Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

31min

Wed, Jul 2

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–50 min

Low 8:05am · high 6:57pm

Typical Wednesday

34 min

3 min quieter 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

Wednesday, Jul 2 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

31 min

Lowest

5 min 8:05am

Highest

50 min 6:57pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 9 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	17	10	23	33	37	36	38	36	40	40	34	32	33	30	27	26	18
Tue	11	14	25	35	42	44	45	43	43	45	41	43	43	41	33	34	21
Wed	12	12	25	33	38	40	44	44	40	43	43	44	42	36	29	32	14
Thu	10	15	24	33	37	41	41	42	41	45	41	41	41	36	31	30	22
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	36	36	36	35	35	36	37	33	31	32	24
Sat	23	16	24	32	38	36	36	38	36	38	38	37	32	33	29	32	23
Sun	15	10	20	28	32	32	34	34	33	34	31	31	28	27	26	23	18

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 twice for 1h 11m in total

12:00am Running Down 10:51pm

12:18pm – 1:30pm 1h 11m
10:51pm – 10:51pm 0s

Broke down on 18 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

Wednesday, Jul 2 vs a typical Wednesday

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	17	10	23	33	37	36	38	36	40	40	34	32	33	30	27	26	18
Tue	11	14	25	35	42	44	45	43	43	45	41	43	43	41	33	34	21
Wed	12	12	25	33	38	40	44	44	40	43	43	44	42	36	29	32	14
Thu	10	15	24	33	37	41	41	42	41	45	41	41	41	36	31	30	22
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	36	36	36	35	35	36	37	33	31	32	24
Sat	23	16	24	32	38	36	36	38	36	38	38	37	32	33	29	32	23
Sun	15	10	20	28	32	32	34	34	33	34	31	31	28	27	26	23	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	17	10	23	33	37	36	38	36	40	40	34	32	33	30	27	26	18
Tue	11	14	25	35	42	44	45	43	43	45	41	43	43	41	33	34	21
Wed	12	12	25	33	38	40	44	44	40	43	43	44	42	36	29	32	14
Thu	10	15	24	33	37	41	41	42	41	45	41	41	41	36	31	30	22
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	36	36	36	35	35	36	37	33	31	32	24
Sat	23	16	24	32	38	36	36	38	36	38	38	37	32	33	29	32	23
Sun	15	10	20	28	32	32	34	34	33	34	31	31	28	27	26	23	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	17	10	23	33	37	36	38	36	40	40	34	32	33	30	27	26	18
Tue	11	14	25	35	42	44	45	43	43	45	41	43	43	41	33	34	21
Wed	12	12	25	33	38	40	44	44	40	43	43	44	42	36	29	32	14
Thu	10	15	24	33	37	41	41	42	41	45	41	41	41	36	31	30	22
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	36	36	36	35	35	36	37	33	31	32	24
Sat	23	16	24	32	38	36	36	38	36	38	38	37	32	33	29	32	23
Sun	15	10	20	28	32	32	34	34	33	34	31	31	28	27	26	23	18