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Best rides at Californias Great America

11 rides rankedpark averages 32 min

The longest queue at Californias Great America is Tiki Twirl, at about 61 minutes on a typical day. Across the 11 ranked rides the park averages 32 minutes.

Every Californias Great America ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

11 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Tiki Twirl ~61 min typical · up to 92 min at peak61m
  2. 2RailBlazer ~50 min typical · up to 36 min at peak50m
  3. 3The Grizzly ~44 min typical · up to 52 min at peak44m
  4. 4Psycho Mouse ~38 min typical · up to 23 min at peak38m
  5. 5Gold Striker ~38 min typical · up to 45 min at peak38m
  6. 6Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally ~31 min typical · up to 30 min at peak31m
  7. 7Drop Tower ~26 min typical · up to 8 min at peak26m
  8. 8Flight Deck ~24 min typical · up to 7 min at peak24m
  9. 9Patriot ~17 min typical · up to 19 min at peak17m
  10. 10Flying Eagles ~12 min typical12m
  11. 11Demon ~10 min typical · up to 4 min at peak10m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.