Tiki Twirl wait times
Tiki Twirl at Californias Great America averages 63 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 3am. It has run 85% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tiki Twirl queue times, day by day
Tiki Twirl over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tiki Twirl has averaged about 63 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 109 minutes, with the longest queues near 3am, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tiki Twirl queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tiki Twirl peaks at 5pm with 93 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 90 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tiki Twirl
Best time to ride
Tiki Twirl averages 3 minutes at 10am against 93 at the 5pm peak - 90 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 145 minutes.
Tiki Twirl by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon68m
- Tue0m
- Sat86m
- Sun63m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Tiki Twirl, at 0 minutes against 86 on Saturday.
Does Tiki Twirl break down?
Uptime and closures
72% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 72% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 95%
- 0%
- 99%
- 45%
- 87%
Tiki Twirl ran 72% 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 Tiki Twirl queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug145m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept120m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept120m
- 4Monday 7 Sept100m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug90m
The worst queue recorded for Tiki Twirl was 145 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Tiki Twirl 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 Tiki Twirl
Tiki Twirl is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 2nd longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 63 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 40-minute park average.
Tiki Twirl has averaged about 63 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3am and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 85% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
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 85% 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 7pm. 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 Tiki Twirl?
Tiki Twirl is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tiki Twirl usually?
Over recent weeks, Tiki Twirl has averaged about 63 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3am. 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 85% 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.