Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

27min

Fri, Jul 25

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:02am · high 2:20pm

Typical Friday

30 min

3 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, Jul 25 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

27 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

45 min 2:20pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 13 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	31	34	34	35	31	34	34	30	28	28	26	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	27	37	44	47	46	43	45	46	41	44	45	47	35	37	24
Wed	13	13	26	32	38	39	43	42	37	39	37	40	37	34	28	30	17
Thu	10	16	25	32	35	37	35	36	35	36	34	34	35	31	29	30	22
Fri	5	13	21	28	32	33	35	36	35	33	34	33	35	33	29	33	26
Sat	15	14	23	28	33	32	32	33	29	30	33	31	30	31	28	30	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	31	31	31	27	30	28	29	25	23	20	19	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

Down once for 0s in total

8:02am Running Down 11:32pm

11:32pm – 11:32pm 0s

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

Friday, Jul 25 vs a typical Friday

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	31	34	34	35	31	34	34	30	28	28	26	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	27	37	44	47	46	43	45	46	41	44	45	47	35	37	24
Wed	13	13	26	32	38	39	43	42	37	39	37	40	37	34	28	30	17
Thu	10	16	25	32	35	37	35	36	35	36	34	34	35	31	29	30	22
Fri	5	13	21	28	32	33	35	36	35	33	34	33	35	33	29	33	26
Sat	15	14	23	28	33	32	32	33	29	30	33	31	30	31	28	30	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	31	31	31	27	30	28	29	25	23	20	19	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	21	31	34	34	35	31	34	34	30	28	28	26	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	27	37	44	47	46	43	45	46	41	44	45	47	35	37	24
Wed	13	13	26	32	38	39	43	42	37	39	37	40	37	34	28	30	17
Thu	10	16	25	32	35	37	35	36	35	36	34	34	35	31	29	30	22
Fri	5	13	21	28	32	33	35	36	35	33	34	33	35	33	29	33	26
Sat	15	14	23	28	33	32	32	33	29	30	33	31	30	31	28	30	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	31	31	31	27	30	28	29	25	23	20	19	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	21	31	34	34	35	31	34	34	30	28	28	26	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	27	37	44	47	46	43	45	46	41	44	45	47	35	37	24
Wed	13	13	26	32	38	39	43	42	37	39	37	40	37	34	28	30	17
Thu	10	16	25	32	35	37	35	36	35	36	34	34	35	31	29	30	22
Fri	5	13	21	28	32	33	35	36	35	33	34	33	35	33	29	33	26
Sat	15	14	23	28	33	32	32	33	29	30	33	31	30	31	28	30	21
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	31	31	31	27	30	28	29	25	23	20	19	16