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California Screamin' reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for California Screamin', a roller coaster in Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)

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Posted: February 17, 2010

This steel coaster (built to look wooden) offers up a 0-55 launch in four seconds, a 107-foot drop and a vertical loop around a Mickey Mouse logo. You'll also hear "surf guitar" music through an on-board soundtrack, a la "Space Mountain."

This coaster currently has a maximum of 5 cars running at one time.

An on-ride camera lets guests take home a picture of their screaming on the ride.

For a limited time in January 2007, to help increase attendance, the audio track for California Screamin' was temporarily replaced with a remix of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Around the World," and the attraction was renamed Rockin' California Screamin'. This was promoted with Rockin' Space Mountain, a similar change made to Space Mountain in Disneyland. These changes were part of the "Rockin' Both Parks" campaign.

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76 votes, so far

California Screamin' is a great roller coaster. The launch is awesome and I love that it's right over the pond. The only complaint I have is I wish there was a story or at least some theming. - Jeff Moon

California Screaming was, by far, the best California Adventure attraction before the expansion. (not that it was a bad park before the expansion, just it got better) It's really fun, and, though the ride always SEEMS long, it's actually kind of short because the line goes by SUPER fast. - Reggie Templeton

This was my first upside down roller coaster. A really fun roller coaster. California Screamin' has a great sound track that makes the ride even better. - nick .

So much fun, especially trying to hold a face for the camera after those up and down bumps just before it (my husband managed, i didnt!) - Rachelle Beaney

i love this coaster! It was my first roller coaster i ec=ver been on and it made me the fan of roller coasters to this day. wen i first went on i was 6 years old and i was scared out of my mind. wen i got off i was wondering why people think roller coasters are scary. They should retheme this whole park cause withy lil mermaid and carsland and the goofy ride thats coming and the new mickey themeing of the sun wheel and the swings and bugs land and world of color, its not very california themed anymore. they should rename this park different too for example, Disney's Movie park or something cause thats basically the theming - isaiah mercado

Great ride! It is just great fun! - Thomas Furlong

i LUV CA screamin'!! it is the only disney CA ride that has a loop & i luv loops. although CA adventure doesnt have as well as theming & magic as d-land, it is still fun. ;D i went on CA screamin' 3 times in a row!! get a fastpass unless u wanna wait like 30 min. the back makes ur tummy go wild, the front is truly awesome, & the middle is ok. CAS rox!! - Aly W

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