Disney California Adventure queue time statistics

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Average queue time by ride (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.

Ride	Overall average queue time, mins
Radiator Springs Racers	75
Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark	63
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!	46
Toy Story Midway Mania!	44
[Archived] Soarin' Over California	38
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure	34
Soarin’ Across America	32
[Archived] Soarin' Over California	31
Goofy's Sky School	28
Incredicoaster	27
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging	26
Grizzly River Run	24
[Archived] Disney•Pixar's "Incredibles 2" Sneak Peek	23
[Archived] Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters	23
Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging	23
Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween	22
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!	22
[Archived] For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration	16
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind	16
[Archived] Red Car Trolley	15
[Archived] Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular	14
[Archived] Mater's Junkyard Jamboree	14
Mater's Graveyard JamBOOree	12
[Archived] Meet Olaf in Hollywood Land	12
[Archived] Disney Junior - Live on Stage!	10
[Archived] Flik's Flyers	10
Jumpin' Jellyfish	10
Mickey's PhilharMagic	10
Silly Symphony Swings	10
The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure	10
Villains Grove at Oogie Boogie Bash	10
[Archived] Luigi's Flying Tires, presented by Alamo	9
[Archived] Meet Aviator Minnie in Condor Flats	9
[Archived] Meet Friends from Toy Story at Paradise Pier	9
[Archived] Special Extended Sneak Peek of "Cinderella"	9
[Archived] Heimlich's Chew Chew Train	8
[Archived] Meet Lightning McQueen and Mater in Cars Land	8
[Archived] Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies	8
[Archived] Francis' Ladybug Boogie	7
Golden Zephyr	7
[Archived] Olaf's Snow Fest	7
Jessie's Critter Carousel	6
Animation Academy	5
Games of Pixar Pier	5
[Archived] It's Tough to be a Bug!	5
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail	5
Turtle Talk with Crush	5

Average maximum queue time by ride (all time)

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).

Ride	Average maximum queue time, mins
Radiator Springs Racers	111
Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark	99
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!	80
Toy Story Midway Mania!	76
[Archived] Soarin' Over California	73
Soarin’ Across America	60
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure	58
[Archived] Soarin' Over California	57
Incredicoaster	53
Goofy's Sky School	51
Grizzly River Run	51
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging	47
Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging	46
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!	41
Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween	38
[Archived] Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters	37
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind	32
[Archived] Mater's Junkyard Jamboree	29
Mater's Graveyard JamBOOree	28
[Archived] Disney•Pixar's "Incredibles 2" Sneak Peek	23
The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure	22
[Archived] Luigi's Flying Tires, presented by Alamo	21
[Archived] For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration	20
Jumpin' Jellyfish	19
[Archived] Flik's Flyers	18
Silly Symphony Swings	18
[Archived] Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular	17
[Archived] Meet Olaf in Hollywood Land	16
Villains Grove at Oogie Boogie Bash	16
[Archived] Red Car Trolley	15
[Archived] Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies	15
[Archived] Heimlich's Chew Chew Train	14
[Archived] Disney Junior - Live on Stage!	13
Golden Zephyr	12
[Archived] Meet Friends from Toy Story at Paradise Pier	11
[Archived] Meet Aviator Minnie in Condor Flats	10
[Archived] Meet Lightning McQueen and Mater in Cars Land	10
Mickey's PhilharMagic	10
[Archived] Francis' Ladybug Boogie	9
[Archived] Special Extended Sneak Peek of "Cinderella"	9
Jessie's Critter Carousel	7
[Archived] Olaf's Snow Fest	7
Animation Academy	5
Games of Pixar Pier	5
[Archived] It's Tough to be a Bug!	5
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail	5
Turtle Talk with Crush	5

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

Availability during park operating hours (all time)

Average crowd level by month (all time)

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

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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.

Year	Average crowd level, %	Average crowd level (YTD), %
2014	19	16
2015	29	29
2016	32	31
2017	47	49
2018	54	55
2019	51	54
2020	47	47
2021	41	39
2022	67	67
2023	59	62
2024	57	60
2025	59	60
2026	58	58

Average crowd level by event (all time)

Event	Average crowd level, %
⏰ Early Entry	59
🎟️ Special Ticketed Event	47

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

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

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

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

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

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