Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
11min
Thu, May 28
Hours
8am–9pm
Special ticketed event 9pm–1:15am
Range
5–25 min
Low 8:01am · high 10:25pm
Typical Thursday
16 min
5 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 28 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
11 min
Lowest
5 min 8:01am
Highest
25 min 10:25pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 8am, and Fri runs about 7 min shorter than Tue.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 1am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | · | · | · | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | · | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | · | 5 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 24 | · | · | 14 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | · | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | · | · | 20 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | · |
| Thu | 18 | · | 5 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | · | 14 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 21 |
| Fri | 10 | · | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 10 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 10 | · |
| Sat | 10 | · | 5 | 5 | · | 13 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | · | · |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | · | 5 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 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 once for 8h 19m in total
- 1:24pm – 9:43pm 8h 19m
Broke down on 30 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.