Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

35min

Wed, Dec 31

Hours

8am–2am

Posted hours

Range

5–65 min

Low 8:01am · high 8:43am

Typical Wednesday

31 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.

Disneyland Park

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Wednesday, Dec 31 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

65 min 8:43am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 7 min shorter than Mon.

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	31	37	46	47	51	48	45	50	42	46	44	40	36	27	17
Tue	10	17	30	38	39	42	42	47	40	42	41	44	40	37	30	27	22
Wed	·	14	24	27	35	35	34	36	38	35	36	34	36	35	30	26	23
Thu	·	18	31	36	34	40	43	41	41	41	36	42	41	41	36	28	32
Fri	·	16	25	29	27	34	34	39	34	36	34	40	34	38	28	30	25
Sat	15	17	27	36	35	38	42	43	41	42	38	42	41	37	33	31	23
Sun	15	16	30	34	41	37	41	43	43	40	42	41	38	35	30	27	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 twice for 2h 14m in total

8:01am Running Down 10:55pm

3:10pm – 4:04pm 53m
9:34pm – 10:55pm 1h 21m

Broke down on 25 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

Wednesday, Dec 31 vs a typical Wednesday

Best times to go

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Ride status

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	31	37	46	47	51	48	45	50	42	46	44	40	36	27	17
Tue	10	17	30	38	39	42	42	47	40	42	41	44	40	37	30	27	22
Wed	·	14	24	27	35	35	34	36	38	35	36	34	36	35	30	26	23
Thu	·	18	31	36	34	40	43	41	41	41	36	42	41	41	36	28	32
Fri	·	16	25	29	27	34	34	39	34	36	34	40	34	38	28	30	25
Sat	15	17	27	36	35	38	42	43	41	42	38	42	41	37	33	31	23
Sun	15	16	30	34	41	37	41	43	43	40	42	41	38	35	30	27	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	31	37	46	47	51	48	45	50	42	46	44	40	36	27	17
Tue	10	17	30	38	39	42	42	47	40	42	41	44	40	37	30	27	22
Wed	·	14	24	27	35	35	34	36	38	35	36	34	36	35	30	26	23
Thu	·	18	31	36	34	40	43	41	41	41	36	42	41	41	36	28	32
Fri	·	16	25	29	27	34	34	39	34	36	34	40	34	38	28	30	25
Sat	15	17	27	36	35	38	42	43	41	42	38	42	41	37	33	31	23
Sun	15	16	30	34	41	37	41	43	43	40	42	41	38	35	30	27	18

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	18	31	37	46	47	51	48	45	50	42	46	44	40	36	27	17
Tue	10	17	30	38	39	42	42	47	40	42	41	44	40	37	30	27	22
Wed	·	14	24	27	35	35	34	36	38	35	36	34	36	35	30	26	23
Thu	·	18	31	36	34	40	43	41	41	41	36	42	41	41	36	28	32
Fri	·	16	25	29	27	34	34	39	34	36	34	40	34	38	28	30	25
Sat	15	17	27	36	35	38	42	43	41	42	38	42	41	37	33	31	23
Sun	15	16	30	34	41	37	41	43	43	40	42	41	38	35	30	27	18