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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

64min

Fri, Jan 16

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

5–90 min

Low 8:07am · high 10:22am

Typical Friday

85 min

21 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, Jan 16 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

64 min

Lowest

5 min 8:07am

Highest

90 min 10:22am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 10pm and 11pm, and Thu runs about 25 min shorter than Tue.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 6am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 85 85 91 74 95 106 104 98 96 93 97 100 102 97 78 54 42 ·
Tue · · 90 81 103 121 98 111 121 109 95 108 108 99 76 75 · ·
Wed · · 74 73 97 97 92 91 98 85 89 106 85 84 67 69 74 33
Thu 25 · 81 66 80 79 86 86 82 85 83 91 87 80 72 61 54 ·
Fri 48 · 88 69 91 90 93 103 93 84 87 102 95 94 76 59 35 ·
Sat · · 90 79 97 108 107 107 105 120 112 115 109 103 95 72 55 ·
Sun · · 91 71 87 100 96 100 106 99 96 104 83 88 60 49 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 twice for 14m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 8:01am – 8:07am 5m
  • 11:31am – 11:41am 9m

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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