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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

84min

Thu, Aug 7

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

55–120 min

Low 3:21pm · high 8:12am

Typical Thursday

65 min

19 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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Thursday, Aug 7 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

84 min

Lowest

55 min 3:21pm

Highest

120 min 8:12am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 10pm, and Sun runs about 29 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 54 28 100 81 71 74 66 66 65 64 64 66 63 66 63 54 52 ·
Tue · · 93 83 82 91 99 101 90 91 93 98 101 98 86 69 47 ·
Wed · · 120 98 100 100 97 91 91 93 100 86 86 86 79 66 70 70
Thu 69 26 85 72 75 69 67 74 67 65 69 67 74 67 68 58 50 ·
Fri · · 91 67 63 64 63 63 62 54 66 66 71 72 64 64 62 70
Sat 60 38 68 64 67 69 68 66 63 66 71 64 63 66 67 60 53 ·
Sun · · 78 62 57 62 60 61 60 60 66 60 57 61 60 54 56 51

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 6 times for 1h 11m in total

8:03am Running Down 10:00pm
  • 10:09am – 10:36am 26m
  • 12:45pm – 1:00pm 15m
  • 4:51pm – 5:00pm 8m
  • 5:28pm – 5:42pm 13m
  • 6:00pm – 6:06pm 6m
  • 9:45pm – 9:48pm 3m

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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