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Pirates of the Caribbean Wait Times

Pirates of the Caribbean is open right now.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, built on 14,988 measured readings.

LIVE · 5 min now · updated 8 min ago

Park hours today: 8am–11pm

Pirates of the Caribbean5 min

Best time to ride Pirates of the Caribbean

On a typical Wednesday, Pirates of the Caribbean runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 20 min around 3 PM, and eases to 12 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 30 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 20 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 18 min, this is the #15 longest line of 38 tracked rides at Disneyland (park average 18 min). The longest is Haunted Mansion Holiday at 41 min.

Typical Pirates of the Caribbean wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday23 min29 min 1 PM20 min
Monday24 min30 min 1 PM20 min
Tuesday5 min22 min 9 PM22 min
Wednesday5 min20 min 3 PM12 min
Thursday24 min30 min 1 PM20 min
Friday24 min30 min 1 PM20 min
Saturday · busiest24 min30 min 1 PM20 min

Pirates of the Caribbean average wait by month

16 to 24 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202623.5 min1,464
July 202620.2 min11,263
August 202616 min25,251
September 202618.4 min15,611

Pirates of the Caribbean wait time FAQ

▾When is Pirates of the Caribbean shortest?

Pirates of the Caribbean is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 12 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 20 min around 3 PM.

▾Which day is Pirates of the Caribbean busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 30 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 20 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Pirates of the Caribbean right now?

Pirates of the Caribbean is at 5 minutes right now, updated 8 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

95.4%
of operating hours available
62
separate outages recorded
65h
out of service

Across 1,407 hours that Disneyland was open, Pirates of the Caribbean was running 95.4% of the time, with 62 separate interruptions. That ranks #12 for availability out of 43 tracked rides at Disneyland, where the typical ride runs 98.04% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 14,988 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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