Hollywood Studios
vs
Seaworld San Diego

On a typical day Seaworld San Diego queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 28 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.

Hollywood Studios and Seaworld San Diego compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	Seaworld San DiegoUnited States
Average wait per ride	41 min	13 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	9	14 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Slinky Dog Dash66 min	Arctic Rescue24 min
Shortest typical queue	Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 min	Sea Dragon Drop5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	97% (best of the two)	77%

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.

Hollywood Studios and Seaworld San Diego compared on live queue times
Right now	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	Seaworld San DiegoUnited 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 Seaworld San Diego queues less: about 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 28 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 Hollywood Studios if…

You will accept a longer queue - 41 minutes a ride here against 13 at Seaworld San Diego - for what Hollywood Studios has that Seaworld San Diego does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 97% of opening hours against 77% at Seaworld San Diego
Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 66 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Seaworld San Diego if…

You want shorter queues: Seaworld San Diego averages 13 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
You want more to do: 14 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
Arctic Rescue is on your list - it is Seaworld San Diego's longest typical queue at about 24 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Seaworld San Diego's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios is the movie-themed park at Walt Disney World, opened in 1989. Its major attractions are some of Disney's most technically ambitious rides: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land are the two most popular themed lands.

Hollywood Studios often posts the longest queue times of any Disney park, with Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash routinely over 90 minutes. US school holidays and special events drive the biggest crowds. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head for Rise of the Resistance first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date for your visit.

Hollywood Studios live queue times

Seaworld San Diego

SeaWorld San Diego sits on the shore of Mission Bay in San Diego, California. It's the original SeaWorld park, opened in 1964, and blends marine-animal exhibits with modern coasters: Emperor (a floorless dive coaster), Electric Eel (a triple-launch coaster), Manta (a launched family coaster), and the newer Arctic Rescue straddle coaster.

Southern California weather keeps SeaWorld San Diego open year-round, with peak crowds during US school holidays, Halloween Spooktacular and Christmas. Weekdays in January, September and October are dramatically calmer. Check live queue times for Emperor and Electric Eel on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek day for shorter waits. The park pairs well with a full-day visit to nearby San Diego attractions.

Seaworld San Diego live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Seaworld San Diego?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Seaworld San Diego?

If you are judging on queues, Seaworld San Diego: it averages about 13 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 28 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 14 at Seaworld San Diego. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 77%.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Seaworld San Diego?

Seaworld San Diego, by about 28 minutes a ride. On a typical day Seaworld San Diego averages 13 minutes against 41 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Hollywood Studios best time to visit and Seaworld San Diego best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hollywood Studios and Seaworld San Diego 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 Hollywood Studios and Seaworld San Diego for the full ride lists.

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Seaworld San Diego?

By rides we track waits for, Seaworld San Diego is the bigger day out: 14 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Seaworld San Diego 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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