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Sesame Place Langhorne
vs
Universal Epic Universe

On a typical day Sesame Place Langhorne queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 40 at Universal Epic Universe, a difference of roughly 33 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.

Sesame Place Langhorne and Universal Epic Universe compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallySesame Place LanghorneUnited StatesUniversal Epic UniverseUnited States
Average wait per ride 7 min (best of the two)40 min
Rides with recorded waits 913 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Elmo's Cloud Chaser9 minMine-Cart Madness™100 min
Shortest typical queue Vapor Trail Coaster6 minBowser Jr. Challenge6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running48%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.

Sesame Place Langhorne and Universal Epic Universe compared on live queue times
Right nowSesame Place LanghorneUnited StatesUniversal Epic UniverseUnited States
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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 Sesame Place Langhorne queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 40 at Universal Epic Universe, a difference of roughly 33 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 Sesame Place Langhorne if…

  • You want shorter queues: Sesame Place Langhorne averages 7 minutes a ride against 40 at Universal Epic Universe
  • Elmo's Cloud Chaser is on your list - it is Sesame Place Langhorne's longest typical queue at about 9 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Sesame Place Langhorne's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Universal Epic Universe if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 40 minutes a ride here against 7 at Sesame Place Langhorne - for what Universal Epic Universe has that Sesame Place Langhorne does not
  • You want more to do: 13 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Sesame Place Langhorne
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Universal Epic Universe's rides run 93% of opening hours against 48% at Sesame Place Langhorne
  • Mine-Cart Madness™ is on your list - it is Universal Epic Universe's longest typical queue at about 100 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Universal Epic Universe's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Sesame Place Langhorne

Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania is the original Sesame Street theme park, a short drive north of Philadelphia and aimed squarely at children under ten. It mixes a dry side of family rides such as Oscar's Wacky Taxi Coaster, Vapor Trail Coaster and Elmo's Cloud Chaser with a water park of slides and splash areas, plus daily character parades and shows.

Because the audience is young and the park is small, queues build fast in the middle of the day and thin out again as families leave in the afternoon. Wait times here rarely reach big-park levels, but the crowd calendar will still show you which summer weekends to avoid, and checking live before you arrive helps you decide whether to start on the rides or the water side.

Sesame Place Langhorne live queue times

Universal Epic Universe

Universal Epic Universe opened in May 2025 as the third major park at Universal Orlando - the first large US theme park opening in decades. It's split into five worlds: Celestial Park (the central hub), Super Nintendo World, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Dark Universe, and How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk. Major rides include Stardust Racers, Mine-Cart Madness, and Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry.

As a brand-new park, Epic Universe has been drawing heavy crowds since opening, with queue times on Stardust Racers and Mario Kart-style attractions often topping two hours on weekends. Check live wait times the moment you enter, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek, off-peak date - the crowds settle noticeably on Tuesdays and Wednesdays outside US school holidays.

Universal Epic Universe live queue times

05 · Questions

Sesame Place Langhorne or Universal Epic Universe?

Which is better, Sesame Place Langhorne or Universal Epic Universe?

If you are judging on queues, Sesame Place Langhorne: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 40 at Universal Epic Universe, roughly 33 minutes back on every queue you join. Sesame Place Langhorne has 9 rides with recorded waits against 13 at Universal Epic Universe. Universal Epic Universe also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 48%.

Which has shorter queues, Sesame Place Langhorne or Universal Epic Universe?

Sesame Place Langhorne, by about 33 minutes a ride. On a typical day Sesame Place Langhorne averages 7 minutes against 40 at Universal Epic Universe. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Sesame Place Langhorne best time to visit and Universal Epic Universe best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Sesame Place Langhorne and Universal Epic Universe 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 Sesame Place Langhorne and Universal Epic Universe for the full ride lists.

Is Sesame Place Langhorne bigger than Universal Epic Universe?

By rides we track waits for, Universal Epic Universe is the bigger day out: 13 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Sesame Place Langhorne 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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