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Legoland New York
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Six Flags Great Adventure

On a typical day Legoland New York queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 33 at Six Flags Great Adventure, a difference of roughly 20 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.

Legoland New York and Six Flags Great Adventure compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyLegoland New YorkUnited StatesSix Flags Great AdventureUnited States
Average wait per ride 13 min (best of the two)33 min
Rides with recorded waits 2020
Longest typical queue Coast Guard Academy30 minSUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight71 min
Shortest typical queue DJ's Dizzy Disco Spin7 minBuccaneer19 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running78% (best of the two)76%

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.

Legoland New York and Six Flags Great Adventure compared on live queue times
Right nowLegoland New YorkUnited StatesSix Flags Great AdventureUnited 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 33 at Six Flags Great Adventure, a difference of roughly 20 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 Legoland New York if…

  • You want shorter queues: Legoland New York averages 13 minutes a ride against 33 at Six Flags Great Adventure
  • 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

Pick Six Flags Great Adventure if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 33 minutes a ride here against 13 at Legoland New York - for what Six Flags Great Adventure has that Legoland New York does not
  • SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight is on your list - it is Six Flags Great Adventure's longest typical queue at about 71 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Great Adventure's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure sits in Jackson, New Jersey, and has long been one of Six Flags' flagship coaster parks. The line-up is exceptional: El Toro (one of the world's top-rated wooden coasters), Nitro, Jersey Devil Coaster, Superman: Ultimate Flight, Batman: The Ride, Skull Mountain, and Green Lantern stand-up. Kingda Ka was the park's signature ride until its closure; a Safari Off Road Adventure drive-through exhibit also operates on the property.

NJ and NYC school holidays, Fright Fest and US summer weekends drive huge crowds. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for El Toro and Nitro on arrival - they build up fast - and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit for shorter waits across the whole coaster line-up.

Six Flags Great Adventure live queue times

05 · Questions

Legoland New York or Six Flags Great Adventure?

Which is better, Legoland New York or Six Flags Great Adventure?

If you are judging on queues, Legoland New York: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 33 at Six Flags Great Adventure, roughly 20 minutes back on every queue you join. Legoland New York has 20 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Legoland New York also runs its rides more reliably - 78% of opening hours against 76%.

Which has shorter queues, Legoland New York or Six Flags Great Adventure?

Legoland New York, by about 20 minutes a ride. On a typical day Legoland New York averages 13 minutes against 33 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Legoland New York best time to visit and Six Flags Great Adventure best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Legoland New York and Six Flags Great Adventure 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 Legoland New York and Six Flags Great Adventure for the full ride lists.

Is Legoland New York bigger than Six Flags Great Adventure?

They track the same number of rides here - 20 each. Acreage matters less than how many of those you can actually get on in a day, which comes down to queues and opening hours, and there Legoland New York is ahead.

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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