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The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

15min

Tue, Oct 14

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:53am · high 5:32pm

Typical Tuesday

11 min

4 min busier that day

The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Photo: Disney

The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure is an indoor dark ride located in Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure Park within the Disneyland Resort. The attraction immerses guests in a musical journey through scenes from the classic Disney animated film, featuring beloved characters and iconic songs such as “Under the Sea.” With a slow-paced ride suitable for all ages and no height restrictions, it offers a family-friendly experience.

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Tuesday, Oct 14 vs a typical Tuesday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays

Average

15 min

Lowest

5 min 8:53am

Highest

45 min 5:32pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Thu runs about 8 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 5 5 8 15 20 26 26 23 23 20 21 17 11 7 5 ·
Tue · 5 5 5 7 10 11 10 16 24 27 12 6 18 5 5
Wed 5 5 7 14 22 27 28 27 25 24 22 18 17 10 6 ·
Thu · 5 5 6 9 11 14 13 14 23 20 8 7 5 · ·
Fri 5 5 6 10 15 21 19 19 20 19 19 20 17 14 9 ·
Sat 5 5 7 17 26 29 28 27 26 25 26 22 20 11 7 ·
Sun 5 5 6 10 15 21 23 25 29 33 29 11 10 8 · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

18 min

Lowest

5 min Jan 21

Highest

39 min Mar 17

Average

19 min

Lowest

6 min Jul 5

Highest

31 min Dec 28

Average

17 min

Lowest

6 min Nov 2026

Highest

24 min Mar 2026

Average

16 min

Lowest

13 min 2023

Highest

18 min 2025

Ride status

Down 3 times for 2h 51m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm
  • 8:02am – 8:53am 51m
  • 9:44am – 10:47am 1h 3m
  • 9:08pm – 10:05pm 57m

Broke down on 14 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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