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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

69min

Sun, Oct 19

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

5–120 min

Low 9:21pm · high 8:09am

Typical Sunday

70 min

1 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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Sunday, Oct 19 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

69 min

Lowest

5 min 9:21pm

Highest

120 min 8:09am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Tue runs about 54 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 105 83 102 109 123 120 103 131 131 122 109 122 99 120 ·
Sat 90 84 91 106 118 117 102 113 125 116 101 115 112 · ·
Sun 83 55 72 86 88 85 92 87 91 64 45 48 50 36 40

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 36m in total

8:03am Running Down 11:00pm
  • 9:30am – 9:57am 26m
  • 3:57pm – 4:03pm 5m
  • 8:24pm – 8:30pm 5m

Broke down on 24 of the 25 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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