Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
13min
Sun, Aug 2
Hours
8:30am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–25 min
Low 8:30am · high 8:15pm
Typical Sunday
6 min
7 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.
Sunday, Aug 2 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
13 min
Lowest
5 min 8:30am
Highest
25 min 8:15pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sat runs about 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | · | 5 | 12 | 5 | · | 11 |
| Tue | · | 5 | · | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 28 | · | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Thu | 25 | 5 | · | 13 | 13 | 18 | 7 | · | 14 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 11 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | · | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | 8 | 8 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 8 |
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 3 times for 2h 55m in total
- 2:16pm – 3:51pm 1h 34m
- 6:24pm – 6:57pm 33m
- 8:44pm – 9:32pm 48m
Broke down on 30 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.