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Best rides at Seaworld San Diego

13 rides rankedpark averages 7 min

The longest queue at Seaworld San Diego is Shipwreck Rapids, at about 11 minutes on a typical day. Across the 13 ranked rides the park averages 7 minutes. 11 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Seaworld San Diego ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

13 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Shipwreck Rapids ~11 min typical · up to 22 min at peak11m
  2. 2Arctic Rescue ~10 min typical · up to 13 min at peak10m
  3. 3Journey to Atlantis ~8 min typical · up to 9 min at peak8m
  4. 4Electric Eel ~7 min typical · up to 11 min at peak7m
  5. 5Manta ~7 min typical · up to 6 min at peak7m
  6. 6Tentacle Twirl ~7 min typical · up to 7 min at peak7m
  7. 7Emperor ~6 min typical · up to 6 min at peak6m
  8. 8Octarock ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  9. 9Rescue Riders ~6 min typical · up to 6 min at peak6m
  10. 10SkyTower ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  11. 11Rescue Rafter ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  12. 12Sea Dragon Drop ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  13. 13Tidepool Twist ~5 min typical · up to 6 min at peak5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.