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Knotts Berry Farm
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Legoland New York

On a typical day Knotts Berry Farm queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York, a difference of roughly 2 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.

Knotts Berry Farm and Legoland New York compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKnotts Berry FarmUnited StatesLegoland New YorkUnited States
Average wait per ride 17 min (best of the two)19 min
Rides with recorded waits 1720 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue GhostRider44 minCoast Guard Academy42 min
Shortest typical queue Sol Spin8 minDJ's Dizzy Disco Spin8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running92% (best of the two)90%

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.

Knotts Berry Farm and Legoland New York compared on live queue times
Right nowKnotts Berry FarmUnited StatesLegoland New YorkUnited 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 Knotts Berry Farm queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York, a difference of roughly 2 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 Knotts Berry Farm if…

  • You want shorter queues: Knotts Berry Farm averages 17 minutes a ride against 19 at Legoland New York
  • GhostRider is on your list - it is Knotts Berry Farm's longest typical queue at about 44 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Knotts Berry Farm's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Legoland New York if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 19 minutes a ride here against 17 at Knotts Berry Farm - for what Legoland New York has that Knotts Berry Farm does not
  • You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Knotts Berry Farm
  • Coast Guard Academy is on your list - it is Legoland New York's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Legoland New York's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Knotts Berry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm sits in Buena Park, Orange County, California, with a long history dating back to Walter Knott's original berry farm and boysenberry jam stand from the 1920s. It's now a full theme park famous for its coaster line-up: HangTime, Silver Bullet, Xcelerator (a hydraulic launch coaster), GhostRider (a large wooden coaster), and the classic Timber Mountain Log Ride.

Southern California locals keep Knott's busy all year round, but peak crowds align with US school holidays, the extremely popular Scary Farm Halloween event, and Knott's Merry Farm at Christmas. Check live wait times for Xcelerator and HangTime on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a weekday outside local school breaks for shorter queues.

Knotts Berry Farm live queue times

Legoland New York

LEGOLAND New York is the newest LEGOLAND resort, opening in Goshen, New York in 2021, about an hour north of New York City. The park covers 150 acres and groups rides into seven themed lands including LEGO Castle, LEGO City, and Pirates. Rides include The Dragon, LEGO Factory Adventure Ride, and a full MINILAND featuring New York landmarks.

As one of the newer parks, LEGOLAND New York hasn't built up the same year-round attendance as Florida or California, so weekday visits stay pleasantly quiet. The summer and fall weekends draw busier crowds from NYC and New Jersey day-trippers. Check live wait times on arrival and use the crowd calendar to avoid peak holiday weekends.

Legoland New York live queue times

05 · Questions

Knotts Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

Which is better, Knotts Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

If you are judging on queues, Knotts Berry Farm: it averages about 17 minutes a ride on a typical day against 19 at Legoland New York, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Knotts Berry Farm has 17 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Legoland New York. Knotts Berry Farm also runs its rides more reliably - 92% of opening hours against 90%.

Which has shorter queues, Knotts Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

Knotts Berry Farm, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Knotts Berry Farm averages 17 minutes against 19 at Legoland New York. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Knotts Berry Farm best time to visit and Legoland New York best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Knotts Berry Farm and Legoland New York 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 Knotts Berry Farm and Legoland New York for the full ride lists.

Is Knotts Berry Farm bigger than Legoland New York?

By rides we track waits for, Legoland New York is the bigger day out: 20 rides against 17. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Knotts Berry Farm 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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