Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

40min

Tue, Dec 2

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

10–70 min

Low 8:01am · high 2:58pm

Typical Tuesday

40 min

Right on a usual 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

Tuesday, Dec 2 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

40 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

70 min 2:58pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Fri runs about 9 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	19	30	38	46	47	53	47	47	50	44	46	44	43	36	28	17
Tue	21	33	38	40	43	44	51	44	44	45	48	44	40	32	37	31
Wed	14	28	29	38	37	40	41	40	40	38	36	38	36	33	32	·
Thu	20	34	39	33	43	46	48	46	46	36	40	45	45	34	31	35
Fri	16	26	30	24	35	34	39	30	35	36	38	36	40	25	25	26
Sat	16	25	37	30	40	42	44	39	44	39	44	43	39	34	30	29
Sun	18	29	30	43	36	41	43	44	43	44	40	39	31	30	24	17

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 1h 2m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm

8:31pm – 9:34pm 1h 2m

Broke down on 23 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

Tuesday, Dec 2 vs a typical Tuesday

Best times to go

History

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	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	19	30	38	46	47	53	47	47	50	44	46	44	43	36	28	17
Tue	21	33	38	40	43	44	51	44	44	45	48	44	40	32	37	31
Wed	14	28	29	38	37	40	41	40	40	38	36	38	36	33	32	·
Thu	20	34	39	33	43	46	48	46	46	36	40	45	45	34	31	35
Fri	16	26	30	24	35	34	39	30	35	36	38	36	40	25	25	26
Sat	16	25	37	30	40	42	44	39	44	39	44	43	39	34	30	29
Sun	18	29	30	43	36	41	43	44	43	44	40	39	31	30	24	17

	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	19	30	38	46	47	53	47	47	50	44	46	44	43	36	28	17
Tue	21	33	38	40	43	44	51	44	44	45	48	44	40	32	37	31
Wed	14	28	29	38	37	40	41	40	40	38	36	38	36	33	32	·
Thu	20	34	39	33	43	46	48	46	46	36	40	45	45	34	31	35
Fri	16	26	30	24	35	34	39	30	35	36	38	36	40	25	25	26
Sat	16	25	37	30	40	42	44	39	44	39	44	43	39	34	30	29
Sun	18	29	30	43	36	41	43	44	43	44	40	39	31	30	24	17

	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	19	30	38	46	47	53	47	47	50	44	46	44	43	36	28	17
Tue	21	33	38	40	43	44	51	44	44	45	48	44	40	32	37	31
Wed	14	28	29	38	37	40	41	40	40	38	36	38	36	33	32	·
Thu	20	34	39	33	43	46	48	46	46	36	40	45	45	34	31	35
Fri	16	26	30	24	35	34	39	30	35	36	38	36	40	25	25	26
Sat	16	25	37	30	40	42	44	39	44	39	44	43	39	34	30	29
Sun	18	29	30	43	36	41	43	44	43	44	40	39	31	30	24	17