Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Wait Times
Average that day
7min
Fri, Jul 4
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–10 min
Low 8:00am · high 10:09am
Typical Friday
11 min
4 min quieter that day
Photo: Disney
The Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind is a spinning ride located in Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure Park within the Disneyland Resort. Inspired by Pixar’s “Inside Out,” the attraction immerses guests in a whimsical journey through the Headquarters of Riley’s mind. The experience has no height restrictions and offers a moderate thrill through its rotating vehicles.
Friday, Jul 4 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
7 min
Lowest
5 min 8:00am
Highest
10 min 10:09am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 8am, and Fri runs about 5 min shorter than Wed.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 1am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | · | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | · |
| Tue | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | · |
| Wed | 5 | · | 5 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 5 | · |
| Thu | 9 | · | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Sat | 6 | · | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
15 min
Lowest
7 min Nov 15
Highest
33 min Dec 29
Average
15 min
Lowest
7 min Jul 5
Highest
28 min Dec 28
Average
17 min
Lowest
12 min Aug 2026
Highest
27 min Mar 2025
Average
19 min
Lowest
15 min 2026
Highest
21 min 2024
Ride status
Down twice for 26m in total
- 1:27pm – 1:36pm 8m
- 9:00pm – 9:18pm 18m
Broke down on 11 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.