Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

34min

Fri, Jun 13

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:03am · high 1:30pm

Typical Friday

33 min

1 min busier that day

Photo: Disney

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a coaster-style attraction located in Frontierland at Disneyland Park within the Disneyland Resort. This ride takes guests on a journey through a haunted gold mining town, featuring small drops and dark, loud environments. It is designed for kids, tweens, teens, and adults who meet the 40-inch height requirement.

Disneyland Park

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Friday, Jun 13 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

34 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

60 min 1:30pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 5 min shorter than Wed.

Average standby each hour, day by day

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	11	26	35	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	37	35	35	30	26	16
Tue	8	11	23	33	39	39	45	43	42	43	39	42	41	32	29	29	19
Wed	9	11	25	34	40	43	47	49	43	46	48	48	45	40	33	32	14
Thu	·	13	22	33	36	41	40	42	40	43	40	39	39	32	27	31	21
Fri	15	11	23	29	35	37	39	40	41	40	39	41	41	36	33	34	27
Sat	25	14	24	32	40	38	41	43	41	41	40	40	38	33	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	22	31	35	37	39	40	40	40	38	35	33	32	29	22	19

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

32 min

Lowest

10 min Aug 25

Highest

49 min Nov 28

Average

32 min

Lowest

12 min Jul 5

Highest

49 min May 17

Average

32 min

Lowest

22 min Aug 2026

Highest

39 min Apr 2026

Average

35 min

Lowest

31 min 2026

Highest

40 min 2022

Ride status

Down 3 times for 2h 39m in total

8:03am Running Down 11:21pm

11:24am – 12:33pm 1h 9m
9:36pm – 11:06pm 1h 30m
11:21pm – 11:21pm 0s

Broke down on 17 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Friday, Jun 13 vs a typical Friday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	11	26	35	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	37	35	35	30	26	16
Tue	8	11	23	33	39	39	45	43	42	43	39	42	41	32	29	29	19
Wed	9	11	25	34	40	43	47	49	43	46	48	48	45	40	33	32	14
Thu	·	13	22	33	36	41	40	42	40	43	40	39	39	32	27	31	21
Fri	15	11	23	29	35	37	39	40	41	40	39	41	41	36	33	34	27
Sat	25	14	24	32	40	38	41	43	41	41	40	40	38	33	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	22	31	35	37	39	40	40	40	38	35	33	32	29	22	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	11	26	35	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	37	35	35	30	26	16
Tue	8	11	23	33	39	39	45	43	42	43	39	42	41	32	29	29	19
Wed	9	11	25	34	40	43	47	49	43	46	48	48	45	40	33	32	14
Thu	·	13	22	33	36	41	40	42	40	43	40	39	39	32	27	31	21
Fri	15	11	23	29	35	37	39	40	41	40	39	41	41	36	33	34	27
Sat	25	14	24	32	40	38	41	43	41	41	40	40	38	33	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	22	31	35	37	39	40	40	40	38	35	33	32	29	22	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	11	26	35	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	37	35	35	30	26	16
Tue	8	11	23	33	39	39	45	43	42	43	39	42	41	32	29	29	19
Wed	9	11	25	34	40	43	47	49	43	46	48	48	45	40	33	32	14
Thu	·	13	22	33	36	41	40	42	40	43	40	39	39	32	27	31	21
Fri	15	11	23	29	35	37	39	40	41	40	39	41	41	36	33	34	27
Sat	25	14	24	32	40	38	41	43	41	41	40	40	38	33	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	22	31	35	37	39	40	40	40	38	35	33	32	29	22	19