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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

68min

Fri, Apr 25

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

40–85 min

Low 9:42pm · high 8:15am

Typical Friday

81 min

13 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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Friday, Apr 25 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

68 min

Lowest

40 min 9:42pm

Highest

85 min 8:15am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 10pm, and Mon runs about 21 min shorter than Thu.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 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 30 100 93 91 86 85 87 82 81 83 80 74 77 72 61 · ·
Wed · 90 79 88 91 89 91 100 85 66 63 60 60 56 46 · ·
Thu · 90 85 90 81 83 84 83 88 82 79 83 89 86 58 · ·
Fri · 88 84 79 83 74 84 80 85 72 77 73 80 72 49 · ·
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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:03am Running Down 10:00pm

Broke down on 27 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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