Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

27min

Fri, Jul 4

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:03am · high 8:15pm

Typical Friday

29 min

2 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

Friday, Jul 4 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

27 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

55 min 8:15pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 8 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	39	40	40	39	42	40	39	39	35	30	30	21
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	35	35	36	34	34	35	37	33	30	32	25
Sat	15	15	23	32	36	34	34	35	32	35	36	34	30	32	28	31	23
Sun	18	10	21	29	33	33	34	34	34	34	32	32	29	30	26	23	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 twice for 2h 5m in total

8:03am Running Down 11:03pm

11:15am – 12:03pm 48m
9:45pm – 11:03pm 1h 17m

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

Friday, Jul 4 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	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	39	40	40	39	42	40	39	39	35	30	30	21
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	35	35	36	34	34	35	37	33	30	32	25
Sat	15	15	23	32	36	34	34	35	32	35	36	34	30	32	28	31	23
Sun	18	10	21	29	33	33	34	34	34	34	32	32	29	30	26	23	19

	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	39	40	40	39	42	40	39	39	35	30	30	21
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	35	35	36	34	34	35	37	33	30	32	25
Sat	15	15	23	32	36	34	34	35	32	35	36	34	30	32	28	31	23
Sun	18	10	21	29	33	33	34	34	34	34	32	32	29	30	26	23	19

	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	39	40	40	39	42	40	39	39	35	30	30	21
Fri	5	12	21	27	31	33	35	35	36	34	34	35	37	33	30	32	25
Sat	15	15	23	32	36	34	34	35	32	35	36	34	30	32	28	31	23
Sun	18	10	21	29	33	33	34	34	34	34	32	32	29	30	26	23	19