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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

67min

Tue, Oct 7

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

30–100 min

Low 10:35pm · high 8:05am

Typical Tuesday

74 min

7 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, Oct 7 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

67 min

Lowest

30 min 10:35pm

Highest

100 min 8:05am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Thu runs about 34 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 104 85 85 90 97 115 108 92 89 106 105 107 98 60 ·
Tue 83 73 81 82 79 71 69 70 85 76 65 65 69 50 44
Wed 100 86 77 77 87 86 76 81 82 81 80 92 100 57 ·
Thu 72 60 66 67 75 57 73 71 77 56 60 53 54 40 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 3 times for 31m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm
  • 9:39am – 9:44am 5m
  • 11:44am – 11:59am 14m
  • 2:53pm – 3:05pm 12m

Broke down on 12 of the 13 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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