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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

74min

Fri, May 30

Hours

8am–9pm

Special ticketed event 9pm–2am

Range

40–155 min

Low 12:41pm · high 10:47pm

Typical Friday

64 min

10 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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Friday, May 30 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

74 min

Lowest

40 min 12:41pm

Highest

155 min 10:47pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 9pm, and Mon runs about 11 min shorter than Thu.

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 54 8 77 68 64 63 62 67 67 73 69 63 65 74 60 56 58 56
Tue 42 19 92 74 72 76 73 72 75 76 78 74 76 74 70 63 64 94
Wed 63 33 84 76 78 85 77 80 80 75 80 73 70 68 65 72 66 79
Thu 62 30 89 76 75 74 79 72 74 78 76 74 75 78 77 60 79 80
Fri 65 24 81 68 71 67 62 64 64 69 62 65 64 69 78 68 68 140
Sat 90 41 73 60 66 68 77 79 80 87 85 85 76 67 71 52 40 ·
Sun · · 81 66 68 71 77 79 77 74 74 64 66 60 56 55 53 ·

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 4h 14m in total

8:02am Running Down 6:47pm
  • 8:02am – 8:23am 21m
  • 2:53pm – 6:47pm 3h 53m

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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