Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

29min

Sat, Aug 2

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:02am · high 12:59pm

Typical Saturday

27 min

2 min busier 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

Saturday, Aug 2 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

29 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

55 min 12:59pm

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	19	29	32	33	32	30	29	29	27	26	28	25	20	22	15
Tue	15	16	26	37	43	47	43	41	43	44	41	41	43	45	34	39	24
Wed	13	11	25	32	37	40	42	39	34	37	38	39	35	35	27	31	19
Thu	10	16	24	32	35	37	33	36	34	36	33	34	34	30	27	29	21
Fri	10	12	20	28	31	32	33	35	33	31	32	31	34	32	28	30	25
Sat	20	15	22	28	33	32	33	32	29	29	31	31	29	29	28	28	20
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	30	30	31	27	30	27	29	24	22	19	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 3h 21m in total

12:01am Running Down 10:41pm

7:20pm – 10:41pm 3h 21m

Broke down on 24 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

Saturday, Aug 2 vs a typical Saturday

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	19	29	32	33	32	30	29	29	27	26	28	25	20	22	15
Tue	15	16	26	37	43	47	43	41	43	44	41	41	43	45	34	39	24
Wed	13	11	25	32	37	40	42	39	34	37	38	39	35	35	27	31	19
Thu	10	16	24	32	35	37	33	36	34	36	33	34	34	30	27	29	21
Fri	10	12	20	28	31	32	33	35	33	31	32	31	34	32	28	30	25
Sat	20	15	22	28	33	32	33	32	29	29	31	31	29	29	28	28	20
Sun	18	8	19	27	30	30	30	31	27	30	27	29	24	22	19	19	16

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

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