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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

104min

Wed, Oct 8

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

45–170 min

Low 9:29am · high 4:59pm

Typical Wednesday

83 min

21 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 8 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

104 min

Lowest

45 min 9:29am

Highest

170 min 4:59pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Thu runs about 35 min shorter than Fri.

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 101 80 83 79 89 98 82 80 97 109 87 91 117 57 ·
Thu 72 60 66 67 75 57 73 71 77 56 60 53 54 40 41
Fri 101 79 88 91 102 82 94 92 88 101 107 131 112 88 ·
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 7 times for 48m in total

8:02am Running Down 9:02pm
  • 12:26pm – 12:29pm 3m
  • 12:32pm – 12:38pm 5m
  • 12:45pm – 12:50pm 5m
  • 4:23pm – 4:41pm 18m
  • 4:53pm – 4:56pm 3m
  • 7:56pm – 8:02pm 5m
  • 8:35pm – 8:44pm 9m

Broke down on 13 of the 14 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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