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Parque De Atracciones Madrid
vs
Port Aventura World

On a typical day Parque De Atracciones Madrid queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 21 at Port Aventura World, 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.

Parque De Atracciones Madrid and Port Aventura World compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyParque De Atracciones MadridSpainPort Aventura WorldSpain
Average wait per ride 17 min (best of the two)21 min
Rides with recorded waits 1651 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Tarántula33 minRed Force70 min
Shortest typical queue Nickelodeon Express5 minVolPaiute5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running96% (best of the two)75%

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.

Parque De Atracciones Madrid and Port Aventura World compared on live queue times
Right nowParque De Atracciones MadridSpainPort Aventura WorldSpain
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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 Parque De Atracciones Madrid queues less: about 17 minutes a ride against 21 at Port Aventura World, 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 Parque De Atracciones Madrid if…

  • You want shorter queues: Parque De Atracciones Madrid averages 17 minutes a ride against 21 at Port Aventura World
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Parque De Atracciones Madrid's rides run 96% of opening hours against 75% at Port Aventura World
  • Tarántula is on your list - it is Parque De Atracciones Madrid's longest typical queue at about 33 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Parque De Atracciones Madrid's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Port Aventura World if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 21 minutes a ride here against 17 at Parque De Atracciones Madrid - for what Port Aventura World has that Parque De Atracciones Madrid does not
  • You want more to do: 51 rides here have recorded wait data against 16 at Parque De Atracciones Madrid
  • Red Force is on your list - it is Port Aventura World's longest typical queue at about 70 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Port Aventura World's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Parque De Atracciones Madrid

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid is a theme park inside Casa de Campo park in central Madrid, originally opened in 1969. It's compact but coaster-dense: Abismo (a vertical-lift Maurer coaster), Tornado (an inverted Vekoma boomerang), TNT Tren de la Mina, and Tifón. The park is split into themed zones including Nickelodeon Land for younger families.

Because it's inside the city, the park pulls strong weekend and evening attendance almost year-round. Madrid summers are hot and push crowds into the cooler evening hours. Check live queue times before tackling Abismo and Tornado, and use our crowd calendar to pick a weekday visit outside Spanish school holidays for much shorter waits on the major rides.

Parque De Atracciones Madrid live queue times

Port Aventura World

PortAventura World sits in Salou on Spain's Costa Daurada, about an hour south of Barcelona, and is one of Europe's largest theme park resorts. The main PortAventura Park runs themed areas (Mediterrània, Polynesia, China, México, Far West, SésamoAventura) and major coasters including Shambhala, Dragon Khan, Furius Baco (with a 135 km/h launch), and the classic Stampida. A separate Ferrari Land with Red Force - Europe's tallest coaster at 112 m - sits next door.

Spanish, French and UK school holidays drive huge crowds to PortAventura, especially during July and August and the Halloween season. Midweek days in May, June and September are dramatically calmer. Check live wait times for Shambhala and Red Force on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date - PortAventura's resort hotels make multi-day visits easy to plan.

Port Aventura World live queue times

05 · Questions

Parque De Atracciones Madrid or Port Aventura World?

Which is better, Parque De Atracciones Madrid or Port Aventura World?

If you are judging on queues, Parque De Atracciones Madrid: it averages about 17 minutes a ride on a typical day against 21 at Port Aventura World, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Parque De Atracciones Madrid has 16 rides with recorded waits against 51 at Port Aventura World. Parque De Atracciones Madrid also runs its rides more reliably - 96% of opening hours against 75%.

Which has shorter queues, Parque De Atracciones Madrid or Port Aventura World?

Parque De Atracciones Madrid, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Parque De Atracciones Madrid averages 17 minutes against 21 at Port Aventura World. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Parque De Atracciones Madrid best time to visit and Port Aventura World best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Parque De Atracciones Madrid and Port Aventura World in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in Spain, 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 Parque De Atracciones Madrid and Port Aventura World for the full ride lists.

Is Parque De Atracciones Madrid bigger than Port Aventura World?

By rides we track waits for, Port Aventura World is the bigger day out: 51 rides against 16. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Parque De Atracciones Madrid 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.