Disney California Adventure wait time statistics

Radiator Springs Racers has the longest average wait at Disney California Adventure, at 75 minutes, followed by Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark (63 minutes) and Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! (46 minutes). 13 of the 28 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Radiator Springs Racers sees the longest peak waits at Disney California Adventure, with its daily maximum averaging 111 minutes, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark (99 minutes) and Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! (80 minutes).

Disney California Adventure is usually quietest in September, when crowd levels average as low as 32%. The busiest month tends to be March, at around 63%.

Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Disney California Adventure, averaging 46% compared with 54% on Saturday. Weekdays and weekends are similarly busy.

So far in 2026, crowd levels at Disney California Adventure are similar to the same point in 2025 (57% compared with 59%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 68%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.