Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Thu, Oct 15
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:00am · high 8:00am
Typical Thursday
5 min
Right on a usual 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 15 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:00am
Highest
5 min 8:00am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu runs about 6 min shorter than Mon.
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 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 | · | · | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 10 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · | 5 | · | · | 25 | 9 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | · | 5 | · | 11 | 9 | 17 | · | 13 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | · | · | · | 7 | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 18 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | · | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 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
7 min Sep 2025
Highest
16 min Mar 2025
Average
11 min
Lowest
11 min 2024
Highest
12 min 2026
Ride status
Down once for 13h 14m in total
- 9:46am – 11:00pm 13h 14m
Broke down on 29 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.