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Best Time to Ride at California Adventure

Rope drop at California Adventure is at 8 AM today, when the park opens, so be at the gate by 7:30 AM. Radiator Springs Racers is quietest around 9 AM and busiest around 7 PM. The list below gives the quietest hour for every attraction, so you can plan the rest of the day around the lines. What time rope drop starts at California Adventure →

Attraction Quietest 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
Radiator Springs Racers 9 AM 72 60 71 70 65 62 66 65 66 66 80 92 84 71
Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark 2 PM · · · · · · 50 51 58 63 70 78 81 76
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! 8 AM 30 37 41 46 47 43 44 · · · · · · ·
Toy Story Midway Mania! 8 AM 12 27 36 40 39 39 41 41 46 46 46 48 37 29
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure 8 AM 15 30 39 40 38 38 40 41 45 44 45 45 37 29
Soarin’ Across America 8 AM 13 24 32 37 35 36 37 41 43 42 44 40 37 27
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! 8 AM 6 15 29 33 34 33 32 39 41 41 40 40 29 22
Incredicoaster 8 AM 12 17 21 24 24 26 26 28 31 34 40 47 46 39
Goofy's Sky School 8 AM 6 12 22 27 27 28 26 28 31 35 40 36 33 24
Grizzly River Run 8 AM 5 5 8 17 23 27 29 33 28 24 19 13 9 8
Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween 8 AM 7 14 19 19 16 16 16 16 22 25 28 30 25 18
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging 8 AM 5 7 14 18 19 19 19 19 22 25 29 31 · ·
Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging 8 AM 5 7 13 16 16 16 16 17 19 25 32 36 · ·
The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure 8 AM 5 6 13 17 18 18 18 20 25 24 20 18 12 7
Mater's Graveyard JamBOOree 8 AM 8 13 16 15 14 13 11 13 17 20 20 22 18 16
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind 8 AM 5 5 8 12 13 13 12 12 15 18 18 19 17 8
Mickey's PhilharMagic 9 AM · 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Golden Zephyr 8 AM 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 9 9 10 10 12
Jumpin' Jellyfish 8 AM 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 8 8 14 16 13
Silly Symphony Swings 8 AM 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 10

Under 25 min 25–49 min 50+ min ◇ quietest hour

Best time to ride, attraction by attraction

What is the best time to ride Radiator Springs Racers at California Adventure?
At California Adventure, Radiator Springs Racers typically has its shortest standby waits around 9 AM and its longest around 7 PM. The wait runs about 69 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 160 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark at California Adventure?
At California Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark typically has its shortest standby waits around 2 PM and its longest around 8 PM. The wait runs about 62 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 140 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! at California Adventure?
At California Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 12 PM. The wait runs about 41 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 165 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Toy Story Midway Mania! at California Adventure?
At California Adventure, Toy Story Midway Mania! typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 7 PM. The wait runs about 38 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 90 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure at California Adventure?
At California Adventure, WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 4 PM. The wait runs about 38 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 100 minutes at its worst.

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