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Parque Warner Madrid
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PortAventura World

On a typical day Parque Warner Madrid queues less: about 11 minutes a ride against 19 at PortAventura World, a difference of roughly 8 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.

Parque Warner Madrid and PortAventura World compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyParque Warner MadridSpainPortAventura WorldSpain
Average wait per ride 11 min (best of the two)19 min
Rides with recorded waits 3950 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Batman Gotham City Escape27 minUncharted59 min
Shortest typical queue Cartoon Carrousel5 minKiddie Balloons5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running77% (best of the two)42%

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 Warner Madrid and PortAventura World 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 Parque Warner Madrid queues less: about 11 minutes a ride against 19 at PortAventura World, a difference of roughly 8 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 Warner Madrid if…

  • You want shorter queues: Parque Warner Madrid averages 11 minutes a ride against 19 at PortAventura World
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Parque Warner Madrid's rides run 77% of opening hours against 42% at PortAventura World
  • Batman Gotham City Escape is on your list - it is Parque Warner Madrid's longest typical queue at about 27 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Parque Warner Madrid's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick PortAventura World if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 19 minutes a ride here against 11 at Parque Warner Madrid - for what PortAventura World has that Parque Warner Madrid does not
  • You want more to do: 50 rides here have recorded wait data against 39 at Parque Warner Madrid
  • Uncharted is on your list - it is PortAventura World's longest typical queue at about 59 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want PortAventura World's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Parque Warner Madrid

Parque Warner Madrid is a Warner Bros. movie-themed park in San Martín de la Vega, about 30 minutes south-east of Madrid. It opened in 2002 and is split into five themed areas including Hollywood Boulevard, Cartoon Village, DC Super Heroes World, and the Old West Territory. Major coasters include Stunt Fall (a boomerang coaster), Superman: La Atracción de Acero, Batman: La Fuga, and the newer Coaster Express.

Spanish school holidays and the Madrid summer heat combine to push peak attendance into July and August evenings. Mornings and midweek days in spring and autumn are dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for Superman and Batman before committing, and use our crowd calendar to plan around local school breaks if you want shorter waits.

Parque Warner Madrid live queue times

PortAventura 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.

PortAventura World live queue times

05 · Questions

Parque Warner Madrid or PortAventura World?

Which is better, Parque Warner Madrid or PortAventura World?

If you are judging on queues, Parque Warner Madrid: it averages about 11 minutes a ride on a typical day against 19 at PortAventura World, roughly 8 minutes back on every queue you join. Parque Warner Madrid has 39 rides with recorded waits against 50 at PortAventura World. Parque Warner Madrid also runs its rides more reliably - 77% of opening hours against 42%.

Which has shorter queues, Parque Warner Madrid or PortAventura World?

Parque Warner Madrid, by about 8 minutes a ride. On a typical day Parque Warner Madrid averages 11 minutes against 19 at PortAventura World. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Parque Warner Madrid best time to visit and PortAventura World best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Parque Warner Madrid and PortAventura 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 Warner Madrid and PortAventura World for the full ride lists.

Is Parque Warner Madrid bigger than PortAventura World?

By rides we track waits for, PortAventura World is the bigger day out: 50 rides against 39. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Parque Warner 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.

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