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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

59min

Thu, Jan 22

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

5–95 min

Low 8:01am · high 8:16am

Typical Thursday

76 min

17 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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Thursday, Jan 22 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

59 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

95 min 8:16am

Best times to go

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

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 92 75 97 106 105 98 95 97 95 98 101 93 75 54 42 ·
Tue · · 87 80 98 112 96 106 114 105 91 101 100 95 74 70 · ·
Wed · · 72 71 90 88 86 85 92 81 92 102 83 85 66 69 74 33
Thu 25 · 79 65 79 76 85 86 82 85 79 87 85 79 71 61 54 ·
Fri 48 · 89 71 92 90 93 103 97 87 90 103 98 94 78 61 35 ·
Sat · · 93 78 97 109 106 110 107 115 107 118 106 103 95 74 55 ·
Sun · · 93 73 87 100 98 102 103 99 99 110 94 88 64 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 4 times for 3h 3m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 9:44am – 9:56am 12m
  • 11:28am – 1:16pm 1h 48m
  • 4:40pm – 5:32pm 51m
  • 6:13pm – 6:26pm 12m

Broke down on 30 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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