The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Wait Times
Average that day
29min
Sat, May 9
Hours
8am–10pm
Posted hours
Range
5–60 min
Low 12:04am · high 3:53pm
Typical Saturday
26 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, May 9 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
29 min
Lowest
5 min 12:04am
Highest
60 min 3:53pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 10pm, and Fri runs about 5 min shorter than Tue.
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 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 9 | · | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | · | · |
| Wed | · | 7 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | · | · |
| Thu | · | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 5 | · | · |
| Fri | · | 6 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 7 | · | · |
| Sun | · | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 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 2h in total
- 7:45pm – 9:46pm 2h
Broke down on 18 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.