Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

26min

Thu, Nov 20

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:03am · high 2:09pm

Typical Thursday

39 min

13 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.

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Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Thursday, Nov 20 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

26 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

55 min 2:09pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Fri runs about 16 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	28	34	43	45	52	45	45	47	42	41	41	44	33	17	·
Tue	19	32	37	37	41	38	43	38	38	44	45	40	34	27	40	·
Wed	12	23	26	35	38	38	40	37	37	35	36	42	36	33	32	·
Thu	18	29	25	26	40	42	44	43	36	31	40	37	33	27	5	·
Fri	16	20	23	14	27	27	30	20	21	36	30	24	20	11	17	21
Sat	14	16	35	23	37	26	38	28	31	31	31	31	30	31	18	·
Sun	12	23	21	44	29	36	41	40	40	41	33	36	27	29	19	·

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 3 times for 4h 24m in total

8:03am Running Down 11:00pm

9:44am – 11:48am 2h 4m
4:06pm – 5:09pm 1h 2m
6:09pm – 7:27pm 1h 18m

Broke down on 16 of the 19 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

Thursday, Nov 20 vs a typical Thursday

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Ride status

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	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	28	34	43	45	52	45	45	47	42	41	41	44	33	17	·
Tue	19	32	37	37	41	38	43	38	38	44	45	40	34	27	40	·
Wed	12	23	26	35	38	38	40	37	37	35	36	42	36	33	32	·
Thu	18	29	25	26	40	42	44	43	36	31	40	37	33	27	5	·
Fri	16	20	23	14	27	27	30	20	21	36	30	24	20	11	17	21
Sat	14	16	35	23	37	26	38	28	31	31	31	31	30	31	18	·
Sun	12	23	21	44	29	36	41	40	40	41	33	36	27	29	19	·

	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	28	34	43	45	52	45	45	47	42	41	41	44	33	17	·
Tue	19	32	37	37	41	38	43	38	38	44	45	40	34	27	40	·
Wed	12	23	26	35	38	38	40	37	37	35	36	42	36	33	32	·
Thu	18	29	25	26	40	42	44	43	36	31	40	37	33	27	5	·
Fri	16	20	23	14	27	27	30	20	21	36	30	24	20	11	17	21
Sat	14	16	35	23	37	26	38	28	31	31	31	31	30	31	18	·
Sun	12	23	21	44	29	36	41	40	40	41	33	36	27	29	19	·

	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	28	34	43	45	52	45	45	47	42	41	41	44	33	17	·
Tue	19	32	37	37	41	38	43	38	38	44	45	40	34	27	40	·
Wed	12	23	26	35	38	38	40	37	37	35	36	42	36	33	32	·
Thu	18	29	25	26	40	42	44	43	36	31	40	37	33	27	5	·
Fri	16	20	23	14	27	27	30	20	21	36	30	24	20	11	17	21
Sat	14	16	35	23	37	26	38	28	31	31	31	31	30	31	18	·
Sun	12	23	21	44	29	36	41	40	40	41	33	36	27	29	19	·