Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Fri, Dec 26
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:05am · high 8:05am
Typical Friday
8 min
3 min quieter that day
Photo: Disney
Jessie’s Critter Carousel is a slow-spinning ride located in Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure Park, offering preschoolers, kids, and tweens a gentle, whimsical experience. The attraction features Jessie’s favorite animal companions from her Wild West adventures, providing a family-friendly activity suitable for guests of any height. It is often closed early on nights with World of Color performances.
Friday, Dec 26 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:05am
Highest
5 min 8:05am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 7 min shorter than Mon.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | · | · | · | · | 45 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 8 | · | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Tue | · | 5 | · | · | · | 15 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | · | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | 8 | · | 5 | 8 | · | · | 5 | 5 | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 | · | · | · | 8 | · | 5 | · |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 10 | · | · | 5 | · | · | 5 | · | · | 9 | 5 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | 10 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | 8 | 15 |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
6 min
Lowest
5 min Oct 24
Highest
20 min Dec 28
Average
6 min
Lowest
5 min Oct 26
Highest
20 min Dec 28
Average
7 min
Lowest
5 min Jun 2025
Highest
9 min Mar 2025
Average
7 min
Lowest
6 min 2023
Highest
7 min 2025
Ride status
Down once for 42m in total
- 8:47pm – 9:29pm 42m
Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.