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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

61min

Sun, Aug 17

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

30–120 min

Low 6:22pm · high 4:01pm

Typical Sunday

63 min

2 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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Sunday, Aug 17 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

61 min

Lowest

30 min 6:22pm

Highest

120 min 4:01pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 30 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 97 79 71 73 69 72 72 70 65 70 65 67 68 54 52
Tue 95 85 88 95 100 104 96 95 103 107 105 102 95 74 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 93 71 63 65 65 62 63 53 63 65 70 71 64 60 45
Sat 71 63 66 70 73 72 68 74 79 72 66 72 72 64 53
Sun 79 66 59 65 64 66 62 66 75 67 57 63 59 47 44

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 12m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm
  • 8:34am – 8:37am 3m
  • 8:58am – 9:07am 9m
  • 9:58am – 10:13am 15m
  • 3:46pm – 3:55pm 9m
  • 4:31pm – 4:49pm 18m
  • 5:01pm – 5:19pm 18m

Broke down on 28 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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