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Six Flags Darien Lake
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Darien Lake queues less: about 16 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 7 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.

Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallySix Flags Darien LakeUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 16 min (best of the two)23 min
Rides with recorded waits 1020 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Viper26 minBugs' White Water Rapids58 min
Shortest typical queue Boomerang4 minMETROPOLIS™ Transit Authority5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running66%69% (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.

Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Fiesta Texas 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 Six Flags Darien Lake queues less: about 16 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 7 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 Six Flags Darien Lake if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Darien Lake averages 16 minutes a ride against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • Viper is on your list - it is Six Flags Darien Lake's longest typical queue at about 26 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Darien Lake's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Fiesta Texas if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 23 minutes a ride here against 16 at Six Flags Darien Lake - for what Six Flags Fiesta Texas has that Six Flags Darien Lake does not
  • You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 10 at Six Flags Darien Lake
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Fiesta Texas's rides run 69% of opening hours against 66% at Six Flags Darien Lake
  • Bugs' White Water Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Fiesta Texas's longest typical queue at about 58 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Fiesta Texas's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Six Flags Darien Lake

Six Flags Darien Lake sits in Darien Center, New York, between Buffalo and Rochester. The coaster line-up includes Ride of Steel (a 208-foot hyper coaster from Intamin), Tantrum (a 98-foot Eurofighter), Motocoaster launched coaster, Predator wooden coaster, and the classic Viper stand-up. A Hurricane Harbor water park and a camping resort operate on the same property.

Western New York school holidays, US summer weekends and the Fright Fest event drive Darien Lake's peak crowds. Weekdays in May, September and early October stay dramatically quieter. Check live wait times for Ride of Steel and Tantrum on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit - many rides run near walk-on levels on quieter mornings.

Six Flags Darien Lake live queue times

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Six Flags Fiesta Texas sits in a former limestone quarry in San Antonio, Texas - one of the most distinctive settings of any US theme park. The coaster line-up includes Iron Rattler (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Batman: The Ride (a 4-D free-fly coaster), Superman Krypton Coaster, Poltergeist, and Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster. A Hurricane Harbor Pirate Cove water park is included with admission.

Texas school holidays, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park drive Fiesta Texas's peak crowds. Summer San Antonio heat pushes queue times up in the afternoons as guests head to the shaded quarry walls and water rides. Check live wait times for Iron Rattler and Wonder Woman on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a cooler midweek date for shorter queues.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas live queue times

05 · Questions

Six Flags Darien Lake or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Six Flags Darien Lake or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Darien Lake: it averages about 16 minutes a ride on a typical day against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, roughly 7 minutes back on every queue you join. Six Flags Darien Lake has 10 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Six Flags Fiesta Texas also runs its rides more reliably - 69% of opening hours against 66%.

Which has shorter queues, Six Flags Darien Lake or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Six Flags Darien Lake, by about 7 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Darien Lake averages 16 minutes against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Six Flags Darien Lake best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Fiesta 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 Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Fiesta Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Six Flags Darien Lake bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the bigger day out: 20 rides against 10. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Darien Lake 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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