King Triton’s Carousel

Less crowded and shorter line than King Arthur’s Carousel on the other side, in a cool area of DCA, and with all of the fun of the other merry-​go-​round, we probably hit this up on every trip. Plus you can pit stop at the restrooms behind it before or after.

Part I (last year):
First time that we rode this, because of our little one. We took our little guy in September 2014 (he’ll be two years old, next month) to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure for the first time. He enjoyed this ride the most here at Disney’s California Adventure Park.
Part II (this year):
While his daddy was a «single rider» at the California Screamin’ roller-​coaster next door (30 min. wait), I took him on this one, three times in a row! First time was the long bench (it was full, everywhere else!), which he liked the least. The second time was on an (outside) seal one facing the line. And finally, I got him on an inside character near the middle part of the ride. He enjoyed being on the characters, didn’t care for the long bench at all.
I think this was the only triple ride experience he got at the park. I loved carousels when I was a kid and I have great memories of them, too. I love the sea theme too.

A sorry waste of space. This was always a strange fit for the area, only sort of working with the boardwalk theme. Since DCA’s renovation, however, Triton’s carousel is wildly out of place between Screamin’ and Midway Mania. It makes no sense. Back in 1999, someone in Burbank said, «Guys, you know we gotta have a carousel, right? RIGHT?!» And everyone went along with it.
In an effort to remove myself from carousel indifference, overall, I do think what would be cool would be to retheme the carousel like one of the great boardwalk carousels of the day. That would make sense. And since there are some wonderful historic carousels in the US, including the gem in Santa Cruz, it can fit with the theme.
So do that, Disneyland people. Do what I say.

In all the times I’ve been to CA Adventure, I’ve never had to wait for this ride any longer than the current ride going to finish. And for that alone, it is a solid ride in my book!
Carousels are good old fashioned fun. Not thrill rides, but great for kids. Slightly less fun in my book than King Arthur’s Carousel in Disneyland, only because that one is more classic and iconic and so I like it more.
The sea animals you sit on here are very bright and colorful and well done.

Who doesn’t like The Little Mermaid!!! The line is never long so it’s quick to get on. Even when the line is long, it moves fairly quickly so you’ll still get on it quick. This is GREAT especially when it’s super hot outside and you want to get into the air conditioning.
Enjoy the air conditioning on this ride because it lasts a good amount of time. It pretty much goes through the entire movie and portrays the fun, sadness, and excitement in it.
The electronics, music, and animation is amazing. It’s definitely Disney Magic!

Before we got our season passes, we never bothered to come on this ride — actually, I never noticed it. However, now that my son has been on it (probably 4 times in 2 days), I have to say I love this little gem, probably more than the more traditional carousel over in Disneyland.
I love the beautiful ocean décor and colors. It is a smaller carousel (I think?!?) but still holds plenty of people. Since it is less popular, there is either no line or a short line… always a plus at Disneyland with young ones in tow!

This is very much a kiddie ride in California Adventure but it is still fun nonetheless. There are a lot of cute sea creatures to choose from. It is a short ride. The day I went on a Sunday in December the wait was not long at all. I am sure it’s because so many people can fit at once.

Located near the California Screamin coaster you will find this delightful carousel. Double bonus if the three year old you’re watching happens to adore The Little Mermaid movie… why? Because instead of the typical horses, there is an assortment of colorful sea creatures to ride (whales and dolphins and seals, oh my!) & King Triton watches you from his wall mural in the back.
There’s never much of line and if there is a line it moves rather quickly. They’re pretty particular about getting the little ones safety belted onto the creature they have selected to ride (not so much about the adults… no one has bothered me when I didn’t put the safety belt on). There’s also a bench available for those who do not wish to go up and down in addition to the round and round.
This is a great way to get on a ride without much of a wait and rest your feet for a few minutes.

Ohmygoodness! If you want to ride a carousel at the Disneyland Resort, look no further than King Triton’s Carousel!!!
The queue for this attraction is far, far shorter than King Arthur’s Carousel in the Disneyland Park. That queue can get ridiculous.
For this attraction, sometimes, they’ll even let you stay on when there’s not much of a queue waiting for the next go around!
There are a bunch of sea creatures to choose from, too! (Whales, dolphins, sea otters, seals, fish, etc.)
It’s so colorful, as well!
No FastPasses. No height requirement.

The fantasy Sea creatures are so much fun. We try to ride this whenever we can and we don’t even have any small children. If you don’t feel like trying to get up on a ‘Horse” there are several benches you can take a seat and enjoy the ride.
We have friends who are mermaid fans and it is a fun little escape.

Review from my 6 year old…“I liked it because the name reminds me of King Arthur’s carousel except we were under the sea. It reminds me of mermaids”

Different than the traditional carousel like the one located at Disneyland but this one is a big hit for the kids bc it features different sea animals which is unique! From a dolphin to a sea horse to a sea otter. U name it!

Not as classy as King Arthur’ s Carousel but just as fun! The line is half as long as it’s big brother so it’s well worth the time.

King Triton’s Carousel is kids ride. Round and round and up and down.
The best part of the ride is the theme. King Triton happily stares at you while you sit on shiny sea otters, sea horses, whales, etc. All that under the sea type stuff. There’s also a couch if that’s how you roll.
The line and wait time is usually short and everyone has a good time. Not a must do ride like the carousel in Disneyland, but it’s nice to rest those legs for a few minutes.

I love this ride and so does my son. The line goes so quickly and it is easy to go on multiple times. It is painted so beautifully; lots of sea otters, seahorses, whales, dolphins and fish in hues of blue, purple, green and pinks. The seats are shaped in either more flatten (for a more fully derrière), to a concaved seat, which is good for cradling small children.
The only problem is that this ride is so far in the back of DCA, and is the only thing my 2 year old can ride back in that area, that we often don’t go on it, due to being so isolated.
Overall, it’s a fun ride and still worth checking out.

This is a wonderful carousel that reminds me of the one at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk… just missing the toss rings!
The kids love the unique sea «horses» and the grandparents love the benches.
The line is quick… what are you waiting for?
Under the sea…

My kids loved this ride. Not going to lie– I loved it because it gave my tired feet some rest. It’s also a great ride to get away from the mid day heat. Its between Screamin, the bathrooms and Toy Story (my all time favorite ride EVER)
Being between everything– it makes it perfect for antsy little ones who have waited 45 minutes or more in the Toy Story line to break up the wait and ride a ride. It’s never busy and as others have mentioned I have never waited more than 5 minutes to get on.
The little ones enjoyed finding fishes from the movie and it made the right that much more enjoyable for them. Go ahead and ride it– you’ve already paid an arm and a leg to get in the park– might as well get your monies worth :)

Great for little kids!
I am a huge fan of King Arthur’s Carousel over in Disneyland… this is like the California Adventure version of that. Its a little bit crazy looking and great for the little kids. There isn’t much of a line and its located right next to Screamin’, so when the big kids are going on the roller coaster the little ones can ride a carousel. Heck instead of riding on a huge beautiful horse they can ride on animals that they would never ride in real life like an otter!
Well I don’t know about you but I have never ridden an otter in real life.
:0)

My daughter loves carousel rides and must always ride this whenever we’re in California Adventure. The great thing is that there is never more than a 5-​minute wait no matter how busy the rest of the park is. I think the more popular rides like California Screamin’, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Radiator Springs Racers are really the ones that end up with the crazy hour wait lines. It’s very reassuring to know that we always have this ride to fall back on if the Toy Story Mania or Mater Junkyard Jamboree lines are too crazy for us annual passholders.
Luckily there is never much of a line for this ride, so I’m always able to reserve an adorable sea otter for her, which is her favorite.

This is the Carousel at California Adventure… not as big as King Arthur’s at Disneyland, but it is an underwater theme (King Triton is the Little Mermaid’s dad… get it?) instead of horses, there are sea lions, whales etc…) super vibrant, pretty colors!
my daughter loves this carousel more than King Arthur’s, she gets to go on it when my son and i are on California Screaming (she’s not tall enough yet…6 inches to go). it is located in between California Screaming and Toy Story Mania… and right by the bathrooms.
i don’t think i have ever waited even 5 minutes in this line.