The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure

Today Yesterday Trends Lightning Lane Multi Pass Reliability
Live standby wait 30 min ↑ 13 min higher vs. 90-day average
Ride status Open 90-day average 17 min Lightning Lane Multi Pass 10:20 AM–11:20 AM Available Reliability 97% 36h 26m downtime in 90 days

The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure Overview

Disney California Adventure time
Open Latest update: 10:18 AM PDT.

Right now

Current standby 30 min ↑ 13 minutes above its recent average.

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Ride type
Omnimover dark ride
Land
Paradise Gardens Park
Height
None
Recent average 17 min
Tracked downtime (90 days) 36h 26m
Highest recent wait 75 min May 13 at 1:00 PM
90-day reliability 97%

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How to use Lightning Lane Multi Pass for The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure

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Total downtime36h 26m
Downtime events56
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Does weather affect The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure wait times?

Historical averages compare each weather condition with similar operating hours for The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure.

Rain without thunderstorms

Waits were lower
Average wait change −3 min 15.8 min average, compared with 18.8 min during similar hours.
Associated downtime
1.3 hr
Share of tracked downtime
2.5%
Downtime rate in this weather
0.7%

Heat above 95°F

Waits were higher
Average wait change +18.8 min 44.2 min average, compared with 25.4 min during similar hours.
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0 hr
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0%
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0%

Temperatures of 70°F or below

Waits stayed near normal
Average wait change −0.4 min 14.9 min average, compared with 15.4 min during similar hours.
Associated downtime
20 hr
Share of tracked downtime
40.8%
Downtime rate in this weather
0.9%

Average wait changes

Biggest increase
+18.8 minHeat above 95°F
Biggest decrease
−3 minRain without thunderstorms

Weather-associated downtime

Downtime during inclement weather21.3 hr
Share of tracked downtime
43.4%
Downtime rate in inclement weather
1%

Ride details

ParkDisney California Adventure
LandParadise Gardens Park
Ride typeOmnimover dark ride
Opened2011
Height requirementNone
Duration~6 minutes
Hourly capacity~2,000 guests

What to expect

The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure is an Omnimover dark ride retelling Ariel's story through colorful scenes, music, and large-scale animatronics. Its continuous loading system gives it strong capacity.

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