Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times
Average that day
53min
Thu, Aug 20
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
20–85 min
Low 10:30pm · high 8:09am
Typical Thursday
70 min
17 min quieter that day
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.
Thursday, Aug 20 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
53 min
Lowest
20 min 10:30pm
Highest
85 min 8:09am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 10pm, and Sun runs about 16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 82 | 71 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 38 |
| Tue | · | 87 | 77 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 50 |
| Wed | · | 85 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 73 | 75 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 50 |
| Thu | · | 78 | 68 | 82 | 87 | 78 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 71 | 54 | 35 |
| Fri | · | 78 | 60 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 52 | 55 |
| Sat | · | 74 | 58 | 74 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 38 |
| Sun | 35 | 64 | 54 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 61 | · |
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
45 min Nov 1
Highest
126 min Dec 28
Average
77 min
Lowest
45 min Nov 2026
Highest
94 min Apr 2026
Average
77 min
Lowest
73 min 2024
Highest
80 min 2022
Ride status
Down once for 6m in total
- 3:26pm – 3:32pm 6m
Broke down on 27 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.