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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

63min

Fri, Jul 18

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

5–100 min

Low 8:04am · high 8:13am

Typical Friday

70 min

7 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, Jul 18 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

63 min

Lowest

5 min 8:04am

Highest

100 min 8:13am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 10pm, and Mon runs about 22 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 91 72 65 70 65 64 59 59 60 63 67 73 65 51 45 ·
Tue · · 91 75 74 83 86 88 80 82 86 83 88 87 74 68 54 94
Wed 63 33 112 95 90 98 92 92 87 85 97 92 89 87 80 78 79 80
Thu 65 29 87 71 71 71 74 71 67 67 71 66 73 71 66 60 66 80
Fri 65 24 84 66 67 65 61 63 63 56 70 69 70 78 74 77 86 99
Sat 78 38 74 65 67 67 64 67 62 70 72 66 63 64 66 59 50 ·
Sun · · 73 55 57 61 66 70 63 68 64 58 62 62 62 64 75 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 3 times for 51m in total

8:01am Running Down 10:24pm
  • 4:01pm – 4:22pm 21m
  • 6:39pm – 6:43pm 4m
  • 7:05pm – 7:31pm 26m

Broke down on 30 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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