When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 0min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 30min
Californias Great America
Whitewater Falls wait times
- Typical wait
- 4min
4minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Whitewater Falls at Californias Great America averages 4 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 8pm. It has run 52% of the park's opening hours recently.
Whitewater Falls queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Whitewater Falls usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Whitewater Falls over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Whitewater Falls has averaged about 4 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 4min
- Peak
- -min
- Running
- -%
- Busiest at
- -
Last 3 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Saturday.
- Typical wait on a Saturday
- 3min
- On a Saturday
- 3min
The record
5 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Whitewater Falls, on Saturday 31 October.
Every ride at Californias Great America →When is the Whitewater Falls queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 0 minutes, against 30 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 30 minutes on a single ride.
Whitewater Falls queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
010a
111a
512p
81p
152p
93p
184p
55p
308p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Whitewater Falls
10am on a Saturday
Whitewater Falls averages 0 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Whitewater Falls?
Whitewater Falls by day of the week
3 days with a recorded queue
- Sat3m
- Sun3m
Does Whitewater Falls break down?
It ran 52% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 3 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
52% of opening hours · 3 days recorded
52%
Poor
Running 52% 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 Whitewater Falls queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Whitewater Falls was 5 minutes on Saturday 31 Oct.
Longest Whitewater Falls queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
Which months are busiest for Whitewater Falls?
August runs longest at 21 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 3.
Whitewater Falls through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
9Jun
10Jul
21Aug
21Sep
5Oct
3Nov
About Whitewater Falls
Whitewater Falls is one of 13 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 13th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 4 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 28-minute park average.
Whitewater Falls has averaged about 4 minutes of wait over recent weeks.
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 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. 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?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Whitewater Falls's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the line for Whitewater Falls usually?
Over recent weeks, Whitewater Falls has averaged about 4 minutes. 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?
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.
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