Golden Zephyr
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Golden Zephyr is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumpin' Jellyfish, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Golden Zephyr is an attraction at Paradise Gardens Park in Disney California Adventure Park built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing. Themed to the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon style rocket ships, it takes park guests on a relaxing trip. Unlike its cousins Dumbo and the Astro Orbiter next door in Disneyland, the Golden Zephyr rockets are controlled by centripetal motion over Paradise Bay and can not be automatically controlled to go up and down. The Golden Zephyr's design comes from the Harry Traver Circle-Swing rides of the early 20th century, specifically the Aerostat / Strat-O-Stat ride that operated at Riverview Park in Chicago. In designing the ride, Disney engineers visited Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England to examine the Captive Flying Machines, a similar, but much larger, ride designed by Sir Hiram Maxim, and which has operated there since 1904. The ride cannot operate at constant wind speeds over 10 miles per hour (16 km/h), or gusts over 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). Neither this attraction, nor Jumpin' Jellyfish were removed or changed as part of the billion-dollar expansion.
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Wikidata Q3110108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 4 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jumpin' Jellyfish: 0.0 mi
- Silly Symphony Swings: 0.0 mi
- World of Color - One: 0.0 mi
- Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure: 0.0 mi
- Goofy's Sky School: 0.0 mi
- King Triton: 0.0 mi
- Sadness: 0.1 mi
- Joy: 0.1 mi
- Disgust: 0.1 mi
- Fear: 0.1 mi
- Paradise Park: 0.1 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.4 mi
- Zocalo Park: 0.5 mi
- Convention Plaza: 0.5 mi
- London Park: 0.6 mi
- The Pelton Wheel: 0.1 mi
- The Steam Donkey: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Tree: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 0.2 mi
- Avengers Campus Dedication Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Emerald Garden: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Garden Grove Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 3.2 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 5.4 mi
- Walt Disney's Apartment: 0.3 mi
- Stanley Ranch Museum: 1.8 mi
- MUZEO: 2.0 mi
- Hilbert Museum of California Art: 3.9 mi
- Discovery Science Center: 4.0 mi
- Cadillac Range: 0.3 mi
- Cascade Peak: 0.5 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 0.5 mi
- East Coyote Hills: 6.1 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.9 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Cerro Villa Park: 7.7 mi
- Pelanconi Park: 7.8 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 9.3 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.4 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.8 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 9.9 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.5 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 11.1 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 11.5 mi
- Mother's Beach: 11.8 mi
- North Star Beach: 12.6 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 12.8 mi
- McDermont Spring: 13.3 mi
- Tomato Spring: 14.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.8 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 15.7 mi
- Washout Falls: 0.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 0.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 0.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 0.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 8.7 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.3 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- Three Arches: 24.4 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golden Zephyr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ESE 106° | 1,734 m | 23.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ESE 105° | 1,675 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 92° | 1,211 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 99° | 1,197 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bedford Peak | E 98° | 1,161 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sierra Peak | ENE 79° | 928 m | 15.7 mi |
| Flores Peak | ESE 110° | 566 m | 18.4 mi |
| San Juan Hill | NE 55° | 543 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Disneyland · 0 mi
- Anaheim · 2 mi
- Garden Grove · 3 mi
- Stanton · 4 mi
- Buena Park · 5 mi
- Fullerton · 5 mi
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