Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
22min
Sat, Dec 27
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–35 min
Low 8:02am · high 10:20am
Typical Saturday
10 min
12 min busier that day
Photo: Disney
Golden Zephyr is a spinning attraction located in Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure Park within the Disneyland Resort. Riders board gleaming, retro-style spaceships inspired by 1920s science fiction and are lifted high above the park, offering aerial views while gently rotating. The experience is suitable for visitors of any height and appeals to a range of age groups, from preschoolers to teens.
Saturday, Dec 27 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
22 min
Lowest
5 min 8:02am
Highest
35 min 10:20am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Wed runs about 3 min shorter than Tue.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Tue | · | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 9 | · | 5 | 5 | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | · | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | · | 5 | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | · | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| Fri | 15 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 10 | · | 11 | 23 | · | · | 12 | 10 | · | · | 7 | · |
| Sat | · | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | · | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | · |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 6 | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 5
Highest
30 min Dec 30
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min Mar 1
Highest
18 min Dec 28
Average
11 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 2026
Highest
16 min Mar 2025
Average
11 min
Lowest
11 min 2024
Highest
12 min 2026
Ride status
Down 5 times for 2h 9m in total
- 11:11am – 12:02pm 50m
- 12:32pm – 12:44pm 12m
- 5:36pm – 5:52pm 15m
- 8:50pm – 9:35pm 44m
- 9:59pm – 10:07pm 8m
Broke down on 28 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.