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Legoland Orlando
vs
Six Flags Magic Mountain

On a typical day Legoland Orlando queues less: about 9 minutes a ride against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, a difference of roughly 4 minutes on every queue you join.

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 Orlando and Six Flags Magic Mountain compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyLegoland OrlandoUnited StatesSix Flags Magic MountainUnited States
Average wait per ride 9 min (best of the two)13 min
Rides with recorded waits 2537 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Smart Brick Virtual Queue Placeholder - DO NOT DELETE19 minRoaring Rapids41 min
Shortest typical queue Mia's Riding Adventure5 minTaz’s Tazmanian Train Tours5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running88%94% (best of the two)

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 Orlando and Six Flags Magic Mountain compared on live queue times
Right nowLegoland OrlandoUnited StatesSix Flags Magic MountainUnited 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 9 minutes a ride against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, a difference of roughly 4 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 Orlando if…

  • You want shorter queues: Legoland Orlando averages 9 minutes a ride against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Smart Brick Virtual Queue Placeholder - DO NOT DELETE is on your list - it is Legoland Orlando's longest typical queue at about 19 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Legoland Orlando's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Magic Mountain if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 13 minutes a ride here against 9 at Legoland Orlando - for what Six Flags Magic Mountain has that Legoland Orlando does not
  • You want more to do: 37 rides here have recorded wait data against 25 at Legoland Orlando
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Magic Mountain's rides run 94% of opening hours against 88% at Legoland Orlando
  • Roaring Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Magic Mountain's longest typical queue at about 41 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Magic Mountain's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

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

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, holds the world record for most roller coasters at a single park - currently 20 distinct coasters. Highlights include X2 (a 4-D prototype), Twisted Colossus, Tatsu (a flying coaster), Full Throttle, Superman: Escape from Krypton, Goliath, and Wonder Woman Flight of Courage. The park's hilly footprint gives many rides dramatic terrain-following drops.

Magic Mountain's LA-area weekend visits, US school holidays, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive peak crowds. Weekdays outside school breaks can be dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for X2 and Twisted Colossus on arrival - they build up fastest - and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd midweek date if you want to ride all 20 coasters in a single day.

Six Flags Magic Mountain live queue times

05 · Questions

Legoland Orlando or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

Which is better, Legoland Orlando or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

If you are judging on queues, Legoland Orlando: it averages about 9 minutes a ride on a typical day against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Legoland Orlando has 25 rides with recorded waits against 37 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Six Flags Magic Mountain also runs its rides more reliably - 94% of opening hours against 88%.

Which has shorter queues, Legoland Orlando or Six Flags Magic Mountain?

Legoland Orlando, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Legoland Orlando averages 9 minutes against 13 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Legoland Orlando best time to visit and Six Flags Magic Mountain best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Legoland Orlando and Six Flags Magic Mountain 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 Orlando and Six Flags Magic Mountain for the full ride lists.

Is Legoland Orlando bigger than Six Flags Magic Mountain?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Magic Mountain is the bigger day out: 37 rides against 25. 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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