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Seaworld San Diego ride reliability

60 operating days11 Aug to 9 Oct14 rides tracked

14 tracked rides at Seaworld San Diego ran 49.9% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is SkyTower at 44.6%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 60 operating days, 14 tracked rides ran 49.9% of opening hours. The one to plan around is SkyTower, at 44.6%.

49.9%uptime

Every Seaworld San Diego ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

14 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1SkyTower11d 9h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 44.6%
  2. 2Octarock10d 10h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 48.1%
  3. 3Rescue Rafter10d 6h lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 49.8%
  4. 4Sea Dragon Drop10d 3h lost · 2 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 50.2%
  5. 5Bayside Skyride9d 21h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 38 of 60 days 54.2%
  6. 6Electric Eel5d 9h lost · 17 breakdowns · down on 35 of 60 days 74.8%
  7. 7Journey to Atlantis4d 14h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 38 of 60 days 78.8%
  8. 8Manta3d 3h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 27 of 60 days 85.4%
  9. 9Shipwreck Rapids2d 7h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 28 of 60 days 88.6%
  10. 10Emperor2d 3h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 26 of 60 days 89.9%
  11. 11Arctic Rescue1d 14h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 22 of 60 days 92.4%
  12. 12Rescue Riders14h 17m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 11 of 60 days 97%
  13. 13Tentacle Twirl13h 59m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 14 of 60 days 97.2%
  14. 14Tidepool Twist13h 4m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 11 of 60 days 97.7%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Seaworld San Diego rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

186 breakdowns · late starts excluded

129am
1310am
3211am
3112pm
161pm
142pm
173pm
84pm
65pm
56pm
27pm
58pm

Breakdowns cluster at 11am, with 32 of the 161 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 398 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 25 closures start in the 9pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Seaworld San Diego downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Aug to 9 Oct

11 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 22 Sept, when 70.1% of the park's ride hours were lost and 21 of 21 rides went down at some point.

Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 60 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.

Frequently asked

Which rides break down most at Seaworld San Diego?

SkyTower (44.6%), Octarock (48.1%), Rescue Rafter (49.8%) have the lowest uptime at Seaworld San Diego across the last 60 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 14 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Seaworld San Diego overall?

Seaworld San Diego averages 49.9% uptime across 14 tracked rides, which is poor. 3 excellent, 4 good, 2 patchy, 5 poor.

Which ride at Seaworld San Diego is the most reliable?

Tidepool Twist, at 97.7% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 13h 4m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Seaworld San Diego?

11am is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 32 of the 161 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.

Which rides are closed at Seaworld San Diego today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Seaworld San Diego live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.

How is uptime measured?

Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.

Does weather affect Seaworld San Diego reliability?

Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.