Radiator Springs Racers

Ok, this ride is great. You must get a fast pass for this one, unless you get there really early. Our experience, and everyone I have talked to have said that this ride gets busy within a few minutes of opening, and gets busier and busier as the day goes by. The movie theme is done wonderfully, and the ride itself is super fun. The cars don’t seem to go quite as fast as Test Track at Epcot in Florida, but it is still a fun and exciting ride. One not to miss.

This ride is worth the 90 minute wait! I’m pretty impatient but I will wait for this one. The race at the end is pure genius. I do wish we had gotten the fast pass.

I can’t express how much I love CARS LAND and… THIS RIDE!
Cars is my second favorite disney movie of all times (first being Beauty and the Beast… which I am anticipating for Disney to make a ride dedicated to it) but with that aside!
I am absolutely infatuated by the whole Cars Land… I can stay here and roam around this whole area for the whole visit and be completely satisfied!
I am amazed at the cars land that’s also INSIDE this ride! Best ride ever!!!
I would say its top notch with Tower of Terror! not quite sure which one is better for the majority! but for me personally, I am blown away with this one and will consider this my favorite ride in California Adventures… and can proudly say that this is my favorite ride of all disneyland & california adventure combined!
This ride gives you the entertainment to the eye, the overall story plot of Cars, and even the thrill of the speed!!! This ride alone deserves an extra five stars!
TIP: grab the fast passes that is located near the Bug’s Land entrance.
they run out quickly! so for me. that’s the first thing I go for when entering into California Adventures!
if they run out! then you can easily just walk into the SINGLE RIDERS line to avoid all the long lines… but that means you will ride the ride alone! which is completely fine!

Send one friend to get your «world of color» tickets while you run straight here for fast pass tickets in the am. the line will be huge… you might think it’s for the actual ride. but it moves VERY quickly and is worth your time.
Another example of Disney’s mastery for making a truly thrilling ride without being overwhelming or scary. A lot of fun for the whole family. I cannot survive 2 seconds of tea cups but loved every second of this. They also ham it up really well for a true Disney experience.

No doubt I would say this is one of the best rides that Disney has. You have to get a FastPass in the morning or expect to wait about 2 hours to get on this ride. The detail that Disney has done is just phenomenal. It’s always a blast racing against somebody else and it’s good for the entire family. We typically get a FastPass in the morning when the lines aren’t too long, and write on it anyways it’s about a 20-​minute wait, and then use our Fastpass later in the day. That gives us a chance to ride it two times and only have to wait in that line a total of about 25 to 30 minutes. Worth every minute

Tips
1. If this is one of your top rides on your list to ride be sure to send a runner to get the fast pass when the park opens.
* You will wait for a fast pass but the line moves quickly because there are cast members assisting guests.
* The fast pass is located near the entrance of Bug’s Life.
2. Try to go on a day when it’s not an extra magic hour (unless you have an extra magic hour access) if you don’t go here first thing in the morning. This is available to guests staying at one of the Disneyland resorts or bought 3 days or more park tickets.
3. When you get a fast pass you can’t get another one until the time passes for your current fast pass.
4. If you don’t mind separating from your group go on the single rider line.
5. If you want to wait in the regular line make sure you have snacks, phone charger, a drink, a book, and allot patience cause you are gonna wait!
6. Photo Opt: At the end of the race, as you go down under the rocks. Be ready to pose when you go down the hill.
7. Riders Must Be
40″ (102 cm) or Taller
Overall, my two older kids love this ride. They enjoyed the movie. The ride brings this movie to life. I’m usually the runner who has to race the other people who are trying to get fast passes for this ride. We have never waited more than 20 minutes for this ride.
There are dips, sometimes you are in the dark, sharp turns, and you are in for a race. There is only one winner. But as you know it’s not about winning or losing its all about the ride. Your in for a nice one.

This might be the best ride in CA Adventure for kids over 40″ tall. The fast pass line becomes almost as long as the actual stand-​by line. If you don’t want to wait 50 minutes-​2 hours in line, then you must get to the park as soon as the gates open and speed walk to the fast pass lane. With this method, I still only got fast passes for 11am (the Magic Hour people got their first). About 30 minutes later, the fast passes were for 1:30 — 2:30.
The scenery is the most beautiful in CA Adventure. They replicated the Cars theme perfectly. You get into a car that seats 6. From their, your adventure through Radiator Springs begins. They did such a great job with all the animatronics. They look so realistic, especially Mater. After you get your new paint job, wheels, etc… You are ready to RACE! A must do while at CA Adventure!
Note: The single rider lane is much faster if you don’t need your party to stay together.

I wasn’t gonna go on this ride but it was so inviting with the engines of the car zooming past by. I couldn’t resist. They estimated that the wait time was about 85 minutes when we went but to be honest, it wasn’t that long of a wait. There are two lines actually, one for groups and one for single riders (which is basically just one person that can fill a seat of 3).
The ride is loads of fun. Its high speed non stop action, basically a typical day in the car with me (just kidding). You pretty much just race with two cars parallel to each other. This was one of my favorite rides for sure that day. Afterwards my head was spinning a bit but nothing a little ice cream couldn’t fix.
Overall, this is one of the rides I can’t wait to return to. Its no wonder that they estimated time was about 85 minutes. This ride is poppin’.

This ride is just wow. Definitely a shining star in California Adventure.
It puts you in the middle of the action, making you feel as though you are a character in the movie. Starting off with a beautiful and twisty scenic drive that sets the uplifting mood, the ride takes you on a journey through Radiator Springs with help from some loved characters from the film. The smells, atmosphere and character interactions are magic touches that only Disney can do so well. Ending with a highly energetic race through the canyon, it amps up the ride to a whole new level!
Definitely go grab a fast pass by the bug’s life theater first thing in the morning so you can enjoy this attraction without the super long wait! I always opt for the single rider line in the evening and grab a snack to eat while waiting.

As a business-​major in college, I befriended most of the affable film-​geek cinema students on my res-​hall floor and spent four great years hanging out with those artsy folks… When our conversations spilled over into Disney films, it was more likely discussing obscurity like how The Lion King failed to follow the traditional Quest Narrative, or why Snow White is an allegory for Dante’s seven deadly sins. My short stint working for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution ended a few months before Toy Story hit theatres, so I never had a chance to chat with my college buddies about the Cars series.
If I could, though, I would tell them that this ride is the best multi sensory experience based on a movie. It truly «puts you there,» makes you part of the plot, appeals to your empathy, your fear, your competitive nature, and always manages to have a surprise ending that keeps the ride from becoming predictable and boring (think Jungle Cruise… How old and tired are those puns and jokes? «and now, it’s time for the most dangerous part of our journey… The return to civilization!»)
The little extras like the Benzine smell during the paint job, the optical illusion of scale created by the Monument Valley backdrop (which in case you didn’t notice, is modeled after classic Cadillac rear ends), and the final ups and downs of the race road always bring a stupid smile to my face. If you’ve ever driven one of those up and down roads through the desert, then you get the joke.
Lines are long, and fast pass ends early, but this one is worth the wait.

Super fun ride that we took Yeti Moose Lamb on. A first time for all three of us. Great fun, especially the end when you do the race.
We enjoyed the details from landscape to the sections where you go through, like getting your car painted!

My family and I all LOVE the Cars ride. We haven’t even see the movie… okay, I guess we’ve watched it once or twice. But this movie is not any of our favorite Disney movies by far. So, it is funny to me how much we love the ride.
The first thing that we do when we get to the parks is go into DCA and someone (usually myself) runs to the fast pass line for Cars and gets them for everyone. We have annual passes, but this last trip we went on December 30 and 31. New Years Eve is one of the park’s busiest days. On the 30^th the times for our FP’s was between 2:50 — 3:50. We got into the park at about 8:30AM on NYE and the FP’s were for 2:10 — 3:10, earlier than the day before!
I feel like the first time that I rode the ride, I almost cried because it was so cute. The way that you go through the «Cars» Land before you race is executed well. We had only been on the one side to «get ready» for the big race… the last time that we went on it, we went on the other side and I was so surprised! For some reason, I thought they were the same. We lost one race and won a race, so it was cute to see the part at the end for the winners.
If it’s super busy, I cannot stress how much you need to get fast passes for them in the morning. It’s located right before A Bug’s Life entrance. If you’ve never been on the ride, go on it… you won’t regret it! If you aren’t able to get fast passes, then do the single rider line. And if the line is about a 30 minute wait, then wait in that one. It will move quickly. But whatever you do, don’t pass it up!

My absolute favorite ride! This place has so much awesome detail about Cars. I was the most excited to get on this ride along with all the other hundreds of people.
There are 2 different racing tracks, both are super cute and different.
I suggest you wait in line first thing in the AM or later at night for this ride as the line is forever long. Fast passes get sold out quick so by mid morning the were done.
Don’t forget to look at your pictures at the exit. Don’t doodle dattle too long or you will miss your pictures.

The best ride at Disney’s California adventure. It gets your heart going, without messing you up and regretting your choice.
It also has the longest ride unless you go on the single’s ride. Wait 105 minutes or 8 minutes? Your choice and my fiancée and I made it really quickly to save us some time.
It’s fast and fun and John Lassester would be proud. Huge thumbs up. Way up!

***THIS RIDE TAKES YOUR PICTURE*** FYI
This ride has a single rider line and it’s always shorter than the regular line. You may get separated from your party but there’s a chance you may end up in the same car as them which is good because you’ll both be in the same picture even if you’re not sitting together. The wait time for this ride, even on a slow day in the park, is at least 60 minutes in the stand by line.
This is one of the cutest rides based on a movie that I have ever been on. When you first start you drive through the scenic part of Radiator Springs and you get to see the waterfall that Lightning McQueen and Sally drove by on their first date. After that you drive into Radiator Springs at night as if you were Lightning McQueen when he first sped into town and the Sheriff tells you to slow down and asks Mater to keep an eye on you. Of course Mater takes you tractor tipping and Frank catches you!!!
After your mischief you can either go to Luigi’s tire shop where Guido will do a quick Pit Stop and give you brand new whitewall tires. Or you can go to Ramon’s paint shop and he’ll give your car a fresh coat of paint. After you’ve gone through one of these locations you will see Doc who tells you basically not to be full of yourself because you have new paint or new tires because it’s not going to help you win your race.
I have found that children, around the age of 7, either love or hate this ride because of the racing portion. You wait for another car to show up and then you begin the race. The race is much faster than the rest of the ride and it catches kids off guard if it’s their first time. My daughter, and other children around her age that I’ve seen, had a good time until the race started and the last dip is what they really don’t like. However, most kids really enjoy it so you just have to know your kid or at least have them try it once.
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Single rider line EVERYTIME! I love this ride but there is seriously no reason to spend 2 hours of your very expensive Disneyland day waiting for it. Single Rider is usually 20 minutes and you can spend the rest of the day with your family :).
The ride itself is simply amazing to look at, you can tell tons of thought and work went into this ride. And the «race» adds a fun thrill factor to boot. Definitely don’t miss it!

New ride inspired by Cars movies. I love the amount of details that Disney put into this ride. It really recreates the whole Cars experience.
This is one of their most popular rides, so be prepared to wait a while or show up early for fastpasses.
The other option is use the «single rider» line up which is significantly shorter. When my hubby and I were there, it was 10−15min for single riders vs 90 min for group.
It’s beautiful at night.

Ok seriously, if you love (or even just seen) the Cars movie, you’ll be giddy the entire ride!
I loved this ride so much and I’m 31 years old! I am a Cars fan and loved everything from the huge canyon backdrop to the little eyes and smiles on each racer car. This ride does have it’s fast and thrilling moments which make you squeal and scream!
I cannot emphasize getting a fast pass for this ride enough. I recommend going on this ride first when you get into the park, and then getting a fast pass after you get off. We went on the ride at 9:30am and our fast pass allowed us to go back at 3:45pm! It’s worth it though!

This is THE best ride at DCA hands down and has given me a new found love for the park. While this is the main attraction in Cars Land it is one of the reasons that the park draws in so many people. When walking in the park you will notice everyone racing to get in line for this ride and I can see why.
I’ve been dying to ride this since it opened and I heard such great things about the ride and loved all of the architecture. I expected for long waits for the ride but it was a bit surprising that people wait HOURS to ride and Fastpasses usually run out before 12pm, that’s crazy. Even after 9pm the lines were over an hour long.
We got here about an hour after the park opened and ran straight to Cars Land, the wait was about 20 – 30 minutes long which was not bad at all and I thought it would be longer. Walking through the queue line I was in awe, I loved the whole desert and «Grand Canyon look and feel of the ride and seeing the cars flying by and hearing the screams made me so anxious and excited to ride.
The cars were almost identical to the ones in the movie and the whole indoor layout was amazing and made you anticipate what was going to happen next and when the racing started. Once the cars took off and started racing I was surprised at how fast they really went, the stomach dropping dips and hairpin turns. Talk about an extreme adrenaline rush! I absolutely loved every minute and aspect of this ride, not only was it filled with surprises but the scenery was awesome as well.
I wish I was able to ride it multiple times during my visit but that wasn’t possible with the little time I had and I know the ride is even better at night. This will now be my go to and is my favorite ride in DCA and should not be missed when visiting. If you aren’t able to get the fastpasses for this then I suggest waiting in line because it is worth the wait.

Three years after opening and you still need to be sure to grab a Fastpass early in the day. But at least you no longer have to be there right at opening to get one. I spent a week at Disneyland in early September and was amazed that I was able to get two Fastpasses for Radiator Springs Racers in the same day before they ran out. This was mid-​week, however, and I imagine you still need to get there early on the weekend or during the busy season to grab a Fastpass. Because it was such a slow week at the parks, I didn’t even see the standby wait time surpass an hour and the single rider line was non-​existent. We took advantage of the single rider line to literally walk onto the ride several times in a row.
Although I’ve been riding this ride for the past three years, it was the majority of my family’s first time on Radiator Springs. Everyone loved it, even my grandma who made sure to hold on tight to my and my grandpa’s legs during the racing portion. :)
For anyone with long hair, I finally figured out a good way to do my hair for the ride and get a decent photo. I’ve found that if I leave it down, I’ll likely have my hair wrapped around my face and if I pull it back, I look like I don’t have any hair. Instead, I tie my hair in a low ponytail but let it loosely cover my ears. This helps it stay in place and look like I still have hair. Problem solved! :)