Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

29min

Fri, Aug 8

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–50 min

Low 8:03am · high 10:06pm

Typical Friday

27 min

2 min busier 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, Aug 8 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

29 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

50 min 10:06pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 12 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	20	29	33	34	34	31	31	31	29	28	29	25	20	23	17
Tue	15	16	26	37	42	46	41	42	42	44	43	39	40	42	33	37	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	35	41	39	38	36	37	35	37	32	33	25	30	20
Thu	13	16	24	31	35	36	33	35	33	35	32	32	32	29	26	29	19
Fri	10	12	21	28	31	30	30	32	31	28	30	30	31	31	27	31	24
Sat	20	15	22	27	32	32	33	32	29	28	30	31	29	29	28	29	20
Sun	20	10	19	28	30	29	27	30	27	29	26	28	23	21	18	20	15

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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:03am Running Down 8:03am

Broke down on 22 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, Aug 8 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	20	10	20	29	33	34	34	31	31	31	29	28	29	25	20	23	17
Tue	15	16	26	37	42	46	41	42	42	44	43	39	40	42	33	37	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	35	41	39	38	36	37	35	37	32	33	25	30	20
Thu	13	16	24	31	35	36	33	35	33	35	32	32	32	29	26	29	19
Fri	10	12	21	28	31	30	30	32	31	28	30	30	31	31	27	31	24
Sat	20	15	22	27	32	32	33	32	29	28	30	31	29	29	28	29	20
Sun	20	10	19	28	30	29	27	30	27	29	26	28	23	21	18	20	15

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

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