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Will SeaWorld Orlando open its SEAQuest ride in 2026, as it said in 2025?

The Roadmap Reckoner · SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando · last checked 2026-10-14

Verdict	PENDING, AT RISK (2026 is not over, but SeaWorld no longer names 2026)
Promiser	SeaWorld Orlando (United Parks & Resorts)
Place	SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando
Promised	2026-12-31 ("Opening in 2026", SeaWorld Orlando's page for SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep, Internet Archive copy of September 2025)
Delivered / status	Not open at last check: the ride page has said "Coming Soon" since mid-March 2026; United Parks last named the ride for 2026 in its 10-K of March 3, 2026
Last checked	2026-10-14

Verdict: PENDING, AT RISK (2026 is not over, but SeaWorld no longer names 2026). In September 2025, SeaWorld Orlando's page for its new ride said: "Opening in 2026, SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep takes families on an awe-inspiring voyage" [C1]. 2026 has 78 days left at this entry's last check, and the ride has not opened: the same page now says "Coming Soon" where it said "Opening in 2026" [C7, C7b]. The wording changed between the Internet Archive's copies of mid-February and mid-March 2026 [C4, C5]. United Parks & Resorts, which owns SeaWorld, last listed the ride among "new rides and attractions expected to open in 2026" in its 10-K of March 3, 2026, which its April 30 annual report reprints [C12, C12b, C12c, C13, the trace]. On May 11, 2026, its first-quarter release lists the year's new rides and names a different SeaWorld Orlando ride, not SEAQuest [C14, C14c, the trace]. No SeaWorld or United Parks record read names a later year [the trace].

Last checked: October 14, 2026.

The promise. "Opening in 2026", on SeaWorld Orlando's own page for the ride [C1].
Not open yet. The page says "Coming Soon" [C7]. The park's "New At The Park" menu lists "Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice Now Open!" and no SEAQuest item [C7d, the trace].
The page stopped naming the year. "Opening in 2026" is in every Internet Archive copy from September 2025 to mid-February 2026, and "Coming Soon" in every copy from mid-March 2026 on [C1, C4, C5, C6, the trace].
The owner's filings named 2026 until March 3. United Parks' 10-K of March 3, 2026 lists SEAQuest as "expected to open in 2026"; its April 30 annual report reprints that 10-K [C12, C12b, C12c, C13]. The May 11 and August 4, 2026 releases do not name it [C14, C15, the trace].
The 2026 pass is still the way in. The page still says "The only way to guarantee first-to-ride access is with a 2026 Annual Pass" [C7c].

The promise

The Internet Archive's first copy of SeaWorld Orlando's page for the ride, from September 2025, says [C1, C1b]:

"Opening in 2026, SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep takes families on an awe-inspiring voyage" … "Annual Pass Members will be among the very first to ride when this bold new attraction surfaces in 2026."

The same page sold the ride with a pass: "The only way to guarantee first-to-ride access is with a 2026 Annual Pass" [C1c].

What it is. SeaWorld's blog of December 17, 2025 says "SeaWorld and ride manufacturer Vekoma Rides unveiled the stunning ride vehicle", and "Launching in a newly expanded area of SeaWorld Orlando" [C8, C8c, C8d].
The deadline. This entry reads "Opening in 2026" as by the end of 2026, the latest the words allow [C1].
Dates of the page's wording. The ride page carries no date of its own. This entry dates its wording by the Internet Archive's copies, to the month; the archive's exact capture times are in the trace [the trace].

Timeline

September 2025. The Internet Archive's first copy of the ride page: "Opening in 2026", and pass members first to ride "when this bold new attraction surfaces in 2026" [C1, C1b].
October 2025. An October 2025 copy still says "Opening in 2026" [C2].
November 6, 2025. United Parks' third-quarter release: "The Company has announced several of its upcoming new rides, attractions, events and upgrades for 2026." It names "its new attraction: SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep" with no month; the San Diego item in the same list gives "spring 2026" [C10, C10b, C10c].
Later in November 2025. The archive's copy shows the page rewritten. The "surfaces in 2026" sentence is gone, and a new line says "Opening in 2026 within a newly expanded area of the park" [C3, the trace].
December 17, 2025. SeaWorld's blog: "SeaWorld Orlando is creating a thrilling new course for 2026 with SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep." [C8, C8b]
Mid-February 2026. The last Internet Archive copy that says "Opening in 2026" [C4, C4b].
February 26, 2026. United Parks' fourth-quarter release: "For 2026, the Company has an outstanding line-up of new rides and attractions", among them "SeaWorld Orlando: SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep", again with no month [C11, C11b].
March 3, 2026. United Parks' annual 10-K filing: "This includes the following new rides and attractions expected to open in 2026:", with "SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep (SeaWorld Orlando)" first on the list [C12, C12b].
Mid-March 2026. The Internet Archive's next copy of the page: "Coming Soon, SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep takes families on an awe-inspiring voyage", and "Coming Soon within a newly expanded area of the park" [C5, C5b].
April 30, 2026. United Parks' annual report reprints the March 3 10-K, list included [C13, C13b]. Its shareholder letter, dated April 30, says "Our 2026 roadmap is defined by a compelling lineup of new rides, attractions, and events" and does not name the ride [C13c, the trace].
May 11, 2026. United Parks' first-quarter release lists "The Company's new rides and attractions" for 2026 [C14]. It reports one opening: "SeaWorld San Antonio opened Barracuda Strike, Texas' First Inverted Family Coaster in March." [C14b] For SeaWorld Orlando it says "SeaWorld Orlando will soon open a completely revamped and upgraded Expedition Odyssey" [C14c]. SEAQuest is not on the list [the trace].
July 2026. The archive's copy still says "Coming Soon" [C6].
August 4, 2026. United Parks' second-quarter release names SeaWorld Orlando for an event, "Red, White & BBQ at SeaWorld Orlando", and has no list of new rides [C15, the trace].
At this entry's last check. The page says "Coming Soon" in both places [C7, C7b]. The park's menu lists "Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice Now Open!" [C7d].

What changed, and why, in the record's own words

On the ride page: "Opening in 2026" became "Coming Soon" between the archive's mid-February and mid-March 2026 copies [C4, C5].
In United Parks' filings: the ride was among the 2026 openings in November 2025, February 2026 and March 2026 (the 10-K, reprinted in the April 30 annual report) [C10, C11, C12, C13]. The May 11, 2026 release lists the year's new rides without it, and the August 4, 2026 release names it nowhere [C14, C15, the trace].
Why. No SeaWorld or United Parks record read gives a reason for the change [the trace].

What it cost

No figure. No United Parks filing read gives SEAQuest's cost [the trace].

What is still open

The year. 2026 ends on December 31; this entry's last check left 78 days [C1].
The pass. First-to-ride access is still sold with "a 2026 Annual Pass" [C7c].
The next report. United Parks' third-quarter release, expected in early November 2026, comes after this entry [the trace].

What this entry did not check

Orange County building permits for the park, which could show the construction stage. The county's permit search did not return results [the trace].
South Florida Water Management District permits [the trace].
United Parks' earnings calls, where executives may have spoken about the ride's timing [the trace].
News reports. They were used only to find records. A WFTV report of April 10, 2026 on a SeaWorld Orlando attraction's "major redesign" does not name the attraction in its text, so it is not used [the trace].

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