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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

60min

Tue, Sep 30

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

25–110 min

Low 9:47pm · high 4:37pm

Typical Tuesday

100 min

40 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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Tuesday, Sep 30 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

60 min

Lowest

25 min 9:47pm

Highest

110 min 4:37pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 23 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 94 84 74 81 85 102 107 100 92 101 95 96 90 72 60
Tue 87 85 90 81 88 92 90 80 104 103 93 92 80 58 50
Wed 114 93 91 88 84 78 76 89 97 76 83 83 85 65 ·
Thu 94 70 77 67 65 72 66 65 78 65 69 62 69 68 ·
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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm

Broke down on 5 of the 6 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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