Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
10min
Thu, May 7
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–20 min
Low 8:20am · high 6:12pm
Typical Thursday
17 min
7 min quieter 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, May 7 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
10 min
Lowest
5 min 8:20am
Highest
20 min 6:12pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 3pm, and Sun runs about 7 min shorter than Thu.
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 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | · | · | · | 24 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 30 | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 18 | · | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 16 | · | 14 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | · | · | · | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | · |
| Sat | · | 5 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | · |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | · |
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 5h 7m in total
- 12:47pm – 1:05pm 18m
- 1:56pm – 4:27pm 2h 31m
- 5:01pm – 5:43pm 41m
- 6:38pm – 7:57pm 1h 19m
- 8:42pm – 9:00pm 18m
Broke down on 30 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.