Steel Eel wait times
Steel Eel at Seaworld San Antonio averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 4pm. It has run 38% of the park's opening hours recently.
Steel Eel queue times, day by day
Steel Eel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Steel Eel has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Steel Eel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Steel Eel peaks at 4pm with 3 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 3 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Steel Eel
Best time to ride
Steel Eel averages 0 minutes at 10am against 3 at the 4pm peak - 3 minutes for turning up at the right hour.
Steel Eel by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
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Does Steel Eel break down?
Uptime and closures
37% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 37% of the minutes Seaworld San Antonio was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 92%
- 0%
- 58%
- 0%
- 55%
- 0%
- 63%
Steel Eel ran 37% of Seaworld San Antonio's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Steel Eel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Seaworld San Antonio 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 Steel Eel
Steel Eel is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Antonio, 13th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 15-minute park average.
Steel Eel has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 38% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Steel Eel?
The live wait time for Steel Eel at Seaworld San Antonio is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Steel Eel wait times.
Is Steel Eel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Steel Eel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Antonio's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Steel Eel has been open around 38% of Seaworld San Antonio's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld San Antonio.
What's the best time of day to ride Steel Eel?
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 Steel Eel's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the line for Steel Eel usually?
Over recent weeks, Steel Eel 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 lines for Steel Eel at Seaworld San Antonio.
Is Steel Eel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Steel Eel has been running about 38% of the time. We track Steel Eel'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 Steel Eel at Seaworld San Antonio?
Steel Eel is at Seaworld San Antonio - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld San Antonio page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Steel Eel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Steel Eel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Steel Eel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.