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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

69min

Thu, Sep 25

Hours

1:40pm–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

30–100 min

Low 7:09pm · high 4:11pm

Typical Thursday

72 min

3 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, Sep 25 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

69 min

Lowest

30 min 7:09pm

Highest

100 min 4:11pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Fri runs about 31 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 106 86 75 77 81 88 96 91 81 90 75 81 90 65 55
Tue 98 97 105 94 98 104 103 94 111 109 110 99 93 67 50
Wed 114 104 102 104 92 80 87 99 105 80 87 97 83 63 ·
Thu 94 72 84 69 67 72 71 65 75 66 70 68 75 65 50
Fri 99 82 66 64 67 56 63 53 54 60 61 65 71 61 45
Sat 75 56 59 72 87 79 80 89 93 89 73 83 81 69 ·
Sun 85 77 67 68 77 71 71 76 96 85 60 66 65 50 46

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

79 min

Lowest

40 min Sep 11

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 4 times for 3h 39m in total

1:30pm Running Down 11:02pm
  • 2:26pm – 2:35pm 9m
  • 3:20pm – 3:36pm 15m
  • 4:08pm – 4:11pm 3m
  • 7:50pm – 11:02pm 3h 12m

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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