California Adventure crowd calendar: October 2026
How busy California Adventure was each day, based on the average posted wait across every ride we track. Crowd level 1 is the quietest day we've recorded; 10 is the busiest.
October 202631 days recorded
23 minaverage wait
Tuequietest weekday
Tue, Oct 6quietest day
Mon, Oct 12busiest day
SMTWTFS
14
24
36
41
58
61
77
81
99
1010
116
1210
137
1410
156
1610
1710
183
199
203
215
224
239
249
254
269
273
287
291
308
312
1–3 light4–7 moderate8–10 heavy· no data
Busiest and quietest days of the week
Across every day we've recorded, Tuesday has the shortest average waits (17 min) and Monday the longest (27 min).
Monday27 min
Tuesday17 min
Wednesday25 min
Thursday17 min
Friday23 min
Saturday26 min
Sunday18 min
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