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Lake Compounce
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Six Flags Over Georgia

On a typical day Six Flags Over Georgia queues less: about 9 minutes a ride against 16 at Lake Compounce, 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.

Lake Compounce and Six Flags Over Georgia compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyLake CompounceUnited StatesSix Flags Over GeorgiaUnited States
Average wait per ride 16 min9 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 25 (best of the two)17
Longest typical queue Boulder Dash37 minTHE RIDDLER Mindbender19 min
Shortest typical queue Rainbow Riders5 minSkyScreamer5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running67% (best of the two)62%

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.

Lake Compounce and Six Flags Over Georgia compared on live queue times
Right nowLake CompounceUnited StatesSix Flags Over GeorgiaUnited 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 Six Flags Over Georgia queues less: about 9 minutes a ride against 16 at Lake Compounce, 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 Lake Compounce if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 16 minutes a ride here against 9 at Six Flags Over Georgia - for what Lake Compounce has that Six Flags Over Georgia does not
  • You want more to do: 25 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Six Flags Over Georgia
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Lake Compounce's rides run 67% of opening hours against 62% at Six Flags Over Georgia
  • Boulder Dash is on your list - it is Lake Compounce's longest typical queue at about 37 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Lake Compounce's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Over Georgia if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Over Georgia averages 9 minutes a ride against 16 at Lake Compounce
  • THE RIDDLER Mindbender is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Georgia's longest typical queue at about 19 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Over Georgia's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Lake Compounce

Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, opened in 1846 and is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America. Boulder Dash is the standout, a wooden coaster that runs along the side of the mountain, alongside the 1927 Wildcat, the triple-launch Phobia Phear and Thunder N Lightning. The park also has the Crocodile Cove water park, and in the autumn it adds Halloween haunts on select dates.

Summer weekends and the July holiday week are the busiest. Weekdays in June and the autumn weekends before the haunts open are quieter. Check the live queue times before you go and use the crowd calendar to choose a day.

Lake Compounce live queue times

Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia sits in Austell, just west of Atlanta, and has been running since 1967. The coaster line-up includes Goliath (a 200-foot hyper coaster), Twisted Cyclone (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Batman the Ride, Superman: Ultimate Flight, and the classic Mind Bender. A Hurricane Harbor water park operates on the same site.

Georgia school holidays, the Fright Fest Halloween event, and Atlanta-area weekend visits drive peak crowds. Summer heat and humidity push queue times up in the afternoon as guests head to shaded and indoor rides. Check live wait times for Goliath and Twisted Cyclone on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit in May, September or October for far shorter waits.

Six Flags Over Georgia live queue times

05 · Questions

Lake Compounce or Six Flags Over Georgia?

Which is better, Lake Compounce or Six Flags Over Georgia?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Over Georgia: it averages about 9 minutes a ride on a typical day against 16 at Lake Compounce, roughly 7 minutes back on every queue you join. Lake Compounce has 25 rides with recorded waits against 17 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Lake Compounce also runs its rides more reliably - 67% of opening hours against 62%.

Which has shorter queues, Lake Compounce or Six Flags Over Georgia?

Six Flags Over Georgia, by about 7 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Over Georgia averages 9 minutes against 16 at Lake Compounce. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Lake Compounce best time to visit and Six Flags Over Georgia best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Lake Compounce and Six Flags Over Georgia 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 Lake Compounce and Six Flags Over Georgia for the full ride lists.

Is Lake Compounce bigger than Six Flags Over Georgia?

By rides we track waits for, Lake Compounce is the bigger day out: 25 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 Six Flags Over Georgia 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.

Six Flags Over Georgia calendar