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Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake queue about the same on a typical day - 17 minutes against 16 minutes across 24 and 10 tracked rides. Pick on travel time or on which rides you actually want.

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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.

Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKings DominionUnited StatesSix Flags Darien LakeUnited States
Average wait per ride 17 min16 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 24 (best of the two)10
Longest typical queue Rapterra35 minViper26 min
Shortest typical queue Carousel4 minBoomerang4 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running76% (best of the two)66%

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.

Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake compared on live queue times
Right nowKings DominionUnited StatesSix Flags Darien LakeUnited 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 Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake queue about the same on a typical day - 17 minutes against 16 minutes across 24 and 10 tracked rides. Pick on travel time or on which rides you actually want.

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 Kings Dominion if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 17 minutes a ride
  • You want more to do: 24 rides here have recorded wait data against 10 at Six Flags Darien Lake
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Kings Dominion's rides run 76% of opening hours against 66% at Six Flags Darien Lake
  • Rapterra is on your list - it is Kings Dominion's longest typical queue at about 35 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Kings Dominion's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Darien Lake if…

  • Queue length will not decide it: both parks average around 16 minutes a ride
  • Viper is on your list - it is Six Flags Darien Lake's longest typical queue at about 26 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Darien Lake's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Six Flags Darien Lake

Six Flags Darien Lake sits in Darien Center, New York, between Buffalo and Rochester. The coaster line-up includes Ride of Steel (a 208-foot hyper coaster from Intamin), Tantrum (a 98-foot Eurofighter), Motocoaster launched coaster, Predator wooden coaster, and the classic Viper stand-up. A Hurricane Harbor water park and a camping resort operate on the same property.

Western New York school holidays, US summer weekends and the Fright Fest event drive Darien Lake's peak crowds. Weekdays in May, September and early October stay dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Ride of Steel and Tantrum on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit - many rides run near walk-on levels on quieter mornings.

Six Flags Darien Lake live queue times

05 · Questions

Kings Dominion or Six Flags Darien Lake?

Which is better, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Darien Lake?

On queues there is nothing in it: both average about 16 minutes a ride on a typical day. Kings Dominion has 24 rides with recorded waits against 10 at Six Flags Darien Lake. Kings Dominion also runs its rides more reliably - 76% of opening hours against 66%. So pick on travel time, or on which park has the rides you actually want.

Which has shorter queues, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Darien Lake?

They are level. Kings Dominion averages 17 minutes a ride on a typical day and Six Flags Darien Lake averages 16 - close enough that the day you pick matters more than the park. See Kings Dominion best time to visit and Six Flags Darien Lake best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake 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 Kings Dominion and Six Flags Darien Lake for the full ride lists.

Is Kings Dominion bigger than Six Flags Darien Lake?

By rides we track waits for, Kings Dominion is the bigger day out: 24 rides against 10. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours.

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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