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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

52min

Fri, Oct 31

Hours

8am–6pm

Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm

Range

25–120 min

Low 9:32pm · high 8:10am

Typical Friday

108 min

56 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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Friday, Oct 31 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

52 min

Lowest

25 min 9:32pm

Highest

120 min 8:10am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Tue runs about 52 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 108 84 98 103 104 107 108 95 109 106 114 113 85 · ·
Tue 72 56 69 67 67 61 57 63 68 62 41 42 45 41 32
Wed 86 72 75 77 89 105 89 89 94 118 106 111 114 · ·
Thu 65 60 74 77 76 71 81 82 89 64 56 50 49 36 35
Fri 95 76 98 96 104 109 92 110 106 103 93 102 86 76 35
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 3 times for 18m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm
  • 11:27am – 11:31am 4m
  • 12:44pm – 12:52pm 8m
  • 10:14pm – 10:20pm 6m

Broke down on 29 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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