Jessie's Critter Carousel Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Sun, Oct 4
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
5–5 min
Low 8:00am · high 8:00am
Typical Sunday
7 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, Oct 4 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 8:00am
Highest
5 min 8:00am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 10am, and Wed runs about 2 min shorter than Mon.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 8am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | · | 8 | · | 8 | 8 | · | · | 10 | 5 | · | · | 5 | · |
| Tue | 5 | · | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | · | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 8 | · | 5 | · | 5 | · |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | · | · | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | · | · | 5 | · |
| Sun | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | · | 15 | 6 | · | 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 13m in total
- 3:09pm – 3:23pm 13m
Broke down on 24 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.