Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

31min

Sat, Dec 6

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:04am · high 10:02pm

Typical Saturday

36 min

5 min quieter that day

Photo: Disney

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

Saturday, Dec 6 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

31 min

Lowest

5 min 8:04am

Highest

55 min 10:02pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Fri runs about 7 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	15	28	30	38	39	41	41	40	41	39	40	39	39	35	36	·
Thu	20	36	39	35	43	46	47	47	46	37	43	42	45	36	29	35
Fri	16	29	32	30	37	37	40	32	36	37	42	37	42	28	29	26
Sat	16	25	36	31	38	42	43	37	42	39	37	43	39	33	33	28
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 twice for 3h 44m in total

8:01am Running Down 9:02pm

4:50pm – 6:17pm 1h 26m
6:44pm – 9:02pm 2h 18m

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

Saturday, Dec 6 vs a typical Saturday

Best times to go

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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	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	15	28	30	38	39	41	41	40	41	39	40	39	39	35	36	·
Thu	20	36	39	35	43	46	47	47	46	37	43	42	45	36	29	35
Fri	16	29	32	30	37	37	40	32	36	37	42	37	42	28	29	26
Sat	16	25	36	31	38	42	43	37	42	39	37	43	39	33	33	28
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	15	28	30	38	39	41	41	40	41	39	40	39	39	35	36	·
Thu	20	36	39	35	43	46	47	47	46	37	43	42	45	36	29	35
Fri	16	29	32	30	37	37	40	32	36	37	42	37	42	28	29	26
Sat	16	25	36	31	38	42	43	37	42	39	37	43	39	33	33	28
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	15	28	30	38	39	41	41	40	41	39	40	39	39	35	36	·
Thu	20	36	39	35	43	46	47	47	46	37	43	42	45	36	29	35
Fri	16	29	32	30	37	37	40	32	36	37	42	37	42	28	29	26
Sat	16	25	36	31	38	42	43	37	42	39	37	43	39	33	33	28
Sun	18	29	30	43	36	41	43	44	43	44	40	39	31	30	24	17