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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

63min

Sun, Oct 26

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

15–100 min

Low 9:37pm · high 12:22pm

Typical Sunday

68 min

5 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 26 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

63 min

Lowest

15 min 9:37pm

Highest

100 min 12:22pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Tue runs about 51 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 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 101 83 103 104 115 123 102 120 119 113 104 115 95 120 ·
Sat 86 79 91 107 117 117 106 117 124 113 108 121 120 · ·
Sun 78 57 71 82 89 81 85 85 87 61 46 46 47 35 38

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 5m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm
  • 12:27pm – 12:31pm 3m
  • 6:22pm – 6:25pm 2m

Broke down on 28 of the 30 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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