Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

38min

Sun, Dec 14

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:02am · high 12:44pm

Typical Sunday

33 min

5 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.

Disneyland Park

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Sunday, Dec 14 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

38 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

55 min 12:44pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Fri 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	16	28	31	40	36	41	44	43	40	41	42	38	34	30	26	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 3 times for 6h 35m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm

8:56am – 12:26pm 3h 30m
2:38pm – 4:56pm 2h 17m
10:14pm – 11:02pm 48m

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

Sunday, Dec 14 vs a typical Sunday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

Lightning Lane returns

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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	16	28	31	40	36	41	44	43	40	41	42	38	34	30	26	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	16	28	31	40	36	41	44	43	40	41	42	38	34	30	26	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	16	28	31	40	36	41	44	43	40	41	42	38	34	30	26	18