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Knott's Berry Farm
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Legoland Orlando

On a typical day Legoland Orlando queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, 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.

Knott's Berry Farm and Legoland Orlando compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKnott's Berry FarmUnited StatesLegoland OrlandoUnited States
Average wait per ride 19 min8 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 1724 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue GhostRider57 minCoast Guard Academy17 min
Shortest typical queue Supreme Scream8 minMia's Riding Adventure5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running93% (best of the two)85%

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 Orlando compared on live queue times
Right nowKnott's Berry FarmUnited StatesLegoland OrlandoUnited 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 Orlando queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, 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 Knott's Berry Farm if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 19 minutes a ride here against 8 at Legoland Orlando - for what Knott's Berry Farm has that Legoland Orlando does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Knott's Berry Farm's rides run 93% of opening hours against 85% at Legoland Orlando
  • 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 Orlando if…

  • You want shorter queues: Legoland Orlando averages 8 minutes a ride against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • You want more to do: 24 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • Coast Guard Academy is on your list - it is Legoland Orlando's longest typical queue at about 17 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Legoland Orlando'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 Orlando

LEGOLAND Florida sits in Winter Haven, about 45 minutes south-west of Orlando, on the site of the old Cypress Gardens. It's pitched at families with kids 2-12 and has a full LEGO-themed line-up: The Dragon castle coaster, Coastersaurus, the LEGO Movie World area, and a separate water park during warmer months. A smaller Peppa Pig Theme Park operates next door as a separate admission.

Because LEGOLAND Florida is less crowded than the big Orlando parks, queue times stay manageable most of the year - but holiday weeks and LEGO convention weekends can push waits up sharply. Check the crowd calendar for your visit date, and use live wait times to pick up rides with light queues during slower afternoon hours.

Legoland Orlando live queue times

05 · Questions

Knott's Berry Farm or Legoland Orlando?

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

If you are judging on queues, Legoland Orlando: it averages about 8 minutes a ride on a typical day against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm, roughly 11 minutes back on every queue you join. Knott's Berry Farm has 17 rides with recorded waits against 24 at Legoland Orlando. Knott's Berry Farm also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 85%.

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

Legoland Orlando, by about 11 minutes a ride. On a typical day Legoland Orlando averages 8 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 Orlando best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Knott's Berry Farm bigger than Legoland Orlando?

By rides we track waits for, Legoland Orlando is the bigger day out: 24 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 Orlando 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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