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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

48min

Sat, Jul 12

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

20–80 min

Low 5:31pm · high 8:08am

Typical Saturday

65 min

17 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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Saturday, Jul 12 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

48 min

Lowest

20 min 5:31pm

Highest

80 min 8:08am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 10pm, and Mon runs about 19 min shorter than Wed.

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 76 18 92 71 65 70 65 64 60 58 60 63 66 74 65 52 45 ·
Tue 53 19 91 73 71 78 80 80 78 79 81 77 83 85 72 66 54 94
Wed 63 33 107 94 81 92 89 88 81 81 93 87 85 85 78 76 68 80
Thu 65 29 88 72 69 73 76 70 68 70 73 69 75 74 69 60 66 80
Fri 65 24 83 65 66 62 59 58 61 52 66 65 71 71 74 78 85 99
Sat 78 38 72 63 65 66 63 66 60 68 70 65 61 61 64 57 50 ·
Sun · · 71 55 57 59 67 68 62 69 65 58 63 61 62 66 79 66

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 22m in total

8:01am Running Down 10:01pm
  • 8:55am – 9:13am 17m
  • 6:43pm – 6:49pm 5m

Broke down on 29 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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