Planning a trip to Disney California Adventure Park? Well, to make it a great trip, you’ll need to make sure you account for everything, that means paying attention to Disney California Adventure Park hours so you know opening and closing times, plus the hours of popular california adventure rides, attractions, shows and more!
You might be thinking, okay that seems a little extra, it aint that deep. We’ll true you could just wing your trip and get stuck in 3 hour long queues and stand in the burning sun while you try to get a Dole whip. However, wouldn’t you much rather enjoy a trip to Disneyland Resort that allows you to navigate it strategically and waste less time in lines and more time enjoying the theme park?
So if you would rather enjoy more time having fun and less time wasting away in long queues, because you decided it was a good idea to show up in the afternoon, then let’s get started!
What Time is Early Entry at Disney California Adventure Park?
Typical Hours: 30 minutes to 1 hour before park opening
Disney California Adventure is allocated the same perk as Disneyland, where they both allow guest who are staying in there designated /disney hotels, have a theme park reservation, and valid theme park ticket are allowed early access to the Anaheim Resort.
How early is Early Entry you may be wondering?
It used to be an hour of early access to the Disney Resort Theme Parks, however since the recent past events. Disney has changed this to only 30 minutes for early access. However, this may change in the feature back to the original 1 hour of early entry, so keep an eye out 👀.
Wondering how different Disneyland Park Hours are when compared to California Adventures? Read our Disneyland Park Open and closing hours guide!
When is Rope Drop at Disney California Adventure Park
Rope Drop at Disney California Adventure Park, does not officially have a exact start time but generally Rope Drop is set to be half an hour before park opening. You may be wondering well thes the point of early entry then if we can get to rope drop without having to stay in a. disney hotel?
Well rope drop is different, it’s not early entry where you can immediately enter different parts of the park. Instead Rope Drop for California Adventure Park is the ability to enter a sectioned part of the park and then you are stopped by ropes.
In California Adventures Park version, you are allowed entry into Buena Vista Street and then stopped before you can enter any of the popular areas of California adventure such as Pixar Pier, Hollywood land, Marvel campus, Cars Land, and Grizzly peak.
What Are Disney California Adventure Park Regular Hours
Typical Hours: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Disney California Adventure hours do range and are not always the same, however the general hours the park opening is between 8:00 am to 10:00 am, although almost always 8:00 am. Meanwhile, the closing time for the park is usually around 10:00 pm.
The good news is Disney routinely keeps a dated calender of the hours for about 2-3 months out, so if you are going within the next few months you’ll be able to estimate the hours.
However, the problem with that is that Disney will also update hours weekly based on park performance and anticipated crowds, so they could either extend park hours or shorten them.
So make sure to double check park hours about a week before your trip. If you are anything like us, we like to plan months and months ahead of our trips, we like to keep an eye on the crowds of the park by checking historical records and looking at estimate crowd calendars for the current year. if you are interested in learning more about the crowd calendars then read our guide on it =). It’s a game changer trust!
Make sure to take advantage of Disneyland Resorts special add ons and unique features! To help make your vacation that much better and smoother! - Using Disney Mobile Checkout is amazing for quick souviners and avoiding long lines! - Mastering Mobiler Ordering of your favorite treats is a way to beat the lines and heat! - Strategize the perfect day with Park Switching Options via Park Hopper.
When Are Disney California Adventure Park After Hours
Typical Hours: 4 hours after park closing and 3 hours before park closing included
Disney Resort After Hours are usually reserved for events that are scheduled to take place at the end of the day. The park is scheduled to be closed earlier than usual and that’s where the park guest with special after hours access are allowed especially access to the park.
The great news about after hours is that while it may be expensive, it also includes 3 hours of regular [arl hours that can be enjoyed before park closing! So make sure to get the most out of your park tickets and go for the full amount 😎.
Some noteworthy after Dark events 2023
- Sweetheart Nite – Takes place at Disneyland
- Princess Nite – Takes place at Disneyland
- Star Wars Nite – Takes place at Disneyland
- Throwback Nite – Takes place at
When Are Disney California Adventure Park Special holiday Hours
Typically Early hour closing or later days closing
One of the amazing things about Disneyland is its always open! That’s right 265 days out of the year the park is open, it doesn’t matter if it Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. The park will be open, however the park hours do adjust depending on the holiday some are for longer days and others are for shorter days. For example you’ll typically see shorter days on Christmas and the park will close earlier. While holidays such as New Year’s Eve will close later!
Disney California Adventure Park Hours FAQ
You should expect to arrive about 30 minutes before park opening if you want to start when the park opens. However for rope drop or early entry plan on showing up 45 minutes to an hour earlier than usual.
Depends, if you want to enjoy all the rides and the shows and have enough time to try different treats and snacks, then no it wouldn’t be. We recommend 2 days or more when exploring a Disney park to allow room for crowds and sudden closures.
California Adventure Park closes about 1 hour to two hour earlier than Disneyland depending on the day of the week and season.
This depends on what your goal is for the park, but typically 8 hours or more is needed to knock out most things at Disney California Adventure.
The official gate opening up Disney California ADventure is 8:00 am most days, but unoofificlay rope drop and early entry are 30 minutes before park opening.