Skytower wait times
Skytower at Seaworld San Diego averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm. It has run 42% of the park's opening hours recently.
Skytower queue times, day by day
Skytower over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Skytower has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Skytower queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Skytower peaks at 5pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Skytower
Best time to ride
Skytower averages 5 minutes at 10am against 30 at the 5pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Skytower by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue0m
- Wed3m
- Thu5m
- Fri3m
- Sat12m
- Sun6m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Skytower, at 0 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Skytower break down?
Uptime and closures
44% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 44% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 80%
- 27%
- 70%
- 85%
- 0%
- 0%
- 58%
- 60%
- 0%
- 44%
- 78%
- 84%
- 0%
- 0%
Skytower ran 44% 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 Skytower queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept15m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 4Thursday 17 Sept5m
- 5Friday 18 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 7Wednesday 23 Sept5m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Skytower was 15 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Skytower 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 Skytower
Skytower is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 8th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Skytower has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 42% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Skytower?
The live wait time for Skytower at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Skytower wait times.
Is Skytower open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Skytower is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Skytower has been open around 42% 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 Skytower?
Based on historical wait time data, Skytower 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 Skytower?
Skytower 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 Skytower usually?
Over recent weeks, Skytower has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Skytower at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Skytower often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Skytower has been running about 42% of the time. We track Skytower'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 Skytower at Seaworld San Diego?
Skytower 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 Skytower?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Skytower's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Skytower is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.