Sea Lion Cove queue times
Sea Lion Cove at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 2am. It has run 93% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sea Lion Cove queue times, day by day
Sea Lion Cove over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sea Lion Cove has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sea Lion Cove queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sea Lion Cove peaks at 2am with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 2am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sea Lion Cove
Best time to ride
Sea Lion Cove averages 5 minutes at 2am. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Sea Lion Cove by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Does Sea Lion Cove break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 93% of the minutes Chimelong Ocean Kingdom was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 95%
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Sea Lion Cove ran 93% of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Sea Lion Cove queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 3Monday 28 Sept5m
- 4Tuesday 29 Sept5m
- 5Wednesday 30 Sept5m
- 6Thursday 1 Oct5m
- 7Friday 2 Oct5m
- 8Saturday 3 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Sea Lion Cove was 5 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Sea Lion Cove through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Chimelong Ocean Kingdom 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 Sea Lion Cove
Sea Lion Cove is one of 27 rides tracked at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, 23rd longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 10-minute park average.
Sea Lion Cove has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sea Lion Cove?
The live wait time for Sea Lion Cove at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Sea Lion Cove queue times.
Is Sea Lion Cove open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sea Lion Cove is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sea Lion Cove has been open around 93% of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.
What's the best time of day to ride Sea Lion Cove?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Sea Lion Cove's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the queue for Sea Lion Cove usually?
Over recent weeks, Sea Lion Cove has averaged about 5 minutes. 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 queues for Sea Lion Cove at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.
Is Sea Lion Cove often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sea Lion Cove has been running about 93% of the time. We track Sea Lion Cove'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 Sea Lion Cove at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom?
Sea Lion Cove is at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Chimelong Ocean Kingdom page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Sea Lion Cove?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sea Lion Cove's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sea Lion Cove is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.