Phantasialand
vs
Plopsaland Deutschland

On a typical day Plopsaland Deutschland queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 22 at Phantasialand, a difference of roughly 15 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.

Phantasialand and Plopsaland Deutschland compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	PhantasialandGermany	Plopsaland DeutschlandGermany
Average wait per ride	22 min	7 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	34	34
Longest typical queue	Chiapas - DIE Wasserbahn56 min	Wickie Playground48 min
Shortest typical queue	Wolke‘s Luftpost5 min	Mini-Cars1 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	79%	93% (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.

Phantasialand and Plopsaland Deutschland 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 Plopsaland Deutschland queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 22 at Phantasialand, a difference of roughly 15 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 Phantasialand if…

You will accept a longer queue - 22 minutes a ride here against 7 at Plopsaland Deutschland - for what Phantasialand has that Plopsaland Deutschland does not
Chiapas - DIE Wasserbahn is on your list - it is Phantasialand's longest typical queue at about 56 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Phantasialand's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Plopsaland Deutschland if…

You want shorter queues: Plopsaland Deutschland averages 7 minutes a ride against 22 at Phantasialand
You would rather not find rides shut: Plopsaland Deutschland's rides run 93% of opening hours against 79% at Phantasialand
Wickie Playground is on your list - it is Plopsaland Deutschland's longest typical queue at about 48 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Plopsaland Deutschland's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand sits in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, just outside Cologne. It's widely regarded as one of the most beautifully themed parks in the world - compact but intensely detailed, with rides like Taron and Raik winding through the Klugheim basalt-rock land, F.L.Y. launching through Rookburgh, Chiapas flume through Mexico, and Black Mamba inverted coaster tearing above the Deep in Africa area.

Because Phantasialand packs huge ride hardware into a small footprint, queue times build fast on busy days - the park often posts 60+ minute waits on Taron and F.L.Y. by late morning. Check live wait times immediately after park opening, and use our crowd calendar to pick a weekday outside German school holidays if you want to ride everything in one visit.

Phantasialand live queue times

Plopsaland Deutschland

Plopsaland Deutschland sits in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany. Opened as Ravensburger Spieleland and later acquired by Studio 100, it's a family-focused park built around the Studio 100 TV characters and Ravensburger's puzzle and game IP. Ride highlights include a variety of family roller coasters, a large water-play area, and several interactive dark rides.

German and Swiss school holidays, plus weekend visits from the Lake Constance tourist region, drive the park's peak crowds. Weekdays in May, June and September are usually dramatically quieter, with queue times on most rides staying short. Check live wait times for the headline attractions, and use our crowd calendar to plan a visit around a Lake Constance holiday for relaxed family days.

Plopsaland Deutschland live queue times

05 · Questions

Phantasialand or Plopsaland Deutschland?

Which is better, Phantasialand or Plopsaland Deutschland?

If you are judging on queues, Plopsaland Deutschland: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 22 at Phantasialand, roughly 15 minutes back on every queue you join. Phantasialand has 34 rides with recorded waits against 34 at Plopsaland Deutschland. Plopsaland Deutschland also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 79%.

Which has shorter queues, Phantasialand or Plopsaland Deutschland?

Plopsaland Deutschland, by about 15 minutes a ride. On a typical day Plopsaland Deutschland averages 7 minutes against 22 at Phantasialand. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Phantasialand best time to visit and Plopsaland Deutschland best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Phantasialand and Plopsaland Deutschland in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in Germany, 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 Phantasialand and Plopsaland Deutschland for the full ride lists.

Is Phantasialand bigger than Plopsaland Deutschland?

They track the same number of rides here - 34 each. Acreage matters less than how many of those you can actually get on in a day, which comes down to queues and opening hours, and there Plopsaland Deutschland is ahead.

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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