Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

39min

Sat, Dec 13

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–70 min

Low 11:50pm · high 4:14pm

Typical Saturday

35 min

4 min busier 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.

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Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Saturday, Dec 13 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

39 min

Lowest

5 min 11:50pm

Highest

70 min 4:14pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 6 min shorter than Thu.

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	15	18	30	38	45	47	52	47	46	50	43	47	44	44	36	27	19
Tue	10	19	32	37	40	42	43	48	42	44	44	47	44	41	33	37	31
Wed	·	14	27	30	38	37	39	40	40	41	39	41	39	41	35	33	·
Thu	·	19	35	39	35	42	45	45	46	45	38	43	43	45	38	29	35
Fri	·	17	29	32	31	37	37	40	33	37	36	41	38	42	29	30	24
Sat	·	17	25	36	31	37	42	44	40	46	38	42	42	36	33	33	27
Sun	20	18	28	31	40	35	40	43	43	41	40	40	38	32	29	25	18

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 4 times for 5h 26m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:47pm

10:53am – 12:47pm 1h 54m
7:50pm – 8:14pm 23m
8:26pm – 9:23pm 57m
9:35pm – 11:47pm 2h 12m

Broke down on 24 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 13 vs a typical Saturday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	30	38	45	47	52	47	46	50	43	47	44	44	36	27	19
Tue	10	19	32	37	40	42	43	48	42	44	44	47	44	41	33	37	31
Wed	·	14	27	30	38	37	39	40	40	41	39	41	39	41	35	33	·
Thu	·	19	35	39	35	42	45	45	46	45	38	43	43	45	38	29	35
Fri	·	17	29	32	31	37	37	40	33	37	36	41	38	42	29	30	24
Sat	·	17	25	36	31	37	42	44	40	46	38	42	42	36	33	33	27
Sun	20	18	28	31	40	35	40	43	43	41	40	40	38	32	29	25	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	30	38	45	47	52	47	46	50	43	47	44	44	36	27	19
Tue	10	19	32	37	40	42	43	48	42	44	44	47	44	41	33	37	31
Wed	·	14	27	30	38	37	39	40	40	41	39	41	39	41	35	33	·
Thu	·	19	35	39	35	42	45	45	46	45	38	43	43	45	38	29	35
Fri	·	17	29	32	31	37	37	40	33	37	36	41	38	42	29	30	24
Sat	·	17	25	36	31	37	42	44	40	46	38	42	42	36	33	33	27
Sun	20	18	28	31	40	35	40	43	43	41	40	40	38	32	29	25	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	30	38	45	47	52	47	46	50	43	47	44	44	36	27	19
Tue	10	19	32	37	40	42	43	48	42	44	44	47	44	41	33	37	31
Wed	·	14	27	30	38	37	39	40	40	41	39	41	39	41	35	33	·
Thu	·	19	35	39	35	42	45	45	46	45	38	43	43	45	38	29	35
Fri	·	17	29	32	31	37	37	40	33	37	36	41	38	42	29	30	24
Sat	·	17	25	36	31	37	42	44	40	46	38	42	42	36	33	33	27
Sun	20	18	28	31	40	35	40	43	43	41	40	40	38	32	29	25	18