Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

20min

Fri, Aug 22

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:01am · high 11:34pm

Typical Friday

25 min

5 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, Aug 22 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

20 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

60 min 11:34pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Fri 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	11	21	30	35	37	36	34	32	35	32	33	31	28	22	25	17
Tue	15	15	25	37	40	45	41	42	43	43	42	40	42	44	34	38	21
Wed	13	12	25	32	34	40	37	38	36	35	34	37	31	35	25	30	20
Thu	15	13	24	28	36	33	30	32	32	31	30	31	33	32	28	31	17
Fri	10	10	19	25	28	27	25	25	24	25	24	26	28	30	26	29	26
Sat	20	13	21	26	31	31	32	31	29	27	31	30	29	28	28	27	21
Sun	20	11	20	28	31	30	28	30	28	31	28	31	26	24	19	20	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 twice for 2h 25m in total

8:01am Running Down 10:31pm

2:43pm – 3:37pm 53m
8:59pm – 10:31pm 1h 32m

Broke down on 21 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 22 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	11	21	30	35	37	36	34	32	35	32	33	31	28	22	25	17
Tue	15	15	25	37	40	45	41	42	43	43	42	40	42	44	34	38	21
Wed	13	12	25	32	34	40	37	38	36	35	34	37	31	35	25	30	20
Thu	15	13	24	28	36	33	30	32	32	31	30	31	33	32	28	31	17
Fri	10	10	19	25	28	27	25	25	24	25	24	26	28	30	26	29	26
Sat	20	13	21	26	31	31	32	31	29	27	31	30	29	28	28	27	21
Sun	20	11	20	28	31	30	28	30	28	31	28	31	26	24	19	20	16

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

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