Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times
Average that day
42min
Sun, Feb 22
Hours
8am–11pm
Posted hours
Range
15–80 min
Low 8:03am · high 7:21pm
Typical Sunday
34 min
8 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.
Sunday, Feb 22 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
42 min
Lowest
15 min 8:03am
Highest
80 min 7:21pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 1am and 2am, and Thu runs about 13 min shorter than Sat.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 1am | 2am | 6am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10 | · | · | 45 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 15 |
| Tue | · | · | · | · | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 11 |
| Wed | 12 | · | · | · | 16 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 23 |
| Thu | 32 | 5 | 5 | · | 14 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 |
| Fri | 13 | · | · | · | 15 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 28 |
| Sat | 18 | · | · | · | 16 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 24 |
| Sun | 13 | · | · | · | 19 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 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 4 times for 4h 36m in total
- 8:39am – 10:18am 1h 38m
- 11:54am – 12:42pm 47m
- 4:12pm – 5:12pm 1h
- 5:30pm – 6:42pm 1h 11m
Broke down on 25 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.