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Knott's Berry Farm
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Legoland New York

On a typical day Legoland New York queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, a difference of roughly 6 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.

Knott's Berry Farm and Legoland New York compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKnott's Berry FarmUnited StatesLegoland New YorkUnited States
Average wait per ride 19 min13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 1720 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue GhostRider57 minCoast Guard Academy30 min
Shortest typical queue Supreme Scream8 minDJ's Dizzy Disco Spin7 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running93% (best of the two)78%

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.

Knott's Berry Farm and Legoland New York compared on live queue times
Right nowKnott's 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 Legoland New York queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, a difference of roughly 6 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 Knott's Berry Farm if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 19 minutes a ride here against 13 at Legoland New York - for what Knott's Berry Farm has that Legoland New York does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Knott's Berry Farm's rides run 93% of opening hours against 78% at Legoland New York
  • GhostRider is on your list - it is Knott's Berry Farm's longest typical queue at about 57 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Knott's Berry Farm's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Legoland New York if…

  • You want shorter queues: Legoland New York averages 13 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • Coast Guard Academy is on your list - it is Legoland New York's longest typical queue at about 30 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.

Knott's 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.

Knott's 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

Knott's Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

Which is better, Knott's Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

If you are judging on queues, Legoland New York: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, roughly 6 minutes back on every queue you join. Knott's Berry Farm has 17 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Legoland New York. Knott's Berry Farm also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 78%.

Which has shorter queues, Knott's Berry Farm or Legoland New York?

Legoland New York, by about 6 minutes a ride. On a typical day Legoland New York averages 13 minutes against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Knott's Berry Farm best time to visit and Legoland New York best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Knott's 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 Knott's Berry Farm and Legoland New York for the full ride lists.

Is Knott's 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 Legoland New York 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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