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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Fiesta Texas queues less: about 23 minutes a ride against 25 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a difference of roughly 2 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 Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallySix Flags Discovery KingdomUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 25 min23 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 1720 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue BATMAN: The Ride45 minBugs' White Water Rapids58 min
Shortest typical queue Wave Swinger5 minMETROPOLIS™ Transit Authority5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running84% (best of the two)69%

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 Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowSix Flags Discovery KingdomUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta 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 Fiesta Texas queues less: about 23 minutes a ride against 25 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a difference of roughly 2 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 Discovery Kingdom if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 25 minutes a ride here against 23 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas - for what Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has that Six Flags Fiesta Texas does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's rides run 84% of opening hours against 69% at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • BATMAN: The Ride is on your list - it is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's longest typical queue at about 45 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Six Flags Fiesta Texas if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Fiesta Texas averages 23 minutes a ride against 25 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  • You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 17 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  • 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 Discovery Kingdom

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom sits in Vallejo, California, on San Francisco Bay's northern edge. The park combines a theme park with a marine-animal section, running coasters like Medusa (the West Coast's first floorless), Kong (an inverted coaster), Superman: Ultimate Flight, Joker 4-D Free Fly Coaster, and the newer DC Stunt Coaster. Dolphin, sea lion and bird shows run throughout the day.

Bay Area weekend visits, California school holidays, and the Fright Fest event drive Discovery Kingdom's peak crowds. Weekdays in April, September and October are dramatically quieter, with queue times on most rides staying short. Check live wait times for Medusa and Superman on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits. The bayside setting makes for pleasant walking even on quieter days.

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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 Discovery Kingdom or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Fiesta Texas: it averages about 23 minutes a ride on a typical day against 25 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has 17 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom also runs its rides more reliably - 84% of opening hours against 69%.

Which has shorter queues, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Fiesta Texas averages 23 minutes against 25 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Six Flags Discovery Kingdom best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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 Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags Fiesta Texas for the full ride lists.

Is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the bigger day out: 20 rides against 17. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Fiesta 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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