Magic Kingdom
vs
Six Flags Frontier City

On a typical day Six Flags Frontier City queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 25 at Magic Kingdom, a difference of roughly 18 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.

Magic Kingdom and Six Flags Frontier City compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Magic KingdomUnited States	Six Flags Frontier CityUnited States
Average wait per ride	25 min	7 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	23 (best of the two)	21
Longest typical queue	TRON Lightcycle / Run68 min	Renegade Rapids12 min
Shortest typical queue	Prince Charming Regal Carrousel7 min	Tina's Tea Cup Twirl5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	92% (best of the two)	90%

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.

Magic Kingdom and Six Flags Frontier City 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 Six Flags Frontier City queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 25 at Magic Kingdom, a difference of roughly 18 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 Magic Kingdom if…

You will accept a longer queue - 25 minutes a ride here against 7 at Six Flags Frontier City - for what Magic Kingdom has that Six Flags Frontier City does not
You want more to do: 23 rides here have recorded wait data against 21 at Six Flags Frontier City
TRON Lightcycle / Run is on your list - it is Magic Kingdom's longest typical queue at about 68 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Magic Kingdom's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Frontier City if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Frontier City averages 7 minutes a ride against 25 at Magic Kingdom
Renegade Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Frontier City's longest typical queue at about 12 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Frontier City's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is the original Florida Disney park, opened in 1971, and still the most-visited theme park in the world. The classic line-up is iconic: Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, TRON Lightcycle / Run, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Cinderella Castle anchors the central hub with nightly fireworks.

Magic Kingdom is busy almost every day of the year, with peak crowds during US school holidays, the December holidays, and special events like Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Mid-January through early February is the quietest period. Check live wait times across Disney's free Lightning Lane system, and use our crowd calendar to plan your visit around Disney's Extended Evening Hours and holiday patterns.

Magic Kingdom live queue times

Six Flags Frontier City

Frontier City sits in Oklahoma City and is the smallest of the Six Flags parks, themed around an Old West town. The coaster line-up includes Steel Lasso, Silver Bullet (a Vekoma corkscrew), Diamond Back (a shuttle-style coaster), Wildcat wooden coaster, and Mystery River Log Flume. A White Water Bay water park operates at a separate nearby site during summer.

Oklahoma school holidays, US summer weekends and the Fright Fest event drive Frontier City's peak crowds. Weekdays outside school breaks stay very quiet, often with walk-on queue times. Check live wait times on arrival and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit - Frontier City pairs well with a road-trip stop rather than a destination-park holiday.

Six Flags Frontier City live queue times

05 · Questions

Magic Kingdom or Six Flags Frontier City?

Which is better, Magic Kingdom or Six Flags Frontier City?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Frontier City: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 25 at Magic Kingdom, roughly 18 minutes back on every queue you join. Magic Kingdom has 23 rides with recorded waits against 21 at Six Flags Frontier City. Magic Kingdom also runs its rides more reliably - 92% of opening hours against 90%.

Which has shorter queues, Magic Kingdom or Six Flags Frontier City?

Six Flags Frontier City, by about 18 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Frontier City averages 7 minutes against 25 at Magic Kingdom. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Magic Kingdom best time to visit and Six Flags Frontier City best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Magic Kingdom and Six Flags Frontier City 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 Magic Kingdom and Six Flags Frontier City for the full ride lists.

Is Magic Kingdom bigger than Six Flags Frontier City?

By rides we track waits for, Magic Kingdom is the bigger day out: 23 rides against 21. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Frontier City 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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