SeaWorld Orlando’s planned SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep attraction has been pushed from 2026 to 2027, according to a SeaWorld representative and United Parks & Resorts’ latest earnings announcement.
The park has not announced a specific opening date or explained the reason for the delay. The ride was first revealed in September 2025 and had been promoted as a 2026 addition.
SEAQuest is planned as an indoor dark ride with suspended, submarine-style vehicles developed with Vekoma. SeaWorld has said riders will travel through marine-themed scenes with shipwrecks, sea creatures, lighting effects and onboard audio; the vehicles are designed to swing and rotate through the attraction.
The delay means visitors heading to SeaWorld Orlando before the end of 2026 should not expect the new ride to be open. SeaWorld is instead listing SEAQuest among the attractions it expects guests to experience with 2027 Fun Card admission, which also includes the remainder of 2026 subject to blockout dates.
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The update came as parent company United Parks & Resorts reported a third consecutive quarterly attendance decline across its portfolio. The company said attendance fell 4.7% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, to about 6.47 million visits across its parks. Those figures are companywide and do not identify attendance at SeaWorld Orlando alone.
SeaWorld Orlando has added Pipeline: The Surf Coaster, Penguin Trek and Expedition Odyssey in recent years. SEAQuest is intended to add a different type of experience to a lineup that has increasingly emphasized roller coasters.
