Epcot
vs
Seaworld Orlando

On a typical day Seaworld Orlando queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 11 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.

Epcot and Seaworld Orlando compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	EpcotUnited States	Seaworld OrlandoUnited States
Average wait per ride	31 min	20 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	11	17 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind77 min	ALL NEW! - Expedition Odyssey Fire & Ice47 min
Shortest typical queue	Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros7 min	Super Grover's Box Car Derby7 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	93% (best of the two)	54%

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.

Epcot and Seaworld Orlando compared on live queue times
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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 Seaworld Orlando queues less: about 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 11 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 Epcot if…

You will accept a longer queue - 31 minutes a ride here against 20 at Seaworld Orlando - for what Epcot has that Seaworld Orlando does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Epcot's rides run 93% of opening hours against 54% at Seaworld Orlando
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is on your list - it is Epcot's longest typical queue at about 77 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Epcot's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Seaworld Orlando if…

You want shorter queues: Seaworld Orlando averages 20 minutes a ride against 31 at Epcot
You want more to do: 17 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
ALL NEW! - Expedition Odyssey Fire & Ice is on your list - it is Seaworld Orlando's longest typical queue at about 47 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Seaworld Orlando's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Epcot

EPCOT sits at the centre of Walt Disney World, split between Future World (with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Soarin', and Frozen Ever After) and the World Showcase - eleven pavilions themed around countries including Japan, Germany, France, and the UK. Flower & Garden, Food & Wine and Festival of the Holidays events run through much of the year.

EPCOT's biggest crowd drivers are its festivals rather than just ride popularity. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind consistently posts the longest wait times in the park. Check live queue times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date outside the peak festival weekends - the World Showcase pavilions can take a full afternoon to properly explore.

Epcot live queue times

Seaworld Orlando

SeaWorld Orlando is the Florida flagship of the SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment group. Beyond the marine animal exhibits, the park has a strong coaster line-up: Mako (one of Florida's tallest coasters at 200 feet), Manta (a flying coaster), Ice Breaker, Kraken (a floorless coaster), Pipeline (a surfing-style stand-up coaster), and the newer Penguin Trek.

SeaWorld Orlando is usually less crowded than Disney and Universal, but Florida school holidays, Halloween Spooktacular and Christmas Celebration push peak attendance higher. Weekdays in September, October and January are dramatically quieter. Check live queue times for Mako and Pipeline on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for shorter waits across the coaster line-up.

Seaworld Orlando live queue times

05 · Questions

Epcot or Seaworld Orlando?

Which is better, Epcot or Seaworld Orlando?

If you are judging on queues, Seaworld Orlando: it averages about 20 minutes a ride on a typical day against 31 at Epcot, roughly 11 minutes back on every queue you join. Epcot has 11 rides with recorded waits against 17 at Seaworld Orlando. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 93% of opening hours against 54%.

Which has shorter queues, Epcot or Seaworld Orlando?

Seaworld Orlando, by about 11 minutes a ride. On a typical day Seaworld Orlando averages 20 minutes against 31 at Epcot. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Epcot best time to visit and Seaworld Orlando best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Epcot and Seaworld Orlando 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 Epcot and Seaworld Orlando for the full ride lists.

Is Epcot bigger than Seaworld Orlando?

By rides we track waits for, Seaworld Orlando is the bigger day out: 17 rides against 11. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Seaworld Orlando 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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