Golden Zephyr Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Fri, Oct 23
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:04am · high 8:04am
Typical Friday
8 min
3 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.
Friday, Oct 23 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:04am
Highest
5 min 8:04am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu runs about 5 min shorter than Sat.
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 | 20 | 10 | · | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | · | 13 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · | 5 | · | · | 25 | 9 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | · | 8 | · | 10 | 9 | 15 | · | 10 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | · | · | · | 7 | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | · |
| Sun | 5 | · | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 18 | 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 3 times for 5h 19m in total
- 3:27pm – 6:20pm 2h 52m
- 6:39pm – 8:10pm 1h 31m
- 8:38pm – 9:34pm 56m
Broke down on 28 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.