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Kings Island
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas

On a typical day Six Flags Fiesta Texas queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 32 at Kings Island, a difference of roughly 12 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 Island and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyKings IslandUnited StatesSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States
Average wait per ride 32 min20 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 2121
Longest typical queue The Beast56 minRoad Runner Express38 min
Shortest typical queue The Racer (Red)11 minMETROPOLIS™ Transit Authority8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running60%81% (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.

Kings Island and Six Flags Fiesta Texas compared on live queue times
Right nowKings IslandUnited 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 20 minutes a ride against 32 at Kings Island, a difference of roughly 12 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 Island if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 32 minutes a ride here against 20 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas - for what Kings Island has that Six Flags Fiesta Texas does not
  • The Beast is on your list - it is Kings Island's longest typical queue at about 56 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Kings Island'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 20 minutes a ride against 32 at Kings Island
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Six Flags Fiesta Texas's rides run 81% of opening hours against 60% at Kings Island
  • Road Runner Express is on your list - it is Six Flags Fiesta Texas's longest typical queue at about 38 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.

Kings Island

Kings Island is a huge theme park in Mason, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. It's one of the Cedar Fair (now Six Flags) parks and runs a strong coaster line-up: The Beast (the world's longest wooden coaster, opened 1979), Diamondback, Mystic Timbers, Orion (a giga coaster), Banshee (the world's longest inverted coaster), and Racer. A full water park operates on the same site during summer.

The Ohio summer school break and Halloween Haunt event drive Kings Island's busiest periods, with weekend queue times on Orion and The Beast often exceeding 90 minutes. Weekdays in May, September and October are dramatically quieter. Check live wait times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit if you want to ride everything in a day.

Kings Island live queue times

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

Kings Island or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Which is better, Kings Island or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

If you are judging on queues, Six Flags Fiesta Texas: it averages about 20 minutes a ride on a typical day against 32 at Kings Island, roughly 12 minutes back on every queue you join. Kings Island has 21 rides with recorded waits against 21 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Six Flags Fiesta Texas also runs its rides more reliably - 81% of opening hours against 60%.

Which has shorter queues, Kings Island or Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, by about 12 minutes a ride. On a typical day Six Flags Fiesta Texas averages 20 minutes against 32 at Kings Island. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Kings Island best time to visit and Six Flags Fiesta Texas best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

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

Is Kings Island bigger than Six Flags Fiesta Texas?

They track the same number of rides here - 21 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 Fiesta 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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