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Disney California Adventure
Score7.0
🇺🇸United StatesTheme parkNorth America (USA)
Anaheim, California, United States
A Disney park next to Disneyland, home to Cars Land and Avengers Campus.
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Opened
2001
Size
72 acres (29 ha)
Rides
32 attractions
Avg. visit
8 hours
Ticket range
$104–$206 USD
Disney California Adventure overview
Disney California Adventure at a glance
A Disney park next to Disneyland, home to Cars Land and Avengers Campus.
Rebuilt from a shaky 2001 opening into a genuinely strong park, DCA now leads with Radiator Springs Racers — arguably the best-themed outdoor ride Disney has built — plus Avengers Campus, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! and the Incredicoaster.
Our editor's recommendation
Worth a day, but build it into a wider trip rather than flying in for it. It ranks #37 of the 50 parks we score, at 7.0/10 with 32 rides and attractions and a typical visit of about 8 hours. Tickets run $104–$206 a day. The strongest reasons to go are its all-round consistency. The honest catch: tickets are expensive for what you get. Best time to visit: Spring.
Disney California Adventure highlights
Rides & attractions at Disney California Adventure
These are the top attractions at Disney California Adventure — 10 rides and experiences hand-picked and verified by our editorial team, including 5 signature rides you shouldn't miss. Use the filter bar below to narrow the line-up by rider height, zone, category or thrill level.
- SIGNATURE
102 cm min- 55 m
- 2017
IndoorSingle rider lineSkip-the-line eligible - SIGNATURE
- SIGNATURE
- SIGNATURE
- SIGNATURE
Goofy's Sky School
MODERATE107 cm min- 1m 30s
- 43.5 km/h
- 16.8 m
- 366 m
- 0
- 2001
Single rider lineSkip-the-line eligible
Plan your visit to Disney California Adventure
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-8pm, later on peak days
- Typical gate times
- Usually 08:00 to 21:00.
- Extended hours
- Select nights host separately ticketed after-hours events such as Oogie Boogie Bash in late summer and autumn.
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass, with Radiator Springs Racers usually sold as a Single Pass. From about $32 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- Covered by Disneyland Resort 1-5 day tickets with an optional Park Hopper to Disneyland Park.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $599 USD.
Disney California Adventure map
Plan your visitDisney California Adventure events & shows
Disney Festival of Holidays
Holiday season with the Festival of Holidays marketplaces and the Viva Navidad celebration.
Oogie Boogie Bash
Separately ticketed Halloween party with the Frightfully Fun Parade, villains and trick-or-treating.
World of Color
Signature nighttime water, light and projection show on Paradise Bay.
Disney California Adventure reviews & ratings
Amusement Park Ranker overall score
7.0
An aggregate of 3 public review platforms, each normalized to a 0–10 scale and weighted by review volume.
Disney California Adventure wait times
- Typical day
22
- Crowd & wait score
6.5
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