Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

25min

Fri, Jun 27

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 12:00am · high 12:01pm

Typical Friday

31 min

6 min quieter 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

Friday, Jun 27 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

25 min

Lowest

5 min 12:00am

Highest

40 min 12:01pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 7 min shorter than Tue.

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	22	33	37	37	38	40	41	41	36	33	34	31	27	26	18
Tue	10	13	24	33	41	44	46	42	43	46	43	44	42	38	32	35	21
Wed	11	12	24	33	38	39	45	45	41	43	45	46	43	37	30	31	14
Thu	10	14	24	32	36	39	39	41	40	42	39	39	39	34	29	29	22
Fri	10	12	21	27	32	34	36	36	37	35	36	38	38	33	32	32	26
Sat	25	15	24	33	39	35	36	38	36	38	37	37	33	32	28	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	28	33	33	35	36	34	36	33	32	30	28	27	24	17

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

12:00am Running Down 8:01am

Broke down on 15 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 27 vs a typical Friday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	9	22	33	37	37	38	40	41	41	36	33	34	31	27	26	18
Tue	10	13	24	33	41	44	46	42	43	46	43	44	42	38	32	35	21
Wed	11	12	24	33	38	39	45	45	41	43	45	46	43	37	30	31	14
Thu	10	14	24	32	36	39	39	41	40	42	39	39	39	34	29	29	22
Fri	10	12	21	27	32	34	36	36	37	35	36	38	38	33	32	32	26
Sat	25	15	24	33	39	35	36	38	36	38	37	37	33	32	28	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	28	33	33	35	36	34	36	33	32	30	28	27	24	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	9	22	33	37	37	38	40	41	41	36	33	34	31	27	26	18
Tue	10	13	24	33	41	44	46	42	43	46	43	44	42	38	32	35	21
Wed	11	12	24	33	38	39	45	45	41	43	45	46	43	37	30	31	14
Thu	10	14	24	32	36	39	39	41	40	42	39	39	39	34	29	29	22
Fri	10	12	21	27	32	34	36	36	37	35	36	38	38	33	32	32	26
Sat	25	15	24	33	39	35	36	38	36	38	37	37	33	32	28	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	28	33	33	35	36	34	36	33	32	30	28	27	24	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	9	22	33	37	37	38	40	41	41	36	33	34	31	27	26	18
Tue	10	13	24	33	41	44	46	42	43	46	43	44	42	38	32	35	21
Wed	11	12	24	33	38	39	45	45	41	43	45	46	43	37	30	31	14
Thu	10	14	24	32	36	39	39	41	40	42	39	39	39	34	29	29	22
Fri	10	12	21	27	32	34	36	36	37	35	36	38	38	33	32	32	26
Sat	25	15	24	33	39	35	36	38	36	38	37	37	33	32	28	30	23
Sun	13	10	21	28	33	33	35	36	34	36	33	32	30	28	27	24	17