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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

59min

Thu, Aug 14

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

35–100 min

Low 9:55pm · high 8:10am

Typical Thursday

69 min

10 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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Thursday, Aug 14 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

59 min

Lowest

35 min 9:55pm

Highest

100 min 8:10am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 28 min shorter than Tue.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 99 82 72 75 71 70 72 68 64 69 64 69 69 55 52
Tue 95 84 85 90 96 98 91 92 98 101 99 96 90 70 48
Wed 115 96 100 96 95 90 86 90 95 80 82 82 77 65 55
Thu 86 71 74 67 66 74 66 64 69 67 74 68 68 57 50
Fri 92 71 64 66 63 64 65 54 65 67 71 71 64 61 45
Sat 71 64 67 69 71 72 67 68 76 71 66 70 71 64 53
Sun 79 65 59 64 66 64 60 64 66 61 57 63 57 48 43

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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:04am Running Down 10:01pm

Broke down on 28 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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