Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

35min

Sat, Jun 21

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:03am · high 10:21am

Typical Saturday

33 min

2 min busier that day

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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

Saturday, Jun 21 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

45 min 10:21am

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	8	22	33	38	37	40	42	43	43	38	35	36	33	29	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	15	24	31	39	37	39	41	38	40	38	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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:03am Running Down 8:03am

Broke down on 16 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

Saturday, Jun 21 vs a typical Saturday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

Lightning Lane returns

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	8	22	33	38	37	40	42	43	43	38	35	36	33	29	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	15	24	31	39	37	39	41	38	40	38	39	36	32	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	30	34	34	37	38	37	38	35	34	31	29	27	21	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	8	22	33	38	37	40	42	43	43	38	35	36	33	29	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	15	24	31	39	37	39	41	38	40	38	39	36	32	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	30	34	34	37	38	37	38	35	34	31	29	27	21	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	8	22	33	38	37	40	42	43	43	38	35	36	33	29	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	15	24	31	39	37	39	41	38	40	38	39	36	32	29	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	30	34	34	37	38	37	38	35	34	31	29	27	21	16