Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

41min

Sun, Nov 23

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

15–60 min

Low 8:24am · high 12:07pm

Typical Sunday

31 min

10 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

Sunday, Nov 23 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

41 min

Lowest

15 min 8:24am

Highest

60 min 12:07pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 10pm, and Fri runs about 12 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	15	20	25	14	27	27	33	23	27	35	34	24	40	22	25	27
Sat	14	21	36	27	37	35	45	39	42	39	46	44	38	34	27	32
Sun	17	28	27	43	34	39	43	43	40	42	38	39	29	29	22	20

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

8:00am Running Down 8:00am

Broke down on 18 of the 22 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

Sunday, Nov 23 vs a typical Sunday

Best times to go

History

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	15	20	25	14	27	27	33	23	27	35	34	24	40	22	25	27
Sat	14	21	36	27	37	35	45	39	42	39	46	44	38	34	27	32
Sun	17	28	27	43	34	39	43	43	40	42	38	39	29	29	22	20

	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	15	20	25	14	27	27	33	23	27	35	34	24	40	22	25	27
Sat	14	21	36	27	37	35	45	39	42	39	46	44	38	34	27	32
Sun	17	28	27	43	34	39	43	43	40	42	38	39	29	29	22	20

	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	15	20	25	14	27	27	33	23	27	35	34	24	40	22	25	27
Sat	14	21	36	27	37	35	45	39	42	39	46	44	38	34	27	32
Sun	17	28	27	43	34	39	43	43	40	42	38	39	29	29	22	20