Disney California Adventure Today
August 03, 2026 · Monday
Moderate Crowds Expected
Disney California Adventure expects moderate crowds on August 03, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 28 min minutes across 21 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM. Peak waits are predicted to reach 97 min minutes.
28 min
Avg Predicted Wait
97 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive
21
Rides Tracked
Today's Strategy
- Arrive by 8 AM for the shortest waits (avg 21 min).
- Consider Lightning Lane for Radiator Springs Racers — predicted 97+ min wait.
⏱ Rope Drop Pick
Early Theme Park Entry
Grizzly River Run
5 min
vs 46 min peak
Save 41 min
Toy Story Midway Mania!
17 min
vs 54 min peak
Save 37 min
All Guests
Grizzly River Run
5 min
vs 46 min peak
Save 41 min
Goofy's Sky School
14 min
vs 42 min peak
Save 28 min
⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break
Peak Window
3 PM - 6 PM
Avg 45 min waits
Hotel Break
3 PM - 6 PM
Headliner waits average 45 min (3 PM-6 PM) vs 39 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.
🎆 Event Windows
The Amazing Spider-Man! · 2 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Radiator Springs Racers
81 → 71 min (-10)
Mulan's Lunar New Year Procession · 2 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Radiator Springs Racers
81 → 71 min (-10)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off! · 7 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Grizzly River Run
27 → 11 min (-16)
🍴 Dining Strategy
Eat lunch at 1 PM (headliners at 43 min), then ride at 10 AM (34 min) — save 53 min across top rides. Eat dinner at 4 PM (45 min), then ride at 7 PM (39 min) — save 46 min.
Lunch
Eat at
1 PM
43 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
10 AM
34 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Grizzly River Run
40 min
→
10 min
(-30)
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!
61 min
→
49 min
(-12)
Toy Story Midway Mania!
54 min
→
43 min
(-11)
Total saved: 53 min
Dinner
Eat at
4 PM
45 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
7 PM
39 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Grizzly River Run
42 min
→
11 min
(-31)
Goofy's Sky School
42 min
→
34 min
(-8)
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
38 min
→
31 min
(-7)
Total saved: 46 min
📈 Wait Time Escalation
How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
Grizzly River Run
+27 min in 3h
Park Open
5
min
+1h
10
min
+2h
22
min
+3h
32
min
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
+24 min in 3h
Park Open
12
min
+1h
28
min
+2h
35
min
+3h
36
min
Goofy's Sky School
+24 min in 3h
Park Open
14
min
+1h
29
min
+2h
34
min
+3h
38
min
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging
+21 min in 3h
Park Open
8
min
+1h
18
min
+2h
23
min
+3h
29
min
Disney California Adventure — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour
Ride-by-Ride Predictions
Prediction Accuracy (So Far)
100%
Accurate
Our predictions were 100% accurate so far today at Disney California Adventure, with an average error of 3 minutes across 21 rides tracked.
A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.
Daily Average by Ride 21 rides
| Ride | Predicted | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiator Springs Racers | 97m | 87m | ✓ |
| Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! | 54m | 52m | ✓ |
| Toy Story Midway Mania! | 45m | 48m | ✓ |
| WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure | 41m | 45m | ✓ |
| Incredicoaster | 41m | 32m | ✓ |
| Soarin' Around the World | 39m | 43m | ✓ |
| Goofy's Sky School | 38m | 36m | ✓ |
| Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! | 36m | 37m | ✓ |
| Grizzly River Run | 36m | 45m | ✓ |
| Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging | 30m | 25m | ✓ |
| Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters | 22m | 20m | ✓ |
| Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging | 19m | 20m | ✓ |
| The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure | 15m | 19m | ✓ |
| Mater's Junkyard Jamboree | 14m | 16m | ✓ |
| Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind | 14m | 13m | ✓ |
| Mickey's PhilharMagic | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| Golden Zephyr | 9m | 7m | ✓ |
| Jumpin' Jellyfish | 9m | 8m | ✓ |
| Jessie's Critter Carousel | 6m | 6m | ✓ |
| Redwood Creek Challenge Trail | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| Games of Pixar Pier | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
Biggest miss: Radiator Springs Racers (predicted 97m, actual 87m).
Hourly Breakdown 17 hours
How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.
| Hour | Accuracy | Avg Error | Rides |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 67% | 13m | 18 |
| 8 AM | 75% | 8m | 20 |
| 9 AM | 81% | 6m | 21 |
| 10 AM | 76% | 8m | 21 |
| 11 AM | 57% | 11m | 21 |
| 12 PM | 43% | 14m | 21 |
| 1 PM | 29% | 16m | 21 |
| 2 PM | 38% | 13m | 21 |
| 3 PM | 38% | 15m | 21 |
| 4 PM | 48% | 13m | 21 |
| 5 PM | 57% | 11m | 21 |
| 6 PM | 57% | 12m | 21 |
| 7 PM | 44% | 14m | 18 |
| 8 PM | 53% | 15m | 17 |
| 9 PM | 100% | 2m | 1 |
| 10 PM | 100% | 10m | 1 |
| 11 PM | 100% | 10m | 1 |
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Radiator Springs Racers 10m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 90m | 90m |
| 8 AM | 97m | 71m | 26m |
| 9 AM | 80m | 92m | 12m |
| 10 AM | 105m | 97m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 109m | 116m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 96m | 93m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 103m | 67m | 36m |
| 2 PM | 105m | 90m | 15m |
| 3 PM | 99m | 84m | 15m |
| 4 PM | 109m | 78m | 31m |
| 5 PM | 105m | 88m | 17m |
| 6 PM | 88m | 82m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 95m | 101m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 93m | 102m | ✓ |
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 22m | 22m |
| 8 AM | 55m | 34m | 21m |
| 9 AM | 68m | 46m | 22m |
| 10 AM | 75m | 49m | 26m |
| 11 AM | 92m | 45m | 47m |
| 12 PM | 104m | 49m | 55m |
| 1 PM | 96m | 65m | 31m |
| 2 PM | 99m | 45m | 54m |
| 3 PM | 101m | 49m | 52m |
| 4 PM | 106m | 64m | 42m |
| 5 PM | 105m | 59m | 46m |
| 6 PM | 106m | 53m | 53m |
| 7 PM | 104m | 51m | 53m |
| 8 PM | 107m | 49m | 58m |
Toy Story Midway Mania! 3m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 15m | 15m |
| 8 AM | 21m | 37m | 16m |
| 9 AM | 46m | 41m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 52m | 48m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 57m | 45m | 12m |
| 12 PM | 58m | 50m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 69m | 49m | 20m |
| 2 PM | 66m | 52m | 14m |
| 3 PM | 66m | 65m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 65m | 46m | 19m |
| 5 PM | 62m | 59m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 63m | 48m | 15m |
| 7 PM | 56m | 41m | 15m |
| 8 PM | 41m | 34m | ✓ |
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure 4m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 14m | 14m |
| 8 AM | 23m | 58m | 35m |
| 9 AM | 42m | 36m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 52m | 45m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 54m | 48m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 54m | 40m | 14m |
| 1 PM | 51m | 57m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 58m | 58m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 58m | 43m | 15m |
| 4 PM | 59m | 48m | 11m |
| 5 PM | 59m | 51m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 52m | 50m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 51m | 40m | 11m |
| 8 PM | 40m | 23m | 17m |
Incredicoaster 9m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 16m | 16m |
| 8 AM | 29m | 22m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 36m | 27m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 41m | 40m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 48m | 34m | 14m |
| 12 PM | 52m | 37m | 15m |
| 1 PM | 46m | 34m | 12m |
| 2 PM | 45m | 32m | 13m |
| 3 PM | 49m | 29m | 20m |
| 4 PM | 47m | 31m | 16m |
| 5 PM | 49m | 36m | 13m |
| 6 PM | 48m | 33m | 15m |
| 7 PM | 56m | 40m | 16m |
| 8 PM | 63m | 32m | 31m |
Soarin' Around the World 4m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 15m | 15m |
| 8 AM | 26m | 25m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 45m | 36m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 59m | 40m | 19m |
| 11 AM | 60m | 63m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 65m | 43m | 22m |
| 1 PM | 72m | 44m | 28m |
| 2 PM | 74m | 44m | 30m |
| 3 PM | 69m | 44m | 25m |
| 4 PM | 72m | 50m | 22m |
| 5 PM | 67m | 45m | 22m |
| 6 PM | 73m | 48m | 25m |
| 7 PM | 77m | 36m | 41m |
| 8 PM | 61m | 25m | 36m |
Goofy's Sky School 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 8m | 8m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 28m | 28m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 45m | 46m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 45m | 37m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 53m | 38m | 15m |
| 1 PM | 55m | 38m | 17m |
| 2 PM | 49m | 36m | 13m |
| 3 PM | 52m | 39m | 13m |
| 4 PM | 52m | 45m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 58m | 42m | 16m |
| 6 PM | 55m | 42m | 13m |
| 7 PM | 47m | 32m | 15m |
| 8 PM | 41m | 25m | 16m |
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 17m | 11m |
| 9 AM | 26m | 25m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 44m | 34m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 52m | 36m | 16m |
| 12 PM | 51m | 28m | 23m |
| 1 PM | 50m | 38m | 12m |
| 2 PM | 51m | 48m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 49m | 40m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 55m | 51m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 50m | 47m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 53m | 36m | 17m |
| 7 PM | 41m | 28m | 13m |
| 8 PM | 37m | 15m | 22m |
Grizzly River Run 9m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 6m | 21m | 15m |
| 10 AM | 10m | 42m | 32m |
| 11 AM | 24m | 49m | 25m |
| 12 PM | 17m | 50m | 33m |
| 1 PM | 23m | 55m | 32m |
| 2 PM | 36m | 58m | 22m |
| 3 PM | 38m | 75m | 37m |
| 4 PM | 38m | 56m | 18m |
| 5 PM | 27m | 46m | 19m |
| 6 PM | 17m | 36m | 19m |
| 7 PM | 9m | 11m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 7m | 5m | ✓ |
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging 5m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 8m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 16m | 16m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 27m | 26m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 33m | 35m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 36m | 25m | 11m |
| 1 PM | 42m | 27m | 15m |
| 2 PM | 39m | 28m | 11m |
| 3 PM | 42m | 22m | 20m |
| 4 PM | 40m | 28m | 12m |
| 5 PM | 37m | 31m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 41m | 31m | ✓ |
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 11m | 19m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 33m | 17m | 16m |
| 10 AM | 36m | 26m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 37m | 17m | 20m |
| 12 PM | 36m | 18m | 18m |
| 1 PM | 34m | 13m | 21m |
| 2 PM | 35m | 24m | 11m |
| 3 PM | 34m | 18m | 16m |
| 4 PM | 34m | 19m | 15m |
| 5 PM | 37m | 24m | 13m |
| 6 PM | 34m | 24m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 34m | 24m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 29m | 13m | 16m |
Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 7m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 14m | 21m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 25m | 13m | 12m |
| 11 AM | 33m | 19m | 14m |
| 12 PM | 32m | 13m | 19m |
| 1 PM | 39m | 15m | 24m |
| 2 PM | 42m | 23m | 19m |
| 3 PM | 37m | 16m | 21m |
| 4 PM | 43m | 24m | 19m |
| 5 PM | 41m | 27m | 14m |
| 6 PM | 42m | 36m | ✓ |
The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure 4m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 8m | 6m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 22m | 29m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 29m | 27m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 27m | 26m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 35m | 30m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 31m | 20m | 11m |
| 3 PM | 31m | 17m | 14m |
| 4 PM | 30m | 24m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 28m | 23m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 24m | 14m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 21m | 5m | 16m |
| 8 PM | 14m | 5m | ✓ |
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 8m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 9m | 14m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 22m | 20m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 28m | 22m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 30m | 18m | 12m |
| 12 PM | 27m | 17m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 28m | 15m | 13m |
| 2 PM | 23m | 13m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 25m | 9m | 16m |
| 4 PM | 24m | 17m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 26m | 22m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 23m | 19m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 20m | 15m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 16m | 12m | ✓ |
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 0m | 8m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 0m | 15m | 15m |
| 11 AM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 0m | 12m | 12m |
| 1 PM | 0m | 13m | 13m |
| 2 PM | 0m | 7m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 0m | 7m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 0m | 15m | 15m |
| 5 PM | 0m | 20m | 20m |
| 6 PM | 0m | 21m | 21m |
| 7 PM | 0m | 16m | 16m |
| 8 PM | 0m | 8m | ✓ |
Mickey's PhilharMagic 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 9 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| 10 PM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
| 11 PM | 0m | 10m | ✓ |
Golden Zephyr 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 7m | 5m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 15m | 5m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 16m | 5m | 11m |
| 1 PM | 23m | 5m | 18m |
| 2 PM | 17m | 5m | 12m |
| 3 PM | 17m | 5m | 12m |
| 4 PM | 17m | 7m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 21m | 11m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 19m | 5m | 14m |
| 7 PM | 15m | 18m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 15m | 25m | ✓ |
Jumpin' Jellyfish 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 8m | 6m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 13m | 5m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 17m | 6m | 11m |
| 12 PM | 18m | 8m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 20m | 5m | 15m |
| 2 PM | 18m | 5m | 13m |
| 3 PM | 16m | 8m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 14m | 10m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 16m | 12m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 16m | 9m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 17m | 5m | 12m |
| 8 PM | 16m | 5m | 11m |
Jessie's Critter Carousel 0m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 7m | 5m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 8m | 5m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 8m | 5m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 8m | 5m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 8m | 6m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 8m | 9m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 9m | 6m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 8m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 8m | 5m | ✓ |
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
Games of Pixar Pier 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 10 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 11 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 12 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 3 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 4 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 5 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 6 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 7 PM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
Based on 690,668 data points collected every 5 minutes.
Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier.
Last updated: 06:27 PM PT.