California Adventure crowd calendar: September 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.
September 202627 days recorded
22 minaverage wait
Tuequietest weekday
Thu, Sep 10quietest day
Mon, Sep 21busiest day
September 2026
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2·
3·
48
510
66
78
82
96
101
112
123
133
145
152
169
172
186
198
205
2110
224
2310
244
256
269
275
287
293
307
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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