Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Wait Times
Average that day
8min
Thu, Oct 29
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
5–20 min
Low 8:00am · high 3:54pm
Typical Thursday
10 min
2 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.
Thursday, Oct 29 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
8 min
Lowest
5 min 8:00am
Highest
20 min 3:54pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 10pm, and Thu runs about 6 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 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | · | 8 | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 20 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 9 | · | · |
| Sun | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 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 8 times for 2h 42m in total
- 8:39am – 8:57am 18m
- 9:48am – 10:08am 20m
- 10:43am – 10:57am 14m
- 11:25am – 11:49am 24m
- 11:53am – 12:28pm 35m
- 1:56pm – 2:15pm 19m
- 5:58pm – 6:21pm 22m
- 7:56pm – 8:06pm 10m
Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.