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Best rides at Seaworld San Diego

14 rides rankedpark averages 8 min

The longest queue at Seaworld San Diego is Arctic Rescue, at about 13 minutes on a typical day. Across the 14 ranked rides the park averages 8 minutes. 11 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. 1Arctic Rescue ~13 min typical · up to 8 min at peak13m
  2. 2Shipwreck Rapids ~12 min typical · up to 5 min at peak12m
  3. 3Journey to Atlantis ~11 min typical · up to 9 min at peak11m
  4. 4Electric Eel ~9 min typical · up to 7 min at peak9m
  5. 5Tentacle Twirl ~9 min typical · up to 7 min at peak9m
  6. 6Manta ~8 min typical · up to 5 min at peak8m
  7. 7Emperor ~7 min typical · up to 6 min at peak7m
  8. 8SkyTower ~7 min typical · up to 5 min at peak7m
  9. 9Octarock ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  10. 10Rescue Riders ~6 min typical · up to 6 min at peak6m
  11. 11Rescue Rafter ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  12. 12Sea Dragon Drop ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  13. 13Bayside Skyride ~5 min typical5m
  14. 14Tidepool Twist ~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.