Silver Dollar City
vs
Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Over Texas queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Silver Dollar City, a difference of roughly 3 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.

Silver Dollar City and Six Flags Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Silver Dollar CityUnited States	Six Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride	22 min	19 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	28 (best of the two)	20
Longest typical queue	Hugo & Mary's Carousel95 min	MR. FREEZE39 min
Shortest typical queue	Fireman's Flyers9 min	Judge Roy Scream6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	93% (best of the two)	76%

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.

Silver Dollar City and Six Flags Over Texas compared on live queue times
Right now	Silver Dollar CityUnited States	Six Flags Over TexasUnited 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 Six Flags Over Texas queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Silver Dollar City, a difference of roughly 3 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 Silver Dollar City if…

You will accept a longer queue - 22 minutes a ride here against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas - for what Silver Dollar City has that Six Flags Over Texas does not
You want more to do: 28 rides here have recorded wait data against 20 at Six Flags Over Texas
You would rather not find rides shut: Silver Dollar City's rides run 93% of opening hours against 76% at Six Flags Over Texas
Hugo & Mary's Carousel is on your list - it is Silver Dollar City's longest typical queue at about 95 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Silver Dollar City's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Over Texas if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Over Texas averages 19 minutes a ride against 22 at Silver Dollar City
MR. FREEZE is on your list - it is Six Flags Over Texas's longest typical queue at about 39 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Six Flags Over Texas's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Silver Dollar City

Silver Dollar City is a 1880s-themed park in Branson, Missouri, sitting above the famous Marvel Cave. It mixes a traditional craftsmen village with a strong modern coaster line-up: Outlaw Run (one of the world's best wooden coasters), Time Traveler (a record-breaking spinning coaster), Powder Keg, and the newer Wildfire and Mystic River Falls. Live music and period crafts are core to the park's identity.

Silver Dollar City's peak periods are the US summer break, the extremely popular Pumpkin Nights and Old Time Christmas events, and weekend visits from Branson tourists. Weekdays in May, September and early December stay calmer. Check live queue times for Time Traveler and Outlaw Run first thing, and use our crowd calendar to plan around peak event weekends.

Silver Dollar City live queue times

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is the original Six Flags park, opened in 1961 in Arlington - the location that gave the whole chain its name. The coaster line-up includes New Texas Giant (a record-setting Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Titan (a 255-foot hyper coaster), Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, Judge Roy Scream, Shock Wave, and the classic Runaway Mine Train.

Texas school holidays, the extremely popular Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park events drive most of Six Flags Over Texas's peak crowds. Summer heat can push queue times up as guests seek the shadier rides and water attractions. Check live wait times for New Texas Giant and Titan on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler, lower-crowd midweek date.

Six Flags Over Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Silver Dollar City or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Silver Dollar City or Six Flags Over Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Over Texas: it averages about 19 minutes a ride on a typical day against 22 at Silver Dollar City, roughly 3 minutes back on every queue you join. Silver Dollar City has 28 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Over Texas. Silver Dollar City also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 76%.

Which has shorter queues, Silver Dollar City or Six Flags Over Texas?

Six Flags Over Texas, by about 3 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Over Texas averages 19 minutes against 22 at Silver Dollar City. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Silver Dollar City best time to visit and Six Flags Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Silver Dollar City and Six Flags Over Texas 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 Silver Dollar City and Six Flags Over Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Silver Dollar City bigger than Six Flags Over Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Silver Dollar City is the bigger day out: 28 rides against 20. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Over Texas 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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