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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

93min

Sun, Oct 12

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

25–140 min

Low 10:29pm · high 3:38pm

Typical Sunday

63 min

30 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 12 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

93 min

Lowest

25 min 10:29pm

Highest

140 min 3:38pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Tue runs about 45 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 114 88 92 101 96 122 107 89 97 111 122 114 92 · ·
Tue 75 60 66 79 73 60 59 62 65 62 42 47 41 43 37
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 85 70 81 102 110 104 94 122 128 110 92 108 111 59 ·
Sun 78 58 70 76 80 82 85 86 103 75 45 48 48 39 43

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 twice for 15m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm
  • 2:35pm – 2:45pm 9m
  • 2:50pm – 2:56pm 6m

Broke down on 17 of the 18 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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