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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

56min

Thu, Oct 23

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

25–90 min

Low 6:28pm · high 8:10am

Typical Thursday

68 min

12 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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Thursday, Oct 23 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

56 min

Lowest

25 min 6:28pm

Highest

90 min 8:10am

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 111 93 106 109 109 117 113 99 121 114 125 119 91 · ·
Tue 75 56 66 75 73 64 61 65 70 62 43 44 44 44 33
Wed 96 76 84 85 101 105 100 98 104 118 106 127 129 · ·
Thu 65 60 78 82 77 72 85 85 94 63 50 44 47 36 35
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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm

Broke down on 27 of the 29 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Paid returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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