Gold Striker wait times
Gold Striker at Californias Great America averages 48 minutes. It is shortest at 4am and worst at 7pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Gold Striker queue times, day by day
Gold Striker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Gold Striker has averaged about 48 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 59 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Gold Striker queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Gold Striker peaks at 5pm with 53 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 18. Riding it at the right hour saves 35 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Gold Striker
Best time to ride
Gold Striker averages 18 minutes at 9pm against 53 at the 5pm peak - 35 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Gold Striker by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon47m
- Tue0m
- Sat38m
- Sun48m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Gold Striker, at 0 minutes against 48 on Sunday.
Does Gold Striker break down?
Uptime and closures
80% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 80% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 93%
- 0%
- 94%
- 85%
- 99%
Gold Striker ran 80% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Gold Striker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug75m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 4Monday 7 Sept60m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept35m
The worst queue recorded for Gold Striker was 75 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Gold Striker through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Californias Great America publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Gold Striker
Gold Striker is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 4th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 48 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 40-minute park average.
Gold Striker has averaged about 48 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Gold Striker?
The live wait time for Gold Striker at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Gold Striker wait times.
Is Gold Striker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Gold Striker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Gold Striker has been open around 94% of Californias Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Californias Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Gold Striker?
Based on historical wait time data, Gold Striker is typically quietest around 4am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Gold Striker?
Gold Striker is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Gold Striker usually?
Over recent weeks, Gold Striker has averaged about 48 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Gold Striker at Californias Great America.
Is Gold Striker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Gold Striker has been running about 94% of the time. We track Gold Striker's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Gold Striker at Californias Great America?
Gold Striker is at Californias Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Californias Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Gold Striker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Gold Striker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Gold Striker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.