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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

74min

Thu, Dec 25

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

30–130 min

Low 8:39pm · high 9:06am

Typical Thursday

72 min

2 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 25 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

74 min

Lowest

30 min 8:39pm

Highest

130 min 9:06am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 10pm, and Wed runs about 10 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon · 86 66 89 101 94 86 85 87 84 88 88 90 70 51 33
Tue · 85 72 89 92 85 90 101 91 87 89 83 72 59 48 30
Wed · 71 63 77 74 70 76 75 71 78 90 75 70 58 52 ·
Thu · 77 67 73 72 73 75 73 78 74 81 79 74 70 58 48
Fri 48 81 62 83 83 80 86 77 77 81 88 85 79 63 48 35
Sat · 77 67 81 88 78 86 90 99 101 97 93 87 73 56 50
Sun · 78 63 77 82 85 87 93 83 81 85 77 78 50 40 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 7 times for 2h 42m in total

8:03am Running Down 10:00pm
  • 8:21am – 8:48am 26m
  • 8:54am – 9:06am 12m
  • 9:18am – 9:39am 21m
  • 10:03am – 10:06am 2m
  • 2:24pm – 2:30pm 6m
  • 4:57pm – 5:03pm 6m
  • 7:03pm – 8:33pm 1h 29m

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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