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 202610 days recorded
22 minaverage wait
Tuequietest weekday
Tue, Oct 6quietest day
Sat, Oct 10busiest day
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October 2026
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99
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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 (16 min) and Saturday the longest (27 min).
Monday26 min
Tuesday16 min
Wednesday25 min
Thursday16 min
Friday22 min
Saturday27 min
Sunday18 min
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