Electric Eel wait times
Electric Eel at Seaworld San Diego averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 46% of the park's opening hours recently.
Electric Eel queue times, day by day
Electric Eel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Electric Eel has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Electric Eel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Electric Eel peaks at 4pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Electric Eel
Best time to ride
Electric Eel averages 2 minutes at 9am against 27 at the 4pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Electric Eel by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue3m
- Wed3m
- Thu3m
- Fri0m
- Sat0m
- Sun13m
Friday is the quietest day for Electric Eel, at 0 minutes against 13 on Sunday.
Does Electric Eel break down?
Uptime and closures
42% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 42% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 4%
- 1%
- 0%
- 100%
- 3%
- 20%
- 35%
- 2%
- 12%
- 92%
- 90%
- 100%
- 100%
- 80%
Electric Eel ran 42% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Electric Eel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Electric Eel was 45 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Electric Eel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Seaworld San Diego 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 Electric Eel
Electric Eel is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 4th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 9-minute park average.
Electric Eel has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 46% 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 Electric Eel?
The live wait time for Electric Eel at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Electric Eel wait times.
Is Electric Eel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Electric Eel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Electric Eel has been open around 46% of Seaworld San Diego's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld San Diego.
What's the best time of day to ride Electric Eel?
Based on historical wait time data, Electric Eel is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Electric Eel?
Electric Eel 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 Electric Eel usually?
Over recent weeks, Electric Eel has averaged about 12 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Electric Eel at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Electric Eel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Electric Eel has been running about 46% of the time. We track Electric Eel'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 Electric Eel at Seaworld San Diego?
Electric Eel is at Seaworld San Diego - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld San Diego page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Electric Eel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Electric Eel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Electric Eel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.