Radiator Springs Racers Wait Times
Average that day
49min
Thu, Sep 3
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 6pm–11pm
Range
25–75 min
Low 2:08pm · high 8:00am
Typical Thursday
66 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, Sep 3 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
49 min
Lowest
25 min 2:08pm
Highest
75 min 8:00am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 10pm, and Sun runs about 18 min shorter than Mon.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 81 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 76 | · |
| Tue | · | 82 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 64 | 63 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 62 | 35 |
| Wed | · | 86 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 70 | 66 | 75 | 76 | 69 | · |
| Thu | · | 75 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 50 | 29 |
| Fri | · | 74 | 56 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 54 | 55 |
| Sat | · | 74 | 57 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 38 |
| Sun | 35 | 59 | 52 | 65 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 59 | 32 |
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 3 times for 35m in total
- 1:28pm – 1:30pm 2m
- 3:07pm – 3:28pm 20m
- 3:45pm – 3:59pm 13m
Broke down on 27 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.