Theme park rankings

How every park compares: live crowds, what a typical Thursday looks like, the busiest rides this week, and which parks keep their rides running. Each ranking shows its sample size, and parks or rides without enough data are listed separately instead of being ranked on noise.

Daily statistics through Sep 30, 2026. Week window: Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026.

Busiest parks right now

Mean posted wait over the last hour. Sample = rides reporting open.

No park has at least 3 rides reporting open in the last hour, so there is no live ranking right now (parks may be closed for the night or the season).

Typically busiest on a Thursday

Sample-weighted average wait during operating hours on this weekday, from historical readings. Patterns last refreshed Sep 29, 2026. Sample = readings.

#Park Typical waitReadings
1 Knott's Berry Farm 27 min 1,881
2 California's Great America 26 min 987
3 Six Flags Over Texas 18 min 1,020
4 Six Flags Great Adventure 17 min 827
5 Six Flags Fiesta Texas 17 min 867
6 Cedar Point 15 min 1,932
7 Canada's Wonderland 14 min 1,236
8 Kings Island 12 min 1,851
9 Six Flags Magic Mountain 10 min 6,165
10 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 10 min 1,466
11 Six Flags Great America 9 min 1,973
12 Carowinds 6 min 4,293
13 Six Flags New England 5 min 1,557
14 Kings Dominion 4 min 2,064

Insufficient data to rank (needs at least 500 readings): Six Flags Over Georgia – 243

Busiest parks, last 7 days

Average of each day’s mean wait (operating hours only). Sample = days with data.

#Park Avg waitMax waitDays
1 Knott's Berry Farm 7 min 15 min 3

Insufficient data to rank (needs at least 3 days): Six Flags Mexico – 2; Six Flags Over Texas – 1

Busiest rides, last 7 days

Average of each day’s mean posted wait. Sample = open readings (about every 9 minutes).

#RidePark Avg waitMaxReadings
1 Crazanity Six Flags Mexico 42 min 90 42 / 2d
2 Medusa Steel Coaster Six Flags Mexico 36 min 45 32 / 1d
3 Kilahuea Six Flags Mexico 25 min 50 44 / 2d
4 The Dark Knight Coaster Six Flags Mexico 18 min 30 49 / 2d
5 Batman The Ride Six Flags Mexico 16 min 30 48 / 2d
6 The Joker Six Flags Mexico 14 min 30 54 / 2d
7 Batgirl Batarang Six Flags Mexico 14 min 25 41 / 2d
8 Wonder Woman Six Flags Mexico 11 min 25 43 / 2d
9 Jaguar! Knott's Berry Farm 10 min 15 36 / 2d
10 Supergirl Six Flags Mexico 9 min 20 43 / 2d
11 Pony Express Knott's Berry Farm 8 min 15 75 / 3d
12 Superman Six Flags Mexico 8 min 10 40 / 2d
13 Speedway Stunt Coaster Six Flags Mexico 6 min 10 42 / 2d
14 Coast Rider Knott's Berry Farm 5 min 5 65 / 2d

Insufficient data to rank (needs at least 30 open readings): Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair (Knott's Berry Farm) – 26; Justice League (Six Flags Mexico) – 21; MR. FREEZE (Six Flags Over Texas) – 20; Pandemonium (Six Flags Over Texas) – 12; Supreme Scream (Knott's Berry Farm) – 8; Tormenta Rampaging Run (Six Flags Over Texas) – 8; THE JOKER (Six Flags Over Texas) – 7; HangTime (Knott's Berry Farm) – 5; Calico River Rapids (Knott's Berry Farm) – 4; Sierra Sidewinder (Knott's Berry Farm) – 3; Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm) – 3; Xcelerator The Ride (Knott's Berry Farm) – 2 and 2 more.

Most reliable parks, last 7 days

Average minutes a ride was closed during park hours, per ride per operating day (lower is better). Rides closed all day are excluded as likely seasonal or in refurbishment. Sample = ride-days.

#Park Downtime / ride-dayClosuresRide-days
1 Six Flags Great Adventure 0 min 0 35
2 Knott's Berry Farm 9 min 17 28
3 Six Flags Mexico 58 min 50 24

Insufficient data to rank (needs at least 20 ride-days): Six Flags Over Texas – 11; Canada's Wonderland – 2