New Orleans Square · Water ride
Pirates of the Caribbean
Sail through a Caribbean pirate world of battles, caves and animatronic buccaneers.
35 min
live wait
Water ride
Moderate thrill
Any height
Before you ride
Two drops, darkness, loud cannon fire and skeleton scenes.
Expert tip
The Disneyland version has an especially atmospheric extended opening through the bayou.
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⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 8 AM (~6 min) · also good around 10 PM (~10 min)
Busiest around 1 PM (~30 min)
| 8 AM | 6 minutes |
|---|---|
| 9 AM | 16 minutes |
| 10 AM | 26 minutes |
| 11 AM | 27 minutes |
| 12 PM | 29 minutes |
| 1 PM | 30 minutes |
| 2 PM | 29 minutes |
| 3 PM | 27 minutes |
| 4 PM | 23 minutes |
| 5 PM | 24 minutes |
| 6 PM | 22 minutes |
| 7 PM | 18 minutes |
| 8 PM | 16 minutes |
| 9 PM | 11 minutes |
| 10 PM | 10 minutes |
Average standby wait from 8 days of live waits, in park time (PT). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Pirates of the Caribbean stats
Pirates of the Caribbean is a water ride at Disneyland Park that drops 14 feet. It was built by Walt Disney Imagineering, opened in 1967 and lasts about 15 minutes. There's no height requirement. The best time to ride is usually around 8 AM or 10 PM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Water ride
- Manufacturer
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Model
- Boat flume dark ride
- Opened
- 1967
- Track length
- 1,800 ft
- Top speed
- 7 mph
- Drop
- 14 ft
- Duration
- 15 min
- Height requirement
- Any height
💡 Fun facts
- The final Disneyland ride whose development Walt Disney personally supervised.
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