Emperor wait times
Emperor at Seaworld San Diego averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Emperor queue times, day by day
Emperor over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Emperor has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 6 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Emperor queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Emperor peaks at 5pm with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 20 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Emperor
Best time to ride
Emperor averages 1 minutes at 9am against 21 at the 5pm peak - 20 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Emperor by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat15m
- Sun10m
Monday is the quietest day for Emperor, at 5 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Emperor break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 91% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 96%
- 99%
- 100%
- 100%
- 17%
- 100%
- 100%
- 79%
- 88%
- 92%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Emperor ran 91% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Emperor queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug75m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept65m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept30m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug20m
- 5Monday 7 Sept15m
- 6Friday 4 Sept10m
- 7Friday 28 Aug5m
- 8Monday 31 Aug5m
The worst queue recorded for Emperor was 75 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Emperor 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 Emperor
Emperor is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 8th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 9-minute park average.
Emperor has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Emperor?
The live wait time for Emperor at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Emperor wait times.
Is Emperor open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Emperor is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Emperor has been open around 91% 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 Emperor?
Based on historical wait time data, Emperor 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 Emperor?
Emperor is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Emperor usually?
Over recent weeks, Emperor has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Emperor at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Emperor often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Emperor has been running about 91% of the time. We track Emperor'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 Emperor at Seaworld San Diego?
Emperor 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 Emperor?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Emperor's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Emperor is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.