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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

124min

Fri, Jan 2

Hours

8am–10pm

Posted hours

Range

60–190 min

Low 3:12pm · high 1:27pm

Typical Friday

76 min

48 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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Friday, Jan 2 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

124 min

Lowest

60 min 3:12pm

Highest

190 min 1:27pm

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 88 68 89 92 93 107 91 83 90 98 93 95 71 57 35 ·
Sat · 82 72 89 101 94 96 96 109 109 109 100 91 76 62 55 ·
Sun · 90 69 85 96 98 99 105 91 93 104 83 85 54 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 3 times for 59m in total

8:00am Running Down 10:00pm
  • 12:01pm – 12:09pm 8m
  • 3:33pm – 3:39pm 6m
  • 9:15pm – 10:00pm 45m

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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