The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Wait Times
Average that day
24min
Sat, Jan 10
Hours
8am–9pm
Posted hours
Range
5–60 min
Low 8:51am · high 5:15pm
Typical Saturday
21 min
3 min busier that day
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.
Saturday, Jan 10 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
24 min
Lowest
5 min 8:51am
Highest
60 min 5:15pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 1am, and Thu runs about 10 min shorter than Tue.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 1am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | · | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Tue | · | · | · | 5 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | · | · |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | · | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Fri | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Sat | · | · | · | 5 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | · |
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 once for 51m in total
- 8:00am – 8:51am 51m
Broke down on 13 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.