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I'm just curious if anyone knows how the wait for Radiator Springs Racers is now.. March 2013, getting in the FP line right when the park opened, gave me Fast Passes for 7pm! I'm wondering if the lines are still outrageous for that ride.
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I was there last in late September, so don't have the info you asked for. However, RSR has a single-rider line that moves really fast, if you can use it. I had a 10-minute wait when the standby line was 70 minutes.
We've got a family of 4 with a seven year old, so the single rider line won't work for us. We once did the single line for Soarin' and while it got us on quicker, I really want to ride with my family.
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The lines did get quite long back in September--70 minutes is the most I remember seeing. However, I found that heading there as soon as the park opens (especially during EMH if you're on site), you can almost walk right on to RSR...they don't even open up the single-rider line early on. I found very short waits at opening for the other 2 rides in Cars Land. Just get up early and go! Your 7yo will have such fun!
Anyway, I think it's better to go to the ride right away, and forget about the FP. You might even ride it twice in a row before the line gets enormous.
The lines did get quite long back in September--70 minutes is the most I remember seeing. However, I found that heading there as soon as the park opens (especially during EMH if you're on site), you can almost walk right on to RSR...they don't even open up the single-rider line early on. I found very short waits at opening for the other 2 rides in Cars Land. Just get up early and go! Your 7yo will have such fun!
Anyway, I think it's better to go to the ride right away, and forget about the FP. You might even ride it twice in a row before the line gets enormous.
Have fun--looks like your visit is getting close!
Good point about heading there right at park opening or during EMH! And yes, getting very excited about the trip!
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It could be because spring break is still happening in some places and the DL parks are a little crowded but the current standby wait time for Radiator Springs Racers as we speak (at 9:20pm Disneyland time) is 110 minutes. Two hours ago, it was 75 minutes.
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I agree about getting there early!
It could be because spring break is still happening in some places and the DL parks are a little crowded but the current standby wait time for Radiator Springs Racers as we speak (at 9:20pm Disneyland time) is 110 minutes. Two hours ago, it was 75 minutes.
Yikes! Spring break is rough. For comparison, though, last week at WDW, Soarin' had wait times of 180 minutes at times. Maybe, if the President were at the end of the line, I would wait 3 hours, but wow.
Just be as early as you can; I guess spring breaks will still be going on when you visit.
We'll be visiting at the tail end of Spring Break. We leave late afternoon on Easter. It's not the usual time I'd go to DLR because of the crowds, but hubby is planning this one.
Last time we were at CA, I just happened to find the FP line for Fast Passes for RSR (which is nowhere near the ride.) The rest of my party went on rides while I waited for a Fast Passes. Being that we are doing CA on the day we leave, I don't think a FP will help us if it's return time is more than likely after we leave to go home.
We'll just go early and hope for the best!
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We were there Sept 2013 and the lines were very very long. Fortunately, we were two adults so we took advantage of single rider. Hope the lines are OK for you all!
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We went over presidents weekend in February and went directly to RSR. Arrived at the park before opening and waited for the rope to drop. We were on within a few minutes. We wanted to ride again at night and used single rider then. We waited about 20 minutes at night. You could have someone get Fastpasses right after the morning ride if you wanted a second ride and the time frame wasn't too far out. The standby wait was 60 minutes by the time we exited the ride at around 830 in the morning! It's still really popular, but the waits weren't anywhere near what they were last summer. Have fun!
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We once did the single line for Soarin' and while it got us on quicker, I really want to ride with my family.
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