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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

91min

Wed, Oct 1

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

70–110 min

Low 9:49am · high 7:25pm

Typical Wednesday

86 min

5 min busier 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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Wednesday, Oct 1 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

91 min

Lowest

70 min 9:49am

Highest

110 min 7:25pm

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 108 89 84 85 89 85 79 88 95 83 86 90 93 65 ·
Thu 94 70 77 67 65 72 66 65 78 65 69 62 69 68 ·
Fri 99 84 76 77 90 71 78 71 75 89 84 101 109 84 ·
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

43 min Nov 2026

Highest

94 min Apr 2026

Average

77 min

Lowest

73 min 2024

Highest

80 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 8m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 7:17pm – 7:25pm 8m

Broke down on 6 of the 7 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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