Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
6min
Thu, Oct 1
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
5–10 min
Low 8:01am · high 4:27pm
Typical Thursday
5 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.
Thursday, Oct 1 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
6 min
Lowest
5 min 8:01am
Highest
10 min 4:27pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu runs about 4 min shorter than Tue.
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 | 8 | 5 | · | 5 | · | · | 15 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | · | 5 | · | 5 | · | 6 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 13 | · |
| Wed | 5 | · | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | · | 5 | · | 11 | 5 | 16 | · | 15 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | · | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | · | 5 | 8 | 5 | · | 5 | 12 | 10 | · | 5 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | · |
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
7 min Sep 2025
Highest
16 min Mar 2025
Average
11 min
Lowest
11 min 2024
Highest
12 min 2026
Ride status
Down twice for 10m in total
- 2:00pm – 2:05pm 4m
- 10:32pm – 10:38pm 6m
Broke down on 30 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.