When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 2min
- At 5pm, its worst hour
- 12min
Seaworld San Diego
Rescue Riders wait times
- Typical wait
- 6min
- At its busiest
- 19min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 99%
6minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Rescue Riders at Seaworld San Diego averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 4pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Rescue Riders queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Rescue Riders usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Rescue Riders over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Rescue Riders has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 6min
- Peak
- 19min
- Running
- 99%
- Busiest at
- 4pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Monday.
- Typical wait on a Monday
- 5min
- On a Saturday
- 8min
Does Rescue Riders break down?
Rarely.
It was running 99% of the time Seaworld San Diego was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 1 minute in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 99%
- Queue readings recorded
- 10,505
The record
20 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Rescue Riders, on Saturday 7 November.
Every ride at Seaworld San Diego →When is the Rescue Riders queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 2 minutes, against 12 at 5pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Rescue Riders queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
29a
310a
411a
612p
61p
72p
103p
104p
125p
106p
97p
48p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Rescue Riders
9am on a Monday
Rescue Riders averages 2 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Rescue Riders?
Monday, at 5 minutes on average, against 8 on Saturday.
Rescue Riders by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat8m
- Sun6m
Does Rescue Riders break down?
It ran 99% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
99%
Excellent
Running 99% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Rescue Riders queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Rescue Riders was 20 minutes on Saturday 7 Nov.
Longest Rescue Riders queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
Which months are busiest for Rescue Riders?
July runs longest at 11 minutes on average, and January is quietest at 7.
Rescue Riders through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
8Dec
7Jan
8Feb
9Mar
9Apr
8May
7Jun
11Jul
9Aug
7Sep
8Oct
7Nov
About Rescue Riders
Rescue Riders is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 10th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 7-minute park average.
Rescue Riders has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Seaworld San Diego publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Rescue Riders?
The live wait time for Rescue Riders 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 Riders wait times.
Is Rescue Riders open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Rescue Riders is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Rescue Riders has been open around 99% 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 Riders?
Based on historical wait time data, Rescue Riders is typically quietest around 11am. 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 Riders?
Rescue Riders is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Rescue Riders usually?
Over recent weeks, Rescue Riders has averaged about 6 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 Rescue Riders at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Rescue Riders often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Rescue Riders has been running about 99% of the time. We track Rescue Riders'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 Riders at Seaworld San Diego?
Rescue Riders 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 Riders?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Rescue Riders's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Rescue Riders is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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