Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
6min
Sun, Mar 22
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–10 min
Low 8:01am · high 7:29pm
Typical Sunday
8 min
2 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.
Sunday, Mar 22 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
6 min
Lowest
5 min 8:01am
Highest
10 min 7:29pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Thu runs about 4 min shorter than Fri.
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 | · | 5 | 11 | 10 | · | · | 5 | · | 6 | 5 | · | 7 | 10 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | 10 | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | · | · | · | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | · | 5 | · | · |
| Thu | 5 | · | · | 7 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | · | 5 | 8 | · | 5 | · |
| Fri | 5 | 15 | 15 | · | · | · | · | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | · | · | 8 | 8 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | · | · | · | 10 | · | 13 | 13 | · | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 15 | · | 10 | · | 10 | 8 | 8 | · | · | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 59m in total
- 7:11pm – 7:23pm 12m
- 8:44pm – 9:32pm 47m
Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.