Emperor wait times
Emperor at Seaworld San Diego averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 85% of the park's opening hours recently.
Emperor queue times, day by day
Emperor over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Emperor has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 6 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Emperor queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Emperor peaks at 3pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Emperor
Best time to ride
Emperor averages 1 minutes at 9am against 15 at the 3pm peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Emperor by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat9m
- Sun9m
Monday is the quietest day for Emperor, at 5 minutes against 9 on Saturday.
Does Emperor break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 83% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 100%
- 92%
- 84%
- 97%
- 99%
- 99%
- 97%
- 22%
- 9%
- 94%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Emperor ran 83% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Emperor queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 3Tuesday 29 Sept10m
- 4Wednesday 7 Oct10m
- 5Monday 28 Sept5m
- 6Wednesday 30 Sept5m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct5m
- 8Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Emperor was 20 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Emperor 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 Emperor
Emperor is one of 13 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 7th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 7-minute park average.
Emperor has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 85% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Emperor?
The live wait time for Emperor at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Emperor wait times.
Is Emperor open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Emperor is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Emperor has been open around 85% 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 Emperor?
Based on historical wait time data, Emperor 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 Emperor?
Emperor is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Emperor usually?
Over recent weeks, Emperor has averaged about 6 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Emperor at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Emperor often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Emperor has been running about 85% of the time. We track Emperor'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 Emperor at Seaworld San Diego?
Emperor 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 Emperor?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Emperor's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Emperor is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.