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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

85min

Mon, May 12

Hours

8am–9pm

Special ticketed event 9pm–2am

Range

50–120 min

Low 10:01am · high 3:58pm

Typical Monday

60 min

25 min busier 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, May 12 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

85 min

Lowest

50 min 10:01am

Highest

120 min 3:58pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 10pm, and Mon runs about 10 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 1am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · · 77 69 64 63 65 68 69 72 70 64 66 75 59 60 58 56
Tue 30 · 97 84 81 79 80 77 74 75 78 76 71 71 72 58 · ·
Wed · · 90 69 84 77 79 82 88 76 68 66 65 62 58 53 · ·
Thu · · 85 77 79 75 73 73 75 79 75 73 75 80 79 58 60 ·
Fri · · 89 75 72 73 70 73 71 76 65 71 68 71 72 60 66 ·
Sat 90 41 77 63 70 73 86 85 92 96 95 96 85 75 78 57 40 ·
Sun · · 88 68 72 74 74 76 85 74 73 66 64 58 53 49 40 ·

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 7 times for 1h 7m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:16pm
  • 8:19am – 8:35am 16m
  • 8:37am – 8:58am 21m
  • 12:25pm – 12:25pm 0s
  • 12:29pm – 12:31pm 2m
  • 12:52pm – 12:58pm 5m
  • 6:37pm – 6:55pm 18m
  • 9:10pm – 9:16pm 5m

Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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

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