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Kings Dominion
vs
Seaworld San Antonio

On a typical day Kings Dominion queues less: about 11 minutes a ride against 15 at Seaworld San Antonio, a difference of roughly 4 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.

Kings Dominion and Seaworld San Antonio compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKings DominionUnited StatesSeaworld San AntonioUnited States
Average wait per ride 11 min (best of the two)15 min
Rides with recorded waits 24 (best of the two)14
Longest typical queue Shenandoah Lumber Co.32 minI Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch45 min
Shortest typical queue Drop Tower3 minTexas Stingray5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running62% (best of the two)57%

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.

Kings Dominion and Seaworld San Antonio compared on live queue times
Right nowKings DominionUnited StatesSeaworld San AntonioUnited 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 Kings Dominion queues less: about 11 minutes a ride against 15 at Seaworld San Antonio, a difference of roughly 4 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 Kings Dominion if…

  • You want shorter queues: Kings Dominion averages 11 minutes a ride against 15 at Seaworld San Antonio
  • You want more to do: 24 rides here have recorded wait data against 14 at Seaworld San Antonio
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Kings Dominion's rides run 62% of opening hours against 57% at Seaworld San Antonio
  • Shenandoah Lumber Co. is on your list - it is Kings Dominion's longest typical queue at about 32 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Kings Dominion's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Seaworld San Antonio if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 15 minutes a ride here against 11 at Kings Dominion - for what Seaworld San Antonio has that Kings Dominion does not
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch is on your list - it is Seaworld San Antonio's longest typical queue at about 45 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Seaworld San Antonio's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion sits in Doswell, Virginia, about 25 minutes north of Richmond. The park has one of the strongest regional coaster line-ups on the US East Coast: Intimidator 305 (a 305-foot giga coaster), Twisted Timbers (a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid), Apple Zapple, Dominator (a 215-foot floorless coaster), and Racer 75. A Soak City water park is included with admission during summer.

Virginia summer school breaks, weekend visits from the DC / Richmond area, and the Halloween Haunt drive Kings Dominion's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for Intimidator 305 and Twisted Timbers first thing on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits.

Kings Dominion live queue times

Seaworld San Antonio

SeaWorld San Antonio is the largest marine-life theme park in the world by area, sitting on 250 acres in San Antonio, Texas. It combines marine animal shows with a solid coaster line-up: Wave Breaker (a jet-ski themed coaster), Great White (an inverted coaster), Steel Eel (a hyper coaster), Texas Stingray wooden coaster, and the newer Tidal Surge swing ride. A separate Aquatica water park operates next door.

Texas heat drives summer crowds into early mornings and late evenings, with the coolest queue times usually at the start of the day. Halloween Spooktacular, Christmas Celebration and US school holidays are the peak periods. Check live wait times for Texas Stingray and Wave Breaker on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek day for shorter queues.

Seaworld San Antonio live queue times

05 · Questions

Kings Dominion or Seaworld San Antonio?

Which is better, Kings Dominion or Seaworld San Antonio?

If you are judging on queues, Kings Dominion: it averages about 11 minutes a ride on a typical day against 15 at Seaworld San Antonio, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Kings Dominion has 24 rides with recorded waits against 14 at Seaworld San Antonio. Kings Dominion also runs its rides more reliably - 62% of opening hours against 57%.

Which has shorter queues, Kings Dominion or Seaworld San Antonio?

Kings Dominion, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Kings Dominion averages 11 minutes against 15 at Seaworld San Antonio. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Kings Dominion best time to visit and Seaworld San Antonio best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Kings Dominion and Seaworld San Antonio 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 Kings Dominion and Seaworld San Antonio for the full ride lists.

Is Kings Dominion bigger than Seaworld San Antonio?

By rides we track waits for, Kings Dominion is the bigger day out: 24 rides against 14. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Kings Dominion 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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