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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

67min

Sun, Sep 28

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

30–95 min

Low 6:39pm · high 1:12pm

Typical Sunday

67 min

Right on a usual 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, Sep 28 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

67 min

Lowest

30 min 6:39pm

Highest

95 min 1:12pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 34 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 93 87 74 81 87 97 107 101 91 100 79 87 101 72 60
Tue 96 100 111 87 98 111 110 96 119 120 119 114 100 69 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 74 73 81 70 73 67 70 80 77 88 93 76 45
Sat 76 59 68 83 97 85 82 99 103 97 78 88 94 69 ·
Sun 76 69 69 67 80 74 68 76 86 72 52 58 57 45 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 twice for 2h 59m in total

8:03am Running Down 10:57pm
  • 4:33pm – 6:39pm 2h 5m
  • 10:03pm – 10:57pm 54m

Broke down on 4 of the 4 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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