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The following list shows attractions with appeal by age group. Attraction ratings are on a scale from 0 (very bad) to 5 (excellent). Click on the header links to sort!
Name |
Pre- school |
Grade School |
Teens |
Young Adults |
Over 30 |
Seniors |
Our Rating |
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Animation Academy Hollywood Land |
3.3 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4 | |
Behind-the-scenes look at Disney animation When To Go: Anytime |
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The Bakery Tour Pacific Wharf |
2.2 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | |
Free Bread! (plus a short film) When To Go: Anytime |
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Disney Junior Dance Party! Hollywood Land |
5 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4 | |
Dance party for children When To Go: Per the daily entertainment schedule |
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Disney ¡Viva Navidad! Street Party Paradise Pier |
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5 | ||
Christmas Street Party | ||||||||
Five & Dime Buena Vista Street |
2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | |
Jazzy musical performers | ||||||||
Frightfully Fun Parade Buena Vista Street |
4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
Halloween Parade | ||||||||
Golden Zephyr Paradise Gardens Park |
3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2 | |
Zephyrs spinning around a central tower When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing |
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Goofy's Sky School Paradise Gardens Park |
3.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | |
Disney version of a wild (or mad) mouse ride When To Go: During the first hour the park is open. |
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Grizzly River Run Grizzly Peak |
3.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | |
White-water raft ride When To Go: First hour the park is open. |
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Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Avengers Campus |
2.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | |
Sci-fi-theme indoor thrill ride When To Go: Before 9:30 a.m., after 6 p.m. |
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off! Avengers Campus |
4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | ||
Incredicoaster Pixar Pier |
1.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4 | |
Big, bad roller coaster When To Go: Ride first thing in the morning. |
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Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Pixar Pier |
3.9 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.4 | 2 | |
Spinning Balloon ride | ||||||||
Jessie's Critter Carousel Pixar Pier |
4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | |
Carousel When To Go: Before noon |
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Jumpin' Jellyfish Paradise Gardens Park |
3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
Parachute ride When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing |
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The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure Paradise Gardens Park |
4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.5 | |
Track ride in the dark When To Go: Before 11 a.m. |
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Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters Cars Land |
4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
Car Dancing Ride | ||||||||
Mariachi Divas Paradise Gardens Park |
3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4 | 4.4 | ||
All-female Mariachi Band | ||||||||
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree Cars Land |
4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2 | |
Midway-type whip ride When To Go: Before noon |
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Mickey's PhilharMagic Hollywood Land |
4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
4-D Movie When To Go: Any time |
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Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Hollywood Land |
4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
Dark ride When To Go: Before 11 a.m. |
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Operation: Playtime! - featuring the Green Army Patrol Paradise Gardens Park |
4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
Percussion Show | ||||||||
Pixar Pal-A-Round - Non Swinging Pixar Pier |
3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | |
Ferris wheel When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing. |
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Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging Pixar Pier |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
Ferris wheel When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing. |
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Radiator Springs Racers Cars Land |
4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | |
Automotive dark ride with high-speed thrills When To Go: The first 30 minutes the park is open. |
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Red Car Trolley Buena Vista Street |
4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 4 | 3 | |
Scenic in-park transportation When To Go: First 2 hours after opening, or last 2 hours before closing. |
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Redwood Creek Challenge Trail Grizzly Peak |
4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
Elaborate playground and obstacle course When To Go: Anytime |
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Silly Symphony Swings - Single Paradise Gardens Park |
2.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 | |
Swings rotating around a central tower When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing |
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Silly Symphony Swings - Tandem Paradise Gardens Park |
4 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3 | |
Swings rotating around a central tower When To Go: The first 90 minutes the park is open or just before closing |
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Soarin' Around the World Grizzly Peak |
4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | |
Flight-simulation ride When To Go: The first 30 minutes the park is open. |
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Sorcerer's Workshop Hollywood Land |
3.5 | 3.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | |
Interactive Disney Movie Exhibits When To Go: Anytime |
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Toy Story Midway Mania! Pixar Pier |
4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
3-D ride-through indoor shooting gallery When To Go: First thing after the park opens |
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Turtle Talk with Crush Hollywood Land |
4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 4 | |
An interactive animated film When To Go: After you see the other attractions in the Animation building |
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Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar Pacific Wharf |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 2.5 | |
Exhibit of attraction concept art When To Go: Anytime |
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WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure Avengers Campus |
4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Interactive Spider-Man Simulator | ||||||||
World of Color Paradise Gardens Park |
3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | |
Fountain show with special effects When To Go: See entertainment schedule for performance times |
The following list shows California Adventure attractions with appeal by age group. Attraction ratings are on a scale from 0 (very bad) to 5 (excellent).
Here are the attractions we currently don't have user appeal ratings for:
- The Amazing Spider-Man!
- Avengers Assemble!
- Blue13 Dance Company
- Dr. Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts
- GuGu Drum Group
- Headless Horseman Rides Again
- Holiday Concert featuring Phat Cat Swinger
- Holiday Toy Drummers
- Jammin' Chefs
- Live Festival Music at Paradise Gardens Park
- Mickey's Happy Holidays
- Mickey's Trick & Treat
- The Mistletoes
- Mostly Kosher
- Mulan's Lunar New Year Procession
- A Musical Celebration of Coco
- Paradise Garden Bandstand
- Princess Elena's Musical Grand Arrival
- The Suffragettes
- Villainous
- Villains Grove at Oogie Boogie Bash
- Warriors of Wakanda: The Disciplines of the Dora Milaje
We also have many lists dedicated to attraction categories and attributes for this park:
We also have many lists dedicated to attraction categories and attributes for this park:
Lightning Lane
Not To Be Missed
Height Requirements
Rider Swap
Climate-Controlled
Get Wet
Early Entry
Diversions
Minor Diversions
Major Diversions
Minor Attractions
Major Attractions
Major Attraction Wannabes
Headliners
Super Headliners
Preschool Appeal
Grade School Appeal
Teen Appeal
Young Adult Appeal
Over Thirty Appeal
Senior Appeal
Audio Description Devices
Handheld Captioning
May Remain In Wheelchair
Must Transfer From Wheelchair
Must Transfer To Wheelchair
Must Transfer To Wheelchair Then Ride Vehicle
Must Be Ambulatory
No Service Animals
Physical Considerations
Reflective Captioning
Service Animal Check
Sign Language Interpretation
Video Captioning