Kings Dominion
vs
Six Flags Great America

On a typical day Kings Dominion queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 24 at Six Flags Great America, a difference of roughly 11 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.

Kings Dominion and Six Flags Great America compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Kings DominionUnited States	Six Flags Great AmericaUnited States
Average wait per ride	13 min (best of the two)	24 min
Rides with recorded waits	25 (best of the two)	23
Longest typical queue	Tumbili25 min	Wrath of Rakshasa48 min
Shortest typical queue	Carousel4 min	Rue Le Dodge6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	90% (best of the two)	75%

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 Great America compared on live queue times
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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 24 at Six Flags Great America, a difference of roughly 11 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 Kings Dominion if…

You want shorter queues: Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes a ride against 24 at Six Flags Great America
You want more to do: 25 rides here have recorded wait data against 23 at Six Flags Great America
You would rather not find rides shut: Kings Dominion's rides run 90% of opening hours against 75% at Six Flags Great America
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

Pick Six Flags Great America if…

You will accept a longer queue - 24 minutes a ride here against 13 at Kings Dominion - for what Six Flags Great America has that Kings Dominion does not
Wrath of Rakshasa is on your list - it is Six Flags Great America's longest typical queue at about 48 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Great America'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 Great America

Six Flags Great America sits in Gurnee, Illinois, between Chicago and Milwaukee. The coaster line-up includes Maxx Force (with one of the world's fastest inversions), X Flight wing coaster, Goliath (a Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster), Raging Bull, American Eagle duelling wooden coaster, and Batman: The Ride. A Hurricane Harbor water park is included during summer.

Illinois and Wisconsin school holidays, Chicago-area weekend visits, and the popular Fright Fest event drive Six Flags Great America's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, June, September and October are dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Maxx Force and Goliath on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd midweek date for shorter queues.

Six Flags Great America live queue times

05 · Questions

Kings Dominion or Six Flags Great America?

Which is better, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Great America?

If you are judging on queues, Kings Dominion: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 24 at Six Flags Great America, roughly 11 minutes back on every queue you join. Kings Dominion has 25 rides with recorded waits against 23 at Six Flags Great America. Kings Dominion also runs its rides more reliably - 90% of opening hours against 75%.

Which has shorter queues, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Great America?

Kings Dominion, by about 11 minutes a ride. On a typical day Kings Dominion averages 13 minutes against 24 at Six Flags Great America. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Kings Dominion best time to visit and Six Flags Great America best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Kings Dominion and Six Flags Great America 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 Great America for the full ride lists.

Is Kings Dominion bigger than Six Flags Great America?

By rides we track waits for, Kings Dominion is the bigger day out: 25 rides against 23. 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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