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Six Flags Frontier City
vs
Universal Studios Florida Park

On a typical day Six Flags Frontier City queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park, a difference of roughly 16 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 Frontier City and Universal Studios Florida Park compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallySix Flags Frontier CityUnited StatesUniversal Studios Florida ParkUnited States
Average wait per ride 7 min (best of the two)23 min
Rides with recorded waits 21 (best of the two)15
Longest typical queue Renegade Rapids12 minHarry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™42 min
Shortest typical queue Tina's Tea Cup Twirl5 minOllivanders™ Experience in Diagon Alley™5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running90% (best of the two)84%

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 Frontier City and Universal Studios Florida Park compared on live queue times
Right nowSix Flags Frontier CityUnited StatesUniversal Studios Florida ParkUnited 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 Frontier City queues less: about 7 minutes a ride against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park, a difference of roughly 16 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 Frontier City if…

  • You want shorter queues: Six Flags Frontier City averages 7 minutes a ride against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park
  • You want more to do: 21 rides here have recorded wait data against 15 at Universal Studios Florida Park
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Frontier City's rides run 90% of opening hours against 84% at Universal Studios Florida Park
  • Renegade Rapids is on your list - it is Six Flags Frontier City's longest typical queue at about 12 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Six Flags Frontier City's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Universal Studios Florida Park if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 23 minutes a ride here against 7 at Six Flags Frontier City - for what Universal Studios Florida Park has that Six Flags Frontier City does not
  • Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™ is on your list - it is Universal Studios Florida Park's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Universal Studios Florida Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Six Flags Frontier City

Frontier City sits in Oklahoma City and is the smallest of the Six Flags parks, themed around an Old West town. The coaster line-up includes Steel Lasso, Silver Bullet (a Vekoma corkscrew), Diamond Back (a shuttle-style coaster), Wildcat wooden coaster, and Mystery River Log Flume. A White Water Bay water park operates at a separate nearby site during summer.

Oklahoma school holidays, US summer weekends and the Fright Fest event drive Frontier City's peak crowds. Weekdays outside school breaks stay very quiet, often with walk-on queue times. Check live wait times on arrival and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit - Frontier City pairs well with a road-trip stop rather than a destination-park holiday.

Six Flags Frontier City live queue times

Universal Studios Florida Park

Universal Studios Florida is one of two major parks at the Universal Orlando Resort, themed around film and TV. Highlights include Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Revenge of the Mummy, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Fast and Furious, and Transformers: The Ride. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley connects to Universal's Islands of Adventure via the Hogwarts Express.

Universal Studios Florida is busy year-round, with peak crowds during US school holidays, Halloween Horror Nights, and the Christmas season. Mid-January and early September are the quietest periods. Check live wait times across both parks on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date - the extensive Wizarding World areas regularly top 60-minute queues.

Universal Studios Florida Park live queue times

05 · Questions

Six Flags Frontier City or Universal Studios Florida Park?

Which is better, Six Flags Frontier City or Universal Studios Florida Park?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Frontier City: it averages about 7 minutes a ride on a typical day against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park, roughly 16 minutes back on every queue you join. Six Flags Frontier City has 21 rides with recorded waits against 15 at Universal Studios Florida Park. Six Flags Frontier City also runs its rides more reliably - 90% of opening hours against 84%.

Which has shorter queues, Six Flags Frontier City or Universal Studios Florida Park?

Six Flags Frontier City, by about 16 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Frontier City averages 7 minutes against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Six Flags Frontier City best time to visit and Universal Studios Florida Park best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Six Flags Frontier City and Universal Studios Florida Park 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 Frontier City and Universal Studios Florida Park for the full ride lists.

Is Six Flags Frontier City bigger than Universal Studios Florida Park?

By rides we track waits for, Six Flags Frontier City is the bigger day out: 21 rides against 15. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Six Flags Frontier City 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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