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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

101min

Thu, Jan 1

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

15–145 min

Low 12:01am · high 4:17pm

Typical Thursday

72 min

29 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, Jan 1 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

101 min

Lowest

15 min 12:01am

Highest

145 min 4:17pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 11pm, and Thu runs about 20 min shorter than Tue.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · 91 72 96 109 103 98 91 94 94 96 98 98 78 54 42 ·
Tue · 93 79 99 108 92 99 114 101 91 102 97 84 66 68 · ·
Wed · 75 69 87 84 82 76 79 74 81 95 76 79 62 61 74 33
Thu 25 78 68 77 75 77 80 78 85 83 90 82 76 73 61 54 ·
Fri 48 81 64 85 88 81 96 82 81 86 93 91 89 67 51 35 ·
Sat · 82 72 89 101 94 96 96 109 109 109 100 91 76 62 55 ·
Sun · 86 67 82 91 93 95 100 88 90 99 80 83 52 42 45 ·

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 4 times for 2h 23m in total

12:01am Running Down 10:01pm
  • 12:06am – 12:10am 4m
  • 12:19am – 1:02am 42m
  • 8:21am – 9:38am 1h 17m
  • 4:21pm – 4:41pm 20m

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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