Whitewater Falls wait times
Whitewater Falls at Californias Great America averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Whitewater Falls queue times, day by day
Whitewater Falls over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Whitewater Falls has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 33 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Whitewater Falls queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Whitewater Falls peaks at 4pm with 35 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 35 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Whitewater Falls
Best time to ride
Whitewater Falls averages 0 minutes at 10am against 35 at the 4pm peak - 35 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Whitewater Falls by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon21m
- Tue0m
- Sat8m
- Sun7m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Whitewater Falls, at 0 minutes against 21 on Monday.
Does Whitewater Falls break down?
Uptime and closures
77% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 77% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 78%
- 99%
- 0%
- 100%
- 77%
- 99%
Whitewater Falls ran 77% 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 Whitewater Falls queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 7 Sept45m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept30m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Whitewater Falls was 45 minutes on Monday 7 Sept.
Whitewater Falls 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 Whitewater Falls
Whitewater Falls is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 12th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 40-minute park average.
Whitewater Falls has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Whitewater Falls?
The live wait time for Whitewater Falls at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Whitewater Falls wait times.
Is Whitewater Falls open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Whitewater Falls is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Whitewater Falls has been open around 91% 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 Whitewater Falls?
Based on historical wait time data, Whitewater Falls 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 Whitewater Falls?
Whitewater Falls is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Whitewater Falls usually?
Over recent weeks, Whitewater Falls has averaged about 16 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 Whitewater Falls at Californias Great America.
Is Whitewater Falls often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Whitewater Falls has been running about 91% of the time. We track Whitewater Falls'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 Whitewater Falls at Californias Great America?
Whitewater Falls 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 Whitewater Falls?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Whitewater Falls's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Whitewater Falls is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.