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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

34min

Fri, Jun 20

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–50 min

Low 8:00am · high 12:21pm

Typical Friday

32 min

2 min busier that day

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 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 20 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

34 min

Lowest

5 min 8:00am

Highest

50 min 12:21pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 6 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 9 23 33 38 37 39 41 42 41 38 34 35 33 28 27 19
Tue 10 12 24 33 40 41 44 42 40 42 39 43 41 32 29 30 19
Wed 9 12 24 34 40 41 45 47 42 44 46 47 44 39 31 32 16
Thu 9 15 23 33 37 40 41 42 41 43 41 40 40 32 28 29 22
Fri 15 12 22 29 33 35 38 39 39 39 38 40 40 35 33 33 26
Sat 25 14 23 31 39 36 39 41 38 40 39 39 36 32 29 30 23
Sun 13 10 21 30 34 34 37 38 37 38 35 34 31 29 27 21 16

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 once for 9m in total

8:00am Running Down 11:39pm
  • 11:30pm – 11:39pm 9m

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

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

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