Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Thu, Jan 29
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:19am · high 8:19am
Typical Thursday
5 min
Right on a usual 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.
Thursday, Jan 29 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:19am
Highest
5 min 8:19am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 1am, and Thu runs about 8 min shorter than Sun.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 1am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | · | 5 | 5 | · | 10 | · | 25 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | · | · | 5 | 5 | · | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | 15 | 25 | 5 | · | 5 | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | 5 | · | · | 10 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | 13 | 15 | · | · | · | 10 | 10 | · | · | 7 | 5 |
| Sat | · | · | 5 | · | 10 | 8 | · | · | · | · | 10 | 10 | · | 5 | · | 7 | 10 |
| Sun | · | · | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 25 | · | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 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 twice for 1h 26m in total
- 3:49pm – 3:55pm 6m
- 5:37pm – 6:58pm 1h 20m
Broke down on 24 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.