Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
12min
Wed, Sep 2
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–25 min
Low 8:02am · high 7:33pm
Typical Wednesday
11 min
1 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.
Wednesday, Sep 2 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
12 min
Lowest
5 min 8:02am
Highest
25 min 7:33pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sat runs about 5 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 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | · | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 14 | · |
| Tue | 5 | · | 5 | 16 | 9 | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | · | · | · | 10 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 13 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | · | 10 | · | 5 | · | 14 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 8 | · |
| Sat | 5 | · | · | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 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 twice for 4h 26m in total
- 1:41pm – 5:56pm 4h 15m
- 8:48pm – 9:00pm 11m
Broke down on 29 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.