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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 17, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 10 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN9/16
WEATHER93° Clear
SeaWorld Orlando crowd report infographic for Aug 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
2
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Infinity Falls first

Even on a light day, Infinity Falls builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

10 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Journey to Atlantis + Penguin Trek fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 7 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

9 rides · avg wait shown
Infinity Falls
30m avg
peak 60m · 70% uptime
Expedition Odyssey
28m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Ice Breaker
19m avg
peak 60m · 73% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
17m avg
peak 30m · 80% uptime
Penguin Trek
14m avg
peak 30m · 70% uptime
Manta
11m avg
peak 30m · 73% uptime
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
10m avg
peak 15m · 71% uptime
Kraken
8m avg
peak 20m · 80% uptime
Mako
6m avg
peak 15m · 78% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 93°F, low 79°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Infinity Falls 36m to 21m
10 AM Walk-on window: Journey to Atlantis + Penguin Trek
4:08p Smart pick: Infinity Falls is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion