Mako wait times
Mako at Seaworld Orlando averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 77% of the park's opening hours recently.
Mako queue times, day by day
Mako over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Mako has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Mako queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Mako peaks at 1pm with 9 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Mako
Best time to ride
Mako averages 2 minutes at 9am against 9 at the 1pm peak - 7 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
Mako by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue6m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat12m
- Sun12m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Mako, at 5 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Mako break down?
Uptime and closures
77% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 77% of the minutes Seaworld Orlando was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 83%
- 72%
- 88%
- 74%
- 82%
- 70%
- 89%
- 71%
- 69%
- 72%
- 62%
- 82%
- 85%
- 80%
Mako ran 77% of Seaworld Orlando's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Mako queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept50m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept45m
- 3Monday 7 Sept25m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug20m
- 5Saturday 29 Aug15m
- 6Friday 28 Aug10m
- 7Monday 31 Aug10m
- 8Thursday 3 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Mako was 50 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Mako through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Seaworld Orlando publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Mako
Mako is one of 17 rides tracked at Seaworld Orlando, 8th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Mako has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 77% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Mako?
The live wait time for Mako at Seaworld Orlando is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Mako wait times.
Is Mako open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Mako is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld Orlando's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Mako has been open around 77% of Seaworld Orlando's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld Orlando.
What's the best time of day to ride Mako?
Based on historical wait time data, Mako is typically quietest around 1pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Mako?
Mako is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Mako usually?
Over recent weeks, Mako has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Mako at Seaworld Orlando.
Is Mako often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Mako has been running about 77% of the time. We track Mako's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Mako at Seaworld Orlando?
Mako is at Seaworld Orlando - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld Orlando page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Mako?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Mako's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Mako is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.