All time
Radiator Springs Racers has the longest average queue 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). 12 of the 26 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
Radiator Springs Racers sees the longest peak queues 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%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 47 |
| Feb | 57 |
| Mar | 63 |
| Apr | 62 |
| May | 57 |
| Jun | 53 |
| Jul | 53 |
| Aug | 40 |
| Sep | 32 |
| Oct | 52 |
| Nov | 45 |
| Dec | 47 |
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.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 49 |
| Mon | 53 |
| Tue | 50 |
| Wed | 54 |
| Thu | 46 |
| Fri | 47 |
| Sat | 54 |
So far in 2026, crowd levels at Disney California Adventure are similar to the same point in 2025 (58% compared with 60%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 67%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| ⏰ Early Entry | 59 |
| 🎟️ Special Ticketed Event | 47 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2019 | 100 |
| October 12, 2022 | 99 |
| March 19, 2025 | 99 |
| February 15, 2025 | 99 |
| February 16, 2020 | 99 |
| April 13, 2022 | 99 |
| April 02, 2026 | 99 |
| April 14, 2022 | 99 |
| January 04, 2017 | 99 |
| December 28, 2022 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 03, 2021 | 0 |
| May 04, 2021 | 0 |
| September 01, 2021 | 0 |
| May 05, 2021 | 0 |
| May 06, 2021 | 0 |
| February 15, 2017 | 0 |
| August 23, 2021 | 0 |
| August 31, 2021 | 0 |
| September 09, 2021 | 0 |
| September 02, 2021 | 0 |