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Parc Asterix
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Walibi Rhone Alpes

On a typical day Walibi Rhone Alpes queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 15 at Parc Asterix, a difference of roughly 2 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.

Parc Asterix and Walibi Rhone Alpes compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyParc AsterixFranceWalibi Rhone AlpesFrance
Average wait per ride 15 min13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 37 (best of the two)24
Longest typical queue Toutatis37 minBambooz River32 min
Shortest typical queue Les Petits Drakkars5 minW.A.B Band Tour2 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running93%95% (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.

Parc Asterix and Walibi Rhone Alpes 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 Walibi Rhone Alpes queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 15 at Parc Asterix, a difference of roughly 2 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 Parc Asterix if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 15 minutes a ride here against 13 at Walibi Rhone Alpes - for what Parc Asterix has that Walibi Rhone Alpes does not
  • You want more to do: 37 rides here have recorded wait data against 24 at Walibi Rhone Alpes
  • Toutatis is on your list - it is Parc Asterix's longest typical queue at about 37 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Parc Asterix's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Walibi Rhone Alpes if…

  • You want shorter queues: Walibi Rhone Alpes averages 13 minutes a ride against 15 at Parc Asterix
  • Bambooz River is on your list - it is Walibi Rhone Alpes's longest typical queue at about 32 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Walibi Rhone Alpes's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Parc Asterix

Parc Astérix is a French theme park in Plailly, about 35 km north of Paris, themed around the Asterix comics. It opened in 1989 and is now one of France's biggest parks - highlights include OzIris (an inverted coaster through Egyptian theming), Tonnerre 2 Zeus (a large wooden coaster), Pegase Express, Goudurix, and the newer Toutatis double-launch coaster.

French school holidays - particularly the summer break in July and August - drive most of Parc Astérix's peak crowds, along with the Peur sur le Parc Halloween event. Midweek days in June and September are much calmer. Check live queue times for Toutatis and OzIris on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to plan your visit around French school holidays for shorter waits.

Parc Asterix live queue times

Walibi Rhone Alpes

Walibi Rhône-Alpes sits in Les Avenières in eastern France, roughly between Lyon and Chambéry. It's a mid-sized thrill park with notable rides including Timber (a Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster), Mystic (a Mack launch coaster), and the Radja River rapids ride. A separate Walibi Aquatic Park water area operates during the summer season.

French school holidays - particularly the Lyon region's summer break - drive peak attendance. The Halloween Frayeurs Sur le Parc event also pulls heavy weekend crowds. Midweek days in May, June and September are much calmer. Check live queue times for Timber on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter date for shorter waits on the headline rides.

Walibi Rhone Alpes live queue times

05 · Questions

Parc Asterix or Walibi Rhone Alpes?

Which is better, Parc Asterix or Walibi Rhone Alpes?

If you are judging on queues, Walibi Rhone Alpes: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 15 at Parc Asterix, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Parc Asterix has 37 rides with recorded waits against 24 at Walibi Rhone Alpes. Walibi Rhone Alpes also runs its rides more reliably - 95% of opening hours against 93%.

Which has shorter queues, Parc Asterix or Walibi Rhone Alpes?

Walibi Rhone Alpes, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Walibi Rhone Alpes averages 13 minutes against 15 at Parc Asterix. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Parc Asterix best time to visit and Walibi Rhone Alpes best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Parc Asterix and Walibi Rhone Alpes in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in France, 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 Parc Asterix and Walibi Rhone Alpes for the full ride lists.

Is Parc Asterix bigger than Walibi Rhone Alpes?

By rides we track waits for, Parc Asterix is the bigger day out: 37 rides against 24. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Walibi Rhone Alpes 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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