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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

76min

Thu, Dec 4

Hours

8am–9pm

Special ticketed event 9pm–1am

Range

45–120 min

Low 9:04pm · high 8:22am

Typical Thursday

70 min

6 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, Dec 4 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

76 min

Lowest

45 min 9:04pm

Highest

120 min 8:22am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun runs about 21 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 89 75 95 100 97 96 93 91 99 98 97 101 78 55 ·
Tue 82 66 85 84 77 81 90 75 78 80 80 62 53 46 32
Wed 83 67 82 81 79 90 87 83 91 103 91 89 85 55 ·
Thu 71 64 77 79 75 76 81 85 84 78 67 66 67 47 37
Fri 87 68 89 86 92 105 80 90 95 90 83 83 71 49 35
Sat 78 73 81 90 94 101 98 101 107 94 97 100 87 52 ·
Sun 77 59 74 81 84 87 94 84 81 71 63 62 48 37 37

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 once for 0s in total

8:01am Running Down 11:58pm
  • 11:58pm – 11:58pm 0s

Broke down on 30 of the 30 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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