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Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disney California Adventure Park

Average that day

72min

Thu, Jan 29

Hours

8am–9pm

Posted hours

Range

45–100 min

Low 10:50am · high 12:05pm

Typical Thursday

72 min

Right on a usual 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 29 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

72 min

Lowest

45 min 10:50am

Highest

100 min 12:05pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 11pm, and Thu runs about 27 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 91 73 91 100 99 96 91 87 91 97 98 87 72 51 42 29
Tue 26 · 81 78 95 107 94 100 104 103 87 97 95 90 71 70 · ·
Wed · · 65 69 83 80 83 79 81 72 77 92 80 81 59 54 74 33
Thu 25 · 75 65 75 74 86 83 75 76 76 86 84 76 63 55 54 ·
Fri 48 · 84 69 86 84 89 96 87 86 88 96 90 91 73 60 35 ·
Sat · · 92 75 95 107 107 106 107 114 105 113 104 104 98 75 55 ·
Sun · · 92 72 88 96 95 94 95 93 97 108 90 80 61 48 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 2m in total

8:02am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 8:02am – 8:47am 45m
  • 8:55am – 10:43am 1h 47m
  • 11:49am – 12:05pm 15m
  • 5:13pm – 5:28pm 15m

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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