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Six Flags Fiesta Texas
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Six Flags Over Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Over Texas queues less: about 19 minutes a ride against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a difference of roughly 2 minutes on every queue you join.

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 Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Over Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallySix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited StatesSix Flags Over TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 21 min19 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 2020
Longest typical queue Iron Rattler51 minMR. FREEZE39 min
Shortest typical queue Hurricane Force 55 minJudge Roy Scream6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running67%76% (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 Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Over Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited StatesSix 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 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, 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 Fiesta Texas if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 21 minutes a ride here against 19 at Six Flags Over Texas - for what Six Flags Fiesta Texas has that Six Flags Over Texas does not
  • Iron Rattler is on your list - it is Six Flags Fiesta Texas's longest typical queue at about 51 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

Pick Six Flags Over Texas if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Over Texas averages 19 minutes a ride against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Over Texas's rides run 76% of opening hours against 67% at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  • 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 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

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 Fiesta Texas or Six Flags Over Texas?

Which is better, Six Flags Fiesta Texas 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 Fiesta Texas, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Six Flags Fiesta Texas has 20 rides with recorded waits against 20 at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Over Texas also runs its rides more reliably - 76% of opening hours against 67%.

Which has shorter queues, Six Flags Fiesta Texas 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 Fiesta Texas. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit and Six Flags Over Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Six Flags Fiesta Texas bigger than Six Flags Over Texas?

They track the same number of rides here - 20 each. Acreage matters less than how many of those you can actually get on in a day, which comes down to queues and opening hours, and there Six Flags Over Texas is ahead.

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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