Manta wait times
Manta at Seaworld San Diego averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm. It has run 63% of the park's opening hours recently.
Manta queue times, day by day
Manta over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Manta has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Manta queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Manta peaks at 7pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 28 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Manta
Best time to ride
Manta averages 2 minutes at 9am against 30 at the 7pm peak - 28 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Manta by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue5m
- Wed3m
- Thu3m
- Fri3m
- Sat6m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Manta, at 0 minutes against 6 on Saturday.
Does Manta break down?
Uptime and closures
63% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 63% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 98%
- 100%
- 100%
- 79%
- 0%
- 0%
- 100%
- 10%
- 3%
- 0%
- 97%
- 99%
Manta ran 63% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Manta queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept45m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept20m
- 3Thursday 17 Sept5m
- 4Friday 18 Sept5m
- 5Tuesday 22 Sept5m
- 6Tuesday 29 Sept5m
- 7Wednesday 30 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Manta was 45 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Manta 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.
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About Manta
Manta is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 6th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Manta has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 63% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Manta?
The live wait time for Manta at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Manta wait times.
Is Manta open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Manta is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Manta has been open around 63% 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 Manta?
Based on historical wait time data, Manta 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 Manta?
Manta is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Manta usually?
Over recent weeks, Manta has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. 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 Manta at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Manta often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Manta has been running about 63% of the time. We track Manta'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 Manta at Seaworld San Diego?
Manta 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 Manta?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Manta's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Manta is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.