Knott's Berry Farm
vs
Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Knott's Berry Farm queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 7 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 Six Flags Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Knott's Berry FarmUnited States	Six Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride	19 min (best of the two)	26 min
Rides with recorded waits	17	19 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	GhostRider57 min	Dino Off Road Adventure37 min
Shortest typical queue	Supreme Scream8 min	Judge Roy Scream8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	93% (best of the two)	71%

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 Six Flags Over Texas 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 Knott's Berry Farm queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, a difference of roughly 7 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 want shorter queues: Knott's Berry Farm averages 19 minutes a ride against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas
You would rather not find rides shut: Knott's Berry Farm's rides run 93% of opening hours against 71% at Six Flags Over Texas
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 Six Flags Over Texas if…

You will accept a longer queue - 26 minutes a ride here against 19 at Knott's Berry Farm - for what Six Flags Over Texas has that Knott's Berry Farm does not
You want more to do: 19 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Knott's Berry Farm
Dino Off Road Adventure is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Texas's longest typical queue at about 37 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Over Texas'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

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is the original Six Flags park, opened in 1961 in Arlington - the location that gave the whole chain its name. The coaster line-up includes New Texas Giant (a record-setting Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Titan (a 255-foot hyper coaster), Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, Judge Roy Scream, Shock Wave, and the classic Runaway Mine Train.

Texas school holidays, the extremely popular Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive most of Six Flags Over Texas's peak crowds. Summer heat can push queue times up as guests seek the shadier rides and water attractions. Check live wait times for New Texas Giant and Titan on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler, lower-crowd midweek date.

Six Flags Over Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Knott's Berry Farm or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Knott's Berry Farm or Six Flags Over Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Knott's Berry Farm: it averages about 19 minutes a ride on a typical day against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas, roughly 7 minutes back on every queue you join. Knott's Berry Farm has 17 rides with recorded waits against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas. Knott's Berry Farm also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 71%.

Which has shorter queues, Knott's Berry Farm or Six Flags Over Texas?

Knott's Berry Farm, by about 7 minutes a ride. On a typical day Knott's Berry Farm averages 19 minutes against 26 at Six Flags Over Texas. 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 Six Flags Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Over Texas 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 Six Flags Over Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Knott's Berry Farm bigger than Six Flags Over Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Over Texas is the bigger day out: 19 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 Knott's 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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