The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Wait Times
Average that day
11min
Thu, Sep 3
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
5–30 min
Low 8:44am · high 4:19pm
Typical Thursday
13 min
2 min quieter 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.
Thursday, Sep 3 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
11 min
Lowest
5 min 8:44am
Highest
30 min 4:19pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Fri runs about 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | · |
| Tue | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 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
7 min Nov 2026
Highest
24 min Mar 2026
Average
16 min
Lowest
13 min 2023
Highest
18 min 2025
Ride status
Down twice for 1h 58m in total
- 8:00am – 8:44am 44m
- 2:35pm – 3:50pm 1h 14m
Broke down on 22 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.