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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

92min

Thu, Oct 16

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

35–180 min

Low 7:26pm · high 3:56pm

Typical Thursday

62 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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Thursday, Oct 16 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

92 min

Lowest

35 min 7:26pm

Highest

180 min 3:56pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Tue runs about 57 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 114 87 113 123 109 117 113 106 117 106 129 126 85 · ·
Tue 75 60 66 79 73 60 59 66 65 61 42 46 41 45 37
Wed 107 80 85 90 104 111 96 101 114 122 102 124 137 · ·
Thu 65 60 85 91 86 74 88 90 103 62 53 46 49 37 37
Fri 107 95 104 111 139 120 113 132 118 120 114 119 98 120 ·
Sat 90 75 88 112 119 113 101 122 135 121 101 115 121 · ·
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 3 times for 47m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:00pm
  • 4:05pm – 4:29pm 23m
  • 6:47pm – 7:05pm 18m
  • 8:59pm – 9:05pm 6m

Broke down on 21 of the 22 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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