlandoUnited 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 Seaworld Orlando queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 21 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 20 at Seaworld Orlando - for what Hollywood Studios has that Seaworld Orlando does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 97% of opening hours against 54% at Seaworld Orlando
  • 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 Seaworld Orlando if…

  • You want shorter queues: Seaworld Orlando averages 20 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
  • You want more to do: 17 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
  • ALL NEW! - Expedition Odyssey Fire & Ice is on your list - it is Seaworld Orlando's longest typical queue at about 47 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Seaworld Orlando'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

Seaworld Orlando

SeaWorld Orlando is the Florida flagship of the SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment group. Beyond the marine animal exhibits, the park has a strong coaster line-up: Mako (one of Florida's tallest coasters at 200 feet), Manta (a flying coaster), Ice Breaker, Kraken (a floorless coaster), Pipeline (a surfing-style stand-up coaster), and the newer Penguin Trek.

SeaWorld Orlando is usually less crowded than Disney and Universal, but Florida school holidays, Halloween Spooktacular and Christmas Celebration push peak attendance higher. Weekdays in September, October and January are dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for Mako and Pipeline on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits across the coaster line-up.

Seaworld Orlando live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Seaworld Orlando?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Seaworld Orlando?

If you are judging on queues, Seaworld Orlando: it averages about 20 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 21 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 17 at Seaworld Orlando. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 54%.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Seaworld Orlando?

Seaworld Orlando, by about 21 minutes a ride. On a typical day Seaworld Orlando averages 20 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 Seaworld Orlando best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Seaworld Orlando?

By rides we track waits for, Seaworld Orlando is the bigger day out: 17 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 Seaworld Orlando 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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