SeaWorld San Antonio

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Today’s hoursNot published yetwhen published

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Rides open—reporting waits

Longest wait now—worst line

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Busiest weekday

Today’s tip

Backpacks and bags are allowed but searched at the entrance.

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Official tickets ↗

Ticket links go to the park’s official site; prices and availability are set by the operator.

Park access

Park-pass availability & official hours ↗

Today at the park

Operating hours appear here once the park publishes them for today.

No sourced crowd basis yet for this park.

Next 16 days

A 16-day crowd + weather outlook appears here once weather is collected for this park.

Events

Seasonal events & festivals

2026-03-07 to 2026-05-17Seven Seas Food Festival
2026-06-13 to 2026-08-09Summer Spectacular
2026-09-10 to 2026-11-01Halloween Spooktacular
2026-09-11 to 2026-11-01Howl-O-Scream
2026-11-11 to 2027-01-03Christmas Celebration

Special events at SeaWorld San Antonio

One-off ticketed events appear here as they are sourced from the park’s published calendar.

Recurring festivals are under Seasonal; one-off ticketed events are under Special.

A sourced crowd forecast isn’t available for this park yet. Best-day guidance appears here as soon as real, attributed crowd data is collected — it is never projected from generic seasonal patterns.

Park Guide

Everything to know before you go — food and drink, bags and lockers, accessibility, first aid, parking and transport, insider tips and more. Each menu opens on tap.

Food and drink policy

Outside foodOutside food, drinks, coolers and glass are not permitted; exceptions for medical diets and baby formula by speaking with a team member. Confirm.

Bags and lockers

LockersLockers near the main entrance and outside many rides; confirm current pricing.

Bag policyBackpacks and bags are allowed but searched at the entrance.

Loose articles on ridesLoose items are not allowed in queues or on major rides; use a zipped pocket, a locker or a non-rider.

Strollers, wheelchairs, and rentals

Mobility & rentalsUse your own wheelchair or ECV, or rent at Island Traders just inside the entrance (reserve online).

Accessibility

AccessUnited Parks Ride Accessibility Program; register for the IBCCES Accessibility Card (IAC) at accessibilitycard.org, then enroll at Guest Services. Confirm current process.

Access systemUnited Parks Ride Accessibility Program (IBCCES Accessibility Card)

SensoryAutism and sensory accommodations are offered; hidden conditions can qualify for the Ride Accessibility Program. Confirm Certified Autism Center status with the park.

Nursing and baby care

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s nursing and baby care details are confirmed.

First aid and safety

LocationNear the park entrance — ask Guest Services for the exact location.

What's thereFirst aid staff during park hours; basic wound care; OTC remedies; quiet rest area; help arranging transport to urgent care.

AEDAvailable throughout the park.

NearbyMultiple urgent care and emergency facilities in the San Antonio area.

Park phone(210) 520-4732

Parking and transportation

Parkingstandard

Surface parkingstandard

Surface parkingstandard · Paid parking

Surface parkingstandard

Surface parkingstandard · Free parking

Surface parkingstandard

Insider tips

Reserve and pre-pay mobility devices online, then pick up at Island Traders.

Enroll in RAP at Guest Services on arrival for ride return times.

Official links

Dining menus

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s dining menus details are confirmed.

Gear rentals

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s gear rentals details are confirmed.

Family picks

Mixed age (41–48")6

Catapult Falls 42" min

Journey to Atlantis 42" min ≈14 min

Steel Eel 48" min ≈4 min

Texas Stingray 46" min ≈4 min

Tidal Surge 48" min ≈1 min

Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster 48" min

Shortest typical waits4

Tidal Surge 48" min ≈1 min

Steel Eel 48" min ≈4 min

Texas Stingray 46" min ≈4 min

Journey to Atlantis 42" min ≈14 min

Age-band picks are policy-derived from sourced height requirements (official park sites); they are suggestions, not safety rulings. Confirm every requirement in the official park app.

Quiet / sensory spots2

Marine life exhibit buildings — Cool, shaded exhibit buildings for penguins and sharks offer a calm retreat from Texas heat and outdoor park noise.

Lakeside area — Benches along the lake with open air and calmer surroundings compared to the ride zones.

Only spaces with an explicit sensory/quiet tag are shown — we don’t guess locations.

Things on the map51

First aidFirst aid

Interactive play zoneInteractive play area

RestroomsRestroom

Shade ZoneBeluga Stadium

Shade ZoneShaded shelter

Only amenities with a verified map coordinate are listed.

Source: practical info+park amenities+park official sources+services+ride attributes

Rides & live waits

Search the sourced ride directory and see live waits only when a supported provider reports them.

Great time to be here

Typical wait is only 3 min across 8 open rides — start with the shortest line.

Crowd readLight

Rides open8 of 113 closedas of Jul 31, 2:08 AM

Typical wait3 min

Longest wait20 min

Your next moveDolphin Dive~0 min typical

Dolphin Dive

Status unavailable

Typical 0 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Great White

Status unavailable

Typical 5 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Journey to Atlantis

Status unavailable

Typical 16 min

42" min

Ride details

Minimum height42"

RestraintLap bar

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Rio Loco

Status unavailable

Typical 19 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Riptide Rescue

Status unavailable

Typical 3 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Sea Swinger

Status unavailable

Typical 4 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Spinning Reef

Status unavailable

Typical 0 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Steel Eel

Status unavailable

Typical 4 min

48" min

Ride details

Minimum height48"

RestraintLap bar

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Tidal Surge

Status unavailable

Typical 1 min

48" min

Ride details

Minimum height48"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Wave Breaker

Status unavailable

Typical 5 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Super Grover's Box Car Derby

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Texas Stingray

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Attraction inventory combines canonical and community-mapped names. Live waits appear only when a supported provider reports them.

Source: canonical rides+osm in park

Experiences

Shows, events, and scheduled experiences are kept separate from the ride directory.

Shows3

Nautilus Amphitheater

Hours vary

Sea Star Theater

Hours vary

Stage at Sealion & Otter Stadium

Hours vary

Tours1

Beluga Whale Tour

Hours vary

Exhibits1

Explorer's Reef

Hours vary

Animal encounters5

Texas Stingray

Hours vary

Aldabra Tortoise

Hours vary

Belugas and Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

Hours vary

Penguin Encounter

Hours vary

Radiated Tortoise

Hours vary

Water experiences12

Cutback Cove Flume

Hours vary

HooRoo Run

Hours vary

Ihu's Breakaway Falls - Blue Slide

Hours vary

Ihu's Breakaway Falls - Green Slide

Hours vary

Ihu's Breakaway Falls - Orange Slide

Hours vary

Kiwi Curl

Hours vary

Loggerhead Lane

Hours vary

Stingray Falls

Hours vary

Tassie's Twisters

Hours vary

Taumata Racer

Hours vary

Walhalla Wave

Hours vary

Zippity Zappity

Hours vary

Experiences4

Dolphin Touch

Hours vary

In-Water Beluga Interaction

Hours vary

Penguin Interaction Program

Hours vary

Ultimate Animal Experience

Hours vary

Events5

Seven Seas Food Festival

2026-03-07 – 2026-05-17 (approx.)festival

weekends

Summer Spectacular

2026-06-13 – 2026-08-09 (approx.)festival

Halloween Spooktacular

2026-09-10 – 2026-11-01halloween

included family daytime event

Howl-O-Scream

2026-09-11 – 2026-11-01halloweenSeparate ticket

separately ticketed night haunt

Christmas Celebration

2026-11-11 – 2027-01-03holiday

included; lights and shows

Source: canonical experiences+osm in park attractions+canonical events

Dining in the park

In-park food options only — venues physically inside the park. Everything around the park lives under Nearby.

All-Day Dining Deal locations

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Biergarten

Bar & beverage

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Dine with Orcas

Table service

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Dippin Dots

Snack

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Harbor Market

Table serviceburgersaladsandwichseafooditalianasian

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Ice Cream Parlor

Snack

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Lone Star Lakeside Bar

Bar & beverage

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Mango Joe's

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Mango Market

Table servicehot_dogsandwichsalad

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

McDonald's

Quick serviceburger

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Pizza & More

Quick servicepizza

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Polar Parlor

Snack

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Rosita's Cafe

Table servicepizzapastasaladsoupbuffet

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q

Table servicebarbecue

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Smokehouse Grill

Table servicebarbecue

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Spanky's Frsh Cut Fries

Table servicefries

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Sweet-treat stands

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

The smokehouse

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Tidal Brews

Bar & beverage

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Waterstone Grill

Table serviceburgersandwichsaladpizzadessert

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Source-backed venues; ParksRadar never invents a menu or price.

Source: canonical dining

Amenities & first aid

Facilities like lockers, first aid, water, nursing and restrooms — each type as its own dropdown, mapped when a trusted coordinate exists.

51 sourced facilities across 4 categories.

First aid2

First aidVerified

Restrooms11

RestroomVerified

Interactive play zone1

Interactive play areaVerified

Shade Zone37

Beluga StadiumVerified

Shaded shelterVerified

Source: park amenities

Calendar

Persisted operating hours, fresh waits, weather, and events appear only when their source-backed data is available.

The crowd calendar appears here once this park has real, attributed crowd data. It is never projected from generic seasonal patterns.

History & key facts

Established date, designation, operator and other at-a-glance facts, cross-checked and never fabricated.

Opening dates, milestones, and archives appear here as they are sourced and cross-checked across independent sources — none are sourced for this park yet.

Park photos

Openly-licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons — every image credited to its photographer with a licence link.

No openly-licensed photos have been collected for this park yet. Photos appear here automatically as licence-tagged imagery is gathered from Wikimedia Commons — each with its author and licence.

Trip Planner — calmest days to visit

Pick your travel window and ParksRadar ranks the calmest days to visit SeaWorld San Antonio, from its seasonal crowd model.

ArriveLeave

Build my day makes a free, printable hour-by-hour plan: must-do rides at their calmest times with waits, walks, meals, snack and baby-care breaks, and kids’ height checks.

Day-by-day crowd ranking needs real data for this park (a sourced crowd forecast), which hasn’t been collected yet. Weather for your dates still appears in the calendar.

Shortest reported waits

In the park now? Ride the shortest posted lines first. Waits show only when a supported provider reports them.

•Dolphin Dive~0 min typical

•Spinning Reef~0 min typical

•Tidal Surge~1 min typical

•Riptide Rescue~3 min typical

•Sea Swinger~4 min typical

•Steel Eel~4 min typical

•Great White~5 min typical

•Wave Breaker~5 min typical

•Journey to Atlantis~16 min typical

•Rio Loco~19 min typical

•Super Grover's Box Car DerbyNo wait reported

•Texas StingrayNo wait reported

•Wave Breaker: The Rescue CoasterNo wait reported

Where to stay

An interactive live-price hotel map centered on the park, the full official resort directory, and filterable nearby lodging.

Live hotel prices near SeaWorld San Antonio

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Nearby hotels & resorts

Places around the park. Filter by type and distance; live nightly prices are on the map above.

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Official booking

Official park site ↗

Official park or resort booking link

Where to stay

Nearby and stay information has not been sourced yet.

Every resort listed is real and sourced — ParksRadar never invents a hotel. “Check live rates” opens a live Google Hotels search for that property.

Nearby

Around the park: emergency services, hotels, restaurants, bars, and attractions, with distance and directions.

No nearby places have been found around this park yet.

Park news

Headlines link to their original publisher and never fall back to unrelated park news.

September 2026

SeaWorld's rescued belugas have yet to meet the park's resident whales ↗

Blooloop · 2026-09-04

August 2026

Why SeaWorld Spooktacular is one of the best ways to trick-or-treat in Orlando ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-31

No tricks here: SeaWorld Spooktacular is one of our favorite ways to trick-or-treat with younger kids in Orlando, with daytime fun, candy trails, colorful decorations and no late n

(Review) SeaWorld Orlando’s Hotel Transylvania Monster Breakfast starts Halloween early ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-30

Breakfast gets spooky at SeaWorld Orlando. We joined Drac, Mavis and the Hotel Transylvania crew for a morning Halloween party filled with character greetings, monster-themed food

Rescued beluga whales from shuttered Marineland arrive safely at SeaWorld San Diego ↗

Blooloop · 2026-08-25

Seven beluga whales now being cared for at SeaWorld San Antonio ↗

Blooloop · 2026-08-07

SeaWorld taps 23-year veteran to lead all 3 Orlando parks ↗

Blooloop · 2026-08-07

SeaWorld puts all three Orlando parks under one president ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-07

Brad Gilmour will lead SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica and Discovery Cove as the company reunites its three Orlando parks under one president. The post SeaWorld puts all three Orlando p

United Parks teases more IP partnerships for SeaWorld and Busch Gardens ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-04

SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are expanding their use of familiar entertainment properties, with Baby Shark, Sony horror films and Rudolph helping United Parks reach broader audiences

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