Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
26min
Tue, Dec 30
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
15–35 min
Low 10:58am · high 11:42am
Typical Tuesday
12 min
14 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.
Tuesday, Dec 30 vs a typical Tuesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays
Average
26 min
Lowest
15 min 10:58am
Highest
35 min 11:42am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Wed runs about 5 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 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 10 | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | · | 5 | 14 | 11 | 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 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 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 3 times for 8h 54m in total
- 8:00am – 10:46am 2h 45m
- 1:46pm – 6:50pm 5h 4m
- 8:28pm – 9:33pm 1h 5m
Broke down on 28 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.