PURPOSE: To provide a vehicle toy running device in which a vehicle toy can be operated easily, and in which a variety of running contents can be developed.

CONSTITUTION: When a manual operation means is not operated, automatic operation is executed, a vehicle toy 1 is automatically operated based on a specified program in a straight line zone A of a course 10 by following the guide line 11 by a detection part 6 of the vehicle toy 1, and the vehicle toy 1 is automatically operated based on a specified program in accordance with curve information in each curve zone B, C of the course 10 by reading a curve discrimination line 12 or 13 before a curve by the detection part of the vehicle toy 1. When the manual operation means is operated, the vehicle toy 1 is accelerated, decelerated or steered as desired prior to automatic operation. The vehicle toy 1 can thus be run stably without deviating from the course 10 by setting the automatic operation, while by setting manual operation, a variety of running can be performed in accordance with operation by a player.