Rescue Rafter wait times
Rescue Rafter at Seaworld San Diego averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 54% of the park's opening hours recently.
Rescue Rafter queue times, day by day
Rescue Rafter over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Rescue Rafter has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 6 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Rescue Rafter queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Rescue Rafter peaks at 7pm with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 2pm with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Rescue Rafter
Best time to ride
Rescue Rafter averages 3 minutes at 2pm against 20 at the 7pm peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Rescue Rafter by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue0m
- Wed3m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat9m
- Sun5m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Rescue Rafter, at 0 minutes against 9 on Saturday.
Does Rescue Rafter break down?
Uptime and closures
59% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 59% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 90%
- 85%
- 76%
- 0%
- 0%
- 82%
- 65%
- 77%
- 41%
- 75%
- 86%
- 0%
- 0%
- 78%
Rescue Rafter ran 59% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Rescue Rafter queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 2Friday 28 Aug5m
- 3Saturday 29 Aug5m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 5Wednesday 2 Sept5m
- 6Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 7Friday 4 Sept5m
- 8Sunday 6 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Rescue Rafter was 20 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Rescue Rafter 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 Rescue Rafter
Rescue Rafter is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 13th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 9-minute park average.
Rescue Rafter has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 54% 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 Rescue Rafter?
The live wait time for Rescue Rafter at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Rescue Rafter wait times.
Is Rescue Rafter open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Rescue Rafter is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Rescue Rafter has been open around 54% 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 Rescue Rafter?
Based on historical wait time data, Rescue Rafter is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Rescue Rafter?
Rescue Rafter 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 Rescue Rafter usually?
Over recent weeks, Rescue Rafter has averaged about 5 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 Rescue Rafter at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Rescue Rafter often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Rescue Rafter has been running about 54% of the time. We track Rescue Rafter'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 Rescue Rafter at Seaworld San Diego?
Rescue Rafter 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 Rescue Rafter?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Rescue Rafter's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Rescue Rafter is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.