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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

72min

Sun, Oct 5

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

20–105 min

Low 8:02am · high 11:47am

Typical Sunday

68 min

4 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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Sunday, Oct 5 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

72 min

Lowest

20 min 8:02am

Highest

105 min 11:47am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 26 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 91 79 77 78 90 107 110 99 84 100 100 105 91 60 ·
Tue 84 77 90 81 81 75 70 69 101 87 65 65 69 49 50
Wed 108 89 84 85 89 85 79 88 95 83 86 90 93 65 ·
Thu 84 67 75 71 73 73 74 69 78 65 66 57 63 57 41
Fri 99 84 84 88 90 76 91 83 81 95 98 110 101 84 ·
Sat 79 65 78 91 105 94 92 114 122 114 84 94 104 75 ·
Sun 78 64 71 72 83 79 75 80 89 71 51 56 54 40 45

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 17m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm
  • 11:26am – 11:44am 17m

Broke down on 10 of the 11 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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