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Best rides at Seaworld San Diego

14 rides rankedpark averages 7 min

The longest queue at Seaworld San Diego is Shipwreck Rapids, at about 14 minutes on a typical day. Across the 14 ranked rides the park averages 7 minutes. 12 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Seaworld San Diego ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

14 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Shipwreck Rapids ~14 min typical · up to 28 min at peak14m
  2. 2Arctic Rescue ~10 min typical · up to 25 min at peak10m
  3. 3Electric Eel ~7 min typical · up to 22 min at peak7m
  4. 4Journey to Atlantis ~7 min typical · up to 18 min at peak7m
  5. 5Manta ~7 min typical · up to 18 min at peak7m
  6. 6Bayside Skyride ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  7. 7Tentacle Twirl ~7 min typical · up to 16 min at peak7m
  8. 8Emperor ~6 min typical · up to 13 min at peak6m
  9. 9Octarock ~6 min typical · up to 12 min at peak6m
  10. 10Rescue Riders ~6 min typical · up to 19 min at peak6m
  11. 11Sea Dragon Drop ~6 min typical · up to 16 min at peak6m
  12. 12SkyTower ~6 min typical · up to 12 min at peak6m
  13. 13Tidepool Twist ~6 min typical · up to 13 min at peak6m
  14. 14Rescue Rafter ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.