The Grizzly wait times
The Grizzly at Californias Great America averages 49 minutes. It is shortest at 4am and worst at 9pm. It has run 80% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Grizzly queue times, day by day
The Grizzly over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Grizzly has averaged about 49 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 59 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Grizzly queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Grizzly peaks at 2pm with 66 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 15. Riding it at the right hour saves 51 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Grizzly
Best time to ride
The Grizzly averages 15 minutes at 9pm against 66 at the 2pm peak - 51 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
The Grizzly by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon54m
- Tue0m
- Sat43m
- Sun52m
Tuesday is the quietest day for The Grizzly, at 0 minutes against 54 on Monday.
Does The Grizzly break down?
Uptime and closures
68% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 68% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 82%
- 79%
- 0%
- 83%
- 77%
- 80%
The Grizzly ran 68% 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 The Grizzly queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept90m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug80m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug60m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept60m
- 5Monday 7 Sept60m
The worst queue recorded for The Grizzly was 90 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
The Grizzly 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 The Grizzly
The Grizzly is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 3rd longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 49 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 40-minute park average.
The Grizzly has averaged about 49 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 4am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 80% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Grizzly?
The live wait time for The Grizzly at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Grizzly wait times.
Is The Grizzly open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Grizzly is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Grizzly has been open around 80% 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 The Grizzly?
Based on historical wait time data, The Grizzly 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 The Grizzly?
The Grizzly is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Grizzly usually?
Over recent weeks, The Grizzly has averaged about 49 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 The Grizzly at Californias Great America.
Is The Grizzly often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Grizzly has been running about 80% of the time. We track The Grizzly'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 The Grizzly at Californias Great America?
The Grizzly 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 The Grizzly?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Grizzly's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Grizzly is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.