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Best rides at Californias Great America

12 rides rankedpark averages 40 min

The longest queue at Californias Great America is RailBlazer, at about 83 minutes on a typical day. Across the 12 ranked rides the park averages 40 minutes.

Every Californias Great America ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

12 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1RailBlazer ~83 min typical · up to 107 min at peak83m
  2. 2Tiki Twirl ~63 min typical · up to 109 min at peak63m
  3. 3The Grizzly ~49 min typical · up to 59 min at peak49m
  4. 4Gold Striker ~48 min typical · up to 59 min at peak48m
  5. 5Flight Deck ~42 min typical · up to 71 min at peak42m
  6. 6Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally ~42 min typical · up to 56 min at peak42m
  7. 7Psycho Mouse ~35 min typical · up to 53 min at peak35m
  8. 8Patriot ~33 min typical · up to 51 min at peak33m
  9. 9Drop Tower ~26 min typical · up to 44 min at peak26m
  10. 10Demon ~22 min typical · up to 43 min at peak22m
  11. 11Flying Eagles ~21 min typical · up to 50 min at peak21m
  12. 12Whitewater Falls ~16 min typical · up to 33 min at peak16m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.