When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 4pm, its worst hour
- 102min
Californias Great America
Tiki Twirl wait times
- Typical wait
- 58min
- At its busiest
- 64min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 41%
58minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Tiki Twirl at Californias Great America averages 58 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 1pm. It has run 41% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tiki Twirl queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Tiki Twirl usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Tiki Twirl over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tiki Twirl has averaged about 58 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 64 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 58min
- Peak
- 64min
- Running
- 41%
- Busiest at
- 1pm
Last 4 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Saturday.
- Typical wait on a Saturday
- 28min
- On a Sunday
- 30min
Does Tiki Twirl break down?
Quite often.
It was running 41% of the time Californias Great America was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 35 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 41%
- Queue readings recorded
- 718
The record
90 minutes.
The longest queue Tiki Twirl has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Californias Great America →When is the Tiki Twirl queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 102 at 4pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 101 minutes on a single ride.
Tiki Twirl queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
110a
3111a
2612p
461p
672p
873p
1024p
815p
686p
437p
938p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Tiki Twirl
10am on a Saturday
Tiki Twirl averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Tiki Twirl?
Saturday, at 28 minutes on average, against 30 on Sunday.
Tiki Twirl by day of the week
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat28m
- Sun30m
Does Tiki Twirl break down?
It ran 41% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
41% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↓ declining41%
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Running 41% of the minutes Californias Great America was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Tiki Twirl queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Tiki Twirl was 90 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Tiki Twirl queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct90m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct60m
Which months are busiest for Tiki Twirl?
September runs longest at 61 minutes on average, and April is quietest at 10.
Tiki Twirl through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
10Apr
49May
34Jun
52Jul
60Aug
61Sep
51Oct
About Tiki Twirl
Tiki Twirl is one of 13 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 2nd longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 58 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 29-minute park average.
Tiki Twirl has averaged about 58 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 41% of the park's operating hours.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Californias Great America publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tiki Twirl?
The live wait time for Tiki Twirl at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tiki Twirl wait times.
Is Tiki Twirl open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tiki Twirl is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tiki Twirl has been open around 41% 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 Tiki Twirl?
Based on historical wait time data, Tiki Twirl is typically quietest around 11am. 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.
How long is the line for Tiki Twirl usually?
Over recent weeks, Tiki Twirl has averaged about 58 minutes, with lines usually longest around 1pm. 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 Tiki Twirl at Californias Great America.
Is Tiki Twirl often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tiki Twirl has been running about 41% of the time. We track Tiki Twirl'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 Tiki Twirl at Californias Great America?
Tiki Twirl 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 Tiki Twirl?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tiki Twirl's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tiki Twirl is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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