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Kings Dominion
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Six Flags Magic Mountain

On a typical day Six Flags Magic Mountain queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Kings Dominion, a difference of roughly 4 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 Magic Mountain compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKings DominionUnited StatesSix Flags Magic MountainUnited States
Average wait per ride 17 min13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 2437 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Rapterra35 minTwisted Colossus33 min
Shortest typical queue Carousel4 minTaz’s Tazmanian Train Tours5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running76%87% (best of the two)

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 Magic Mountain 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 Six Flags Magic Mountain queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Kings Dominion, a difference of roughly 4 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 will accept a longer queue - 17 minutes a ride here against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain - for what Kings Dominion has that Six Flags Magic Mountain does not
  • 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 Magic Mountain if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 13 minutes a ride against 17 at Kings Dominion
  • You want more to do: 37 rides here have recorded wait data against 24 at Kings Dominion
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Magic Mountain's rides run 87% of opening hours against 76% at Kings Dominion
  • Twisted Colossus is on your list - it is Six Flags Magic Mountain's longest typical queue at about 33 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Magic Mountain'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 Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, holds the world record for most roller coasters at a single park - currently 20 distinct coasters. Highlights include X2 (a 4-D prototype), Twisted Colossus, Tatsu (a flying coaster), Full Throttle, Superman: Escape from Krypton, Goliath, and Wonder Woman Flight of Courage. The park's hilly footprint gives many rides dramatic terrain-following drops.

Magic Mountain's LA-area weekend visits, US school holidays, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive peak crowds. Weekdays outside school breaks can be dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for X2 and Twisted Colossus on arrival - they build up fastest - and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd midweek date if you want to ride all 20 coasters in a single day.

Six Flags Magic Mountain live queue times

05 · Questions

Kings Dominion or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

Which is better, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Magic Mountain: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 17 at Kings Dominion, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Kings Dominion has 24 rides with recorded waits against 37 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Six Flags Magic Mountain also runs its rides more reliably - 87% of opening hours against 76%.

Which has shorter queues, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

Six Flags Magic Mountain, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 13 minutes against 17 at Kings Dominion. 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 Magic Mountain best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Kings Dominion and Six Flags Magic Mountain 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 Magic Mountain for the full ride lists.

Is Kings Dominion bigger than Six Flags Magic Mountain?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Magic Mountain is the bigger day out: 37 rides against 24. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Magic Mountain 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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