Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
23min
Thu, Apr 2
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–45 min
Low 8:02am · high 10:10am
Typical Thursday
13 min
10 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.
Thursday, Apr 2 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
23 min
Lowest
5 min 8:02am
Highest
45 min 10:10am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sat runs about 3 min shorter than Wed.
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 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 18 | · | · | 15 | 21 | 13 | · | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Tue | 5 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 8 | · | · | 30 | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 10 | · | · |
| Thu | 5 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 20 | · | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | · | 20 | · |
| Fri | 5 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Sat | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | · | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 8 | · | 30 | 6 | 8 | · | 25 | · | 10 | · |
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 twice for 4h 19m in total
- 3:01pm – 6:41pm 3h 40m
- 8:54pm – 9:33pm 39m
Broke down on 21 of the 21 days it ran in the last 30 days.