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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

54min

Mon, Apr 21

Hours

8am–9pm

Special ticketed event 9pm–1am

Range

30–80 min

Low 11:49pm · high 8:01am

Typical Monday

75 min

21 min quieter that day

Radiator Springs Racers Photo: Disney

Radiator Springs Racers is a racing attraction located in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park, inspired by the Disney and Pixar film *Cars*. Guests ride in customized vehicles through a desert landscape, experiencing small drops and dark, loud elements. The attraction appeals to a broad age range, including kids, tweens, teens, and adults, with a height requirement of 40 inches (102 cm) or taller.

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Monday, Apr 21 vs a typical Monday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Mondays

Average

54 min

Lowest

30 min 11:49pm

Highest

80 min 8:01am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 10pm and 11pm, and Mon runs about 27 min shorter than Wed.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 74 84 70 69 65 63 74 74 54 56 58 63 55 44 50 38
Tue 104 90 93 87 89 97 86 87 83 85 77 81 68 53 · ·
Wed 113 98 89 117 118 104 128 112 69 67 61 63 60 46 · ·
Thu 84 82 89 78 81 77 81 82 72 71 72 74 78 58 · ·
Fri 97 94 91 91 77 87 81 93 76 80 76 79 70 48 · ·
Sat 80 64 71 91 96 81 84 96 88 96 82 77 74 56 · ·
Sun 96 81 86 98 89 94 108 91 81 75 69 67 61 48 25 ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

79 min

Lowest

39 min Nov 2

Highest

140 min Dec 29

Average

79 min

Lowest

43 min Nov 1

Highest

126 min Dec 28

Average

77 min

Lowest

42 min Nov 2026

Highest

94 min Apr 2026

Average

77 min

Lowest

73 min 2024

Highest

80 min 2022

Ride status

Down twice for 12m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:28pm
  • 3:25pm – 3:31pm 6m
  • 5:28pm – 5:34pm 6m

Broke down on 29 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Paid returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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