Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
18min
Wed, Mar 18
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–45 min
Low 8:34am · high 10:13am
Typical Wednesday
10 min
8 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.
Wednesday, Mar 18 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
18 min
Lowest
5 min 8:34am
Highest
45 min 10:13am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Tue runs about 8 min shorter than Sun.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | · | 5 | 7 | · | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | · | · | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 9 | · | · | 10 | 10 | · | · |
| Thu | 5 | · | · | 15 | 9 | · | · | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 15 | · | · | · |
| Fri | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 10 |
| Sat | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | · | 13 | 13 | 10 | · | 12 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | · | 30 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 30 | · | 5 | · |
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 10 times for 3h 21m in total
- 8:04am – 8:05am 0s
- 8:11am – 8:34am 23m
- 8:43am – 9:37am 54m
- 11:13am – 11:28am 15m
- 1:22pm – 1:58pm 36m
- 3:19pm – 3:34pm 15m
- 4:10pm – 4:37pm 26m
- 7:31pm – 7:43pm 12m
- 7:52pm – 8:01pm 8m
- 8:49pm – 9:01pm 12m
Broke down on 21 of the 21 days it ran in the last 30 days.