Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

24min

Sun, Jul 13

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 8:01am · high 11:01am

Typical Sunday

26 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

Sunday, Jul 13 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

24 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

40 min 11:01am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 10 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	20	10	21	32	34	33	34	30	35	35	29	27	28	26	24	25	18
Tue	13	15	26	36	43	45	44	42	41	44	40	41	43	43	34	36	22
Wed	12	12	24	32	38	39	42	43	38	41	40	41	39	35	28	32	16
Thu	10	15	24	31	34	36	38	38	36	40	38	37	37	34	30	30	22
Fri	5	12	20	26	30	31	34	34	34	31	32	32	34	31	28	31	25
Sat	18	14	23	28	33	33	33	32	29	30	32	32	29	29	27	28	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	31	31	32	32	29	32	29	29	26	26	23	22	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 once for 1h 5m in total

8:01am Running Down 3:34pm

2:28pm – 3:34pm 1h 5m

Broke down on 23 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

Sunday, Jul 13 vs a typical Sunday

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	20	10	21	32	34	33	34	30	35	35	29	27	28	26	24	25	18
Tue	13	15	26	36	43	45	44	42	41	44	40	41	43	43	34	36	22
Wed	12	12	24	32	38	39	42	43	38	41	40	41	39	35	28	32	16
Thu	10	15	24	31	34	36	38	38	36	40	38	37	37	34	30	30	22
Fri	5	12	20	26	30	31	34	34	34	31	32	32	34	31	28	31	25
Sat	18	14	23	28	33	33	33	32	29	30	32	32	29	29	27	28	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	31	31	32	32	29	32	29	29	26	26	23	22	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	21	32	34	33	34	30	35	35	29	27	28	26	24	25	18
Tue	13	15	26	36	43	45	44	42	41	44	40	41	43	43	34	36	22
Wed	12	12	24	32	38	39	42	43	38	41	40	41	39	35	28	32	16
Thu	10	15	24	31	34	36	38	38	36	40	38	37	37	34	30	30	22
Fri	5	12	20	26	30	31	34	34	34	31	32	32	34	31	28	31	25
Sat	18	14	23	28	33	33	33	32	29	30	32	32	29	29	27	28	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	31	31	32	32	29	32	29	29	26	26	23	22	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	21	32	34	33	34	30	35	35	29	27	28	26	24	25	18
Tue	13	15	26	36	43	45	44	42	41	44	40	41	43	43	34	36	22
Wed	12	12	24	32	38	39	42	43	38	41	40	41	39	35	28	32	16
Thu	10	15	24	31	34	36	38	38	36	40	38	37	37	34	30	30	22
Fri	5	12	20	26	30	31	34	34	34	31	32	32	34	31	28	31	25
Sat	18	14	23	28	33	33	33	32	29	30	32	32	29	29	27	28	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	31	31	32	32	29	32	29	29	26	26	23	22	18