Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Fri, May 8
Hours
8am–9pm
Special ticketed event 9pm–1:15am
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:01am · high 8:01am
Typical Friday
12 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.
Friday, May 8 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:01am
Highest
5 min 8:01am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 10pm, 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 | 10pm | 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 | 11 | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | · |
| 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 | 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 3h 25m in total
- 12:39pm – 1:30pm 51m
- 2:45pm – 2:55pm 9m
- 6:18pm – 6:31pm 13m
- 7:45pm – 9:33pm 1h 47m
- 9:56pm – 10:21pm 25m
Broke down on 30 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.