Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
9min
Thu, Apr 23
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–10 min
Low 8:00am · high 10:34am
Typical Thursday
9 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, Apr 23 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min 8:00am
Highest
10 min 10:34am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Fri runs about 2 min shorter than Thu.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | 5 | · | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | · | 5 | · | 6 | 5 | · | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Tue | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | · | · |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | · | · | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | · | 5 | · | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | · | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | · | 10 | · | 15 | · | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | · | 13 | 5 | 5 | · | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | 11 | 9 | · | 5 | 7 | · | · |
| 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 21m in total
- 8:39pm – 9:01pm 21m
Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.