Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
vs
Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Over Texas queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 21 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 Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Six Flags Discovery KingdomUnited States	Six Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride	21 min	19 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	18	20 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	WONDER WOMAN Lasso of Truth44 min	MR. FREEZE39 min
Shortest typical queue	Thrilla Gorilla5 min	Judge Roy Scream6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	84% (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.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags Over 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 Over Texas queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 21 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 - 21 minutes a ride here against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas - for what Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has that Six Flags Over Texas does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's rides run 84% of opening hours against 76% at Six Flags Over Texas
WONDER WOMAN Lasso of Truth is on your list - it is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's longest typical queue at about 44 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 Over Texas if…

You want shorter queues: Six Flags Over Texas averages 19 minutes a ride against 21 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
You want more to do: 20 rides here have recorded wait data against 18 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
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.

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.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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 21 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has 18 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom also runs its rides more reliably - 84% of opening hours against 76%.

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

Six Flags Over Texas, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Over Texas averages 19 minutes against 21 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 Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

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

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Over Texas is the bigger day out: 20 rides against 18. 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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