Shortest waits at California Adventure
Every California Adventure ride ranked by its typical posted wait over the last 30 days. The shortest lines: Games of Pixar Pier, Jessie's Critter Carousel, Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark10pm · 31 min
Radiator Springs Racers9pm · 54 min
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!8am · 31 min
Toy Story Midway Mania!8am · 9 min
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure8am · 13 min
All rides, shortest first
1Games of Pixar PierBest 9am (5 min) · worst 9am (5 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min
2Jessie's Critter CarouselBest 8am (5 min) · worst 7pm (6 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min3Redwood Creek Challenge TrailBest 10am (5 min) · worst 10am (5 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min
4Golden ZephyrBest 8am (5 min) · worst 5pm (9 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time7 min5Jumpin' JellyfishBest 8am (5 min) · worst 7pm (10 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time7 min6Silly Symphony SwingsBest 8am (5 min) · worst 6pm (9 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time7 min7Villains Grove at Oogie Boogie BashBest 6pm (5 min) · worst 9pm (15 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time9 min
8Mickey's PhilharMagicBest 9am (10 min) · worst 9am (10 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time10 min9Grizzly River RunBest 8am (5 min) · worst 2pm (24 min) · under 30 min 85% of the time13 min10Inside Out Emotional WhirlwindBest 8am (5 min) · worst 6pm (18 min) · under 30 min 96% of the time13 min11The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea AdventureBest 8am (5 min) · worst 4pm (23 min) · under 30 min 89% of the time14 min12Mater's Junkyard JamboreeBest 8am (8 min) · worst 5pm (19 min) · under 30 min 92% of the time15 min13Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-SwingingBest 8am (5 min) · worst 5pm (31 min) · under 30 min 78% of the time19 min14Pixar Pal-A-Round - SwingingBest 8am (5 min) · worst 5pm (30 min) · under 30 min 74% of the time20 min15Luigi's Rollickin' RoadstersBest 8am (7 min) · worst 5pm (29 min) · under 30 min 71% of the time21 min16IncredicoasterBest 8am (13 min) · worst 5pm (34 min) · under 30 min 56% of the time27 min17Goofy's Sky SchoolBest 8am (5 min) · worst 5pm (40 min) · under 30 min 52% of the time28 min18Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!Best 8am (5 min) · worst 4pm (41 min) · under 30 min 46% of the time30 min19Soarin’ Across AmericaBest 8am (12 min) · worst 3pm (43 min) · under 30 min 47% of the time32 min20Toy Story Midway Mania!Best 8am (9 min) · worst 4pm (46 min) · under 30 min 25% of the time36 min21WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man AdventureBest 8am (13 min) · worst 5pm (47 min) · under 30 min 34% of the time36 min22Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!Best 8am (31 min) · worst 1pm (51 min) · under 30 min 21% of the time45 min23Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After DarkBest 10pm (31 min) · worst 5pm (75 min) · under 30 min 14% of the time65 min
24Radiator Springs RacersBest 9pm (54 min) · worst 8am (71 min) · under 30 min 2% of the time65 minTypical wait = average posted wait from 8am to 10pm park time.Best time of day for short lines
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