Tentacle Twirl wait times
Tentacle Twirl at Seaworld San Diego averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tentacle Twirl queue times, day by day
Tentacle Twirl over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tentacle Twirl has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tentacle Twirl queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tentacle Twirl peaks at 4pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tentacle Twirl
Best time to ride
Tentacle Twirl averages 3 minutes at 9am against 13 at the 4pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Tentacle Twirl by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Tue5m
- Wed6m
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat10m
- Sun11m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Tentacle Twirl, at 5 minutes against 11 on Sunday.
Does Tentacle Twirl break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 97% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Tentacle Twirl ran 97% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Tentacle Twirl queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 4Wednesday 7 Oct15m
- 5Monday 28 Sept10m
- 6Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 7Friday 9 Oct10m
- 8Tuesday 29 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Tentacle Twirl was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Tentacle Twirl 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 Tentacle Twirl
Tentacle Twirl is one of 13 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 6th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 7-minute park average.
Tentacle Twirl has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tentacle Twirl?
The live wait time for Tentacle Twirl at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tentacle Twirl wait times.
Is Tentacle Twirl open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tentacle Twirl is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tentacle Twirl has been open around 97% 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 Tentacle Twirl?
Based on historical wait time data, Tentacle Twirl 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 Tentacle Twirl?
Tentacle Twirl is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tentacle Twirl usually?
Over recent weeks, Tentacle Twirl has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Tentacle Twirl at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Tentacle Twirl often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tentacle Twirl has been running about 97% of the time. We track Tentacle Twirl'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 Tentacle Twirl at Seaworld San Diego?
Tentacle Twirl 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 Tentacle Twirl?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tentacle Twirl's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tentacle Twirl is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.