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Seaworld San Diego on Friday 21 August 2026

14 rides tracked10am - 9pmSan Diego, California, United States

Seaworld San Diego ran at 28% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - below avg, the 15th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 7 minutes, peaking at 8 around 2pm.

Friday 21 August 2026

Below avg · 15th quietest of 31

Seaworld San Diego ran at 28% of a peak day, against 28% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 7 minutes.

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28%crowds
Hours10am - 9pm90% of rides running

Queue times through the day at Seaworld San Diego

Park-wide average by hour

10am - 9pm · minutes

510a
611a
512p
61p
82p
73p
84p
85p
86p
87p
88p
89p
810p
811p

The park was at its worst around 2pm, averaging 8 minutes, and at its best at 10am with 5 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Seaworld San Diego on Fri 21 Aug

Average queue by ride

15 rides · longest first

  1. Shipwreck Rapidspeak 95 min · ran all day15m
  2. Arctic Rescuepeak 50 min · ran all day14m
  3. Bayside Skyridepeak 20 min · ran all day14m
  4. Electric Eelpeak 10 min · ran all day5m
  5. Emperorpeak 10 min · ran all day5m
  6. Journey to Atlantispeak 15 min · ran all day5m
  7. Mantapeak 15 min · ran all day5m
  8. Octarockpeak 10 min · 79 min down (1)5m
  9. Rescue Rafterpeak 5 min · 80 min down (1)5m
  10. Rescue Riderspeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  11. Sea Dragon Droppeak 5 min · 89 min down (1)5m
  12. SkyTowerpeak 5 min · 89 min down (1)5m
  13. Tentacle Twirlpeak 20 min · ran all day5m
  14. Tidepool Twistpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  15. Riptide Rescuepeak 0 min · 660 min down (1)0m

Shipwreck Rapids held the longest queue, averaging 15 minutes and touching 95. 4 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

When Seaworld San Diego rides were down on Fri 21 Aug

Closures through the day

10am - 9pm · red is closed

  1. Sea Dragon Drop1h 29m
  2. SkyTower1h 29m
  3. Rescue Rafter1h 20m
  4. Octarock1h 19m

4 of 15 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 4 closures totalling 6 ride-hours. Sea Dragon Drop lost the most at 1h 29m.

Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 28% this was the 15th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 28%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Seaworld San Diego's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.

Frequently asked

How busy was Seaworld San Diego on Friday 21 August 2026?

28% of a peak day, which is below avg. The park-wide average wait across 14 rides was 7 minutes, making it the 15th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.

What was the best time of day to be at Seaworld San Diego on that day?

10am, when the park-wide average was 5 minutes, against 8 minutes at the 2pm peak. The park was open 10am - 9pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Seaworld San Diego that day?

Shipwreck Rapids, averaging 15 minutes and reaching 95 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Riptide Rescue at 0 minutes.

Were any rides closed at Seaworld San Diego on Fri 21 Aug?

4 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

Where do these figures come from?

Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Seaworld San Diego's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

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