Best Time to Ride Toy Story Midway Mania!

Disney California Adventure · Pixar Pier · median posted waits from 5,462 logged readings

Shortest line

8 AM

~10 min

Longest line

4 PM

~55 min

Typical wait

39 min

across open hours

Toy Story Midway Mania! wait times by hour

Median posted wait for each hour of the day, Pacific Time.

Monday is typically the lightest day (~40 min); Tuesday is the heaviest (~50 min).

Ride at 8 AM — the median wait is 10 min versus 55 min at 4 PM, saving you roughly 45 minutes.
Avoid the 4 PM peak; posted waits stay elevated through the afternoon on most days.
Visiting on a Monday cuts the typical wait to about 40 min, compared with 50 min on Tuesday.
Check the crowd forecast first — these are medians, and a heavy crowd day shifts every hour upward.

Based on our logged posted waits, 8 AM has the shortest median line at about 10 minutes. Monday is typically the lightest day of the week (~40 min).

4 PM runs the longest, around 55 minutes on a typical day, and Tuesday is the busiest day of the week (~50 min).

The median posted wait across open park hours is roughly 39 minutes, measured from 5,462 logged wait-time readings over the last few months.