Cars Land · Dark ride
Radiator Springs Racers
Cruise through Radiator Springs, meet Cars characters and finish with a side-by-side outdoor race through Cadillac Range.
70 min
live wait
Dark ride
High thrill
40"
min height
Before you ride
Fast turns, small drops and dark show scenes.
Expert tip
Ride after dark for glowing canyon lighting and the neon of Cars Land on the exit.
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⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 8 PM (~50 min) · also good around 2 PM (~52 min)
Busiest around 8 AM (~70 min)
| 8 AM | 70 minutes |
|---|---|
| 9 AM | 54 minutes |
| 10 AM | 66 minutes |
| 11 AM | 60 minutes |
| 12 PM | 53 minutes |
| 1 PM | 53 minutes |
| 2 PM | 52 minutes |
| 3 PM | 55 minutes |
| 4 PM | 62 minutes |
| 5 PM | 70 minutes |
| 6 PM | 67 minutes |
| 7 PM | 65 minutes |
| 8 PM | 50 minutes |
Average standby wait from 8 days of live waits, in park time (PT). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Radiator Springs Racers stats
Radiator Springs Racers is a dark ride at Disney California Adventure Park that reaches 40 mph and drops 14 feet. It was built by Walt Disney Imagineering, opened in 2012 and lasts about 5 minutes. Riders must be at least 40 inches tall. The best time to ride is usually around 8 PM or 2 PM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Model
- Slot-car dark ride
- Opened
- 2012
- Track length
- 2,500 ft
- Top speed
- 40 mph
- Height
- 30 ft
- Drop
- 14 ft
- Duration
- 4 min 30 sec
- Height requirement
- 40 in
💡 Fun facts
- Its racing finale uses two adjacent tracks with variable winners.
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