Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
6min
Sat, Apr 18
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–10 min
Low 8:07am · high 5:13pm
Typical Saturday
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.
Saturday, Apr 18 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
6 min
Lowest
5 min 8:07am
Highest
10 min 5:13pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Mon runs about 2 min shorter than Thu.
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 | · | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | · | 5 | · | 6 | 5 | · | 8 | 10 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | · | 5 | · | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | · | · | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Thu | 5 | · | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | · | 10 | · | 15 | · |
| Fri | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | · | 13 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | 11 | 9 | · | 5 | 6 | · |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 15 | · | 10 | · | 10 | 8 | 10 | · | · | 8 | 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 once for 1h in total
- 8:45pm – 9:45pm 1h
Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.