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Best rides at Seaworld San Diego

14 rides rankedpark averages 9 min

The longest queue at Seaworld San Diego is Shipwreck Rapids, at about 16 minutes on a typical day. Across the 14 ranked rides the park averages 9 minutes. 9 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 ~16 min typical · up to 16 min at peak16m
  2. 2Arctic Rescue ~15 min typical · up to 21 min at peak15m
  3. 3Journey to Atlantis ~13 min typical · up to 11 min at peak13m
  4. 4Electric Eel ~12 min typical · up to 23 min at peak12m
  5. 5Manta ~11 min typical · up to 11 min at peak11m
  6. 6Bayside Skyride ~9 min typical · up to 5 min at peak9m
  7. 7Tentacle Twirl ~9 min typical · up to 16 min at peak9m
  8. 8Emperor ~8 min typical · up to 6 min at peak8m
  9. 9Rescue Riders ~7 min typical · up to 6 min at peak7m
  10. 10Octarock ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  11. 11Sea Dragon Drop ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  12. 12SkyTower ~6 min typical · up to 6 min at peak6m
  13. 13Rescue Rafter ~5 min typical · up to 6 min at peak5m
  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.