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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

117min

Fri, Oct 10

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

50–200 min

Low 8:29pm · high 1:20pm

Typical Friday

97 min

20 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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Friday, Oct 10 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

117 min

Lowest

50 min 8:29pm

Highest

200 min 1:20pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Thu runs about 40 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 71 58 68 65 79 66 70 69 75 59 56 51 51 39 36
Fri 105 87 92 96 119 102 97 111 100 104 100 119 98 88 ·
Sat 77 65 78 96 105 90 88 123 126 109 82 94 105 59 ·
Sun 72 56 65 69 71 74 75 71 90 77 44 46 50 35 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 14m in total

8:02am Running Down 9:02pm
  • 11:45am – 11:59am 14m

Broke down on 15 of the 16 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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