Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

38min

Sun, Mar 15

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–65 min

Low 8:01am · high 1:56pm

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, Mar 15 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

38 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

65 min 1:56pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Tue runs about 15 min shorter than Sat.

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	10	13	22	31	31	32	31	33	37	34	35	35	33	25	25	19	23
Tue	·	11	16	23	23	26	31	31	27	30	31	30	28	21	21	17	8
Wed	11	12	21	26	30	30	34	30	36	39	38	36	36	28	28	25	·
Thu	·	14	20	26	26	25	29	28	31	29	32	34	26	24	24	23	8
Fri	7	16	28	34	33	33	34	32	35	38	36	42	40	41	39	38	28
Sat	20	19	29	37	41	42	41	44	51	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	28	37	39	38	40	43	41	40	42	41	40	31	26	28	19

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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm

Broke down on 22 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, Mar 15 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	10	13	22	31	31	32	31	33	37	34	35	35	33	25	25	19	23
Tue	·	11	16	23	23	26	31	31	27	30	31	30	28	21	21	17	8
Wed	11	12	21	26	30	30	34	30	36	39	38	36	36	28	28	25	·
Thu	·	14	20	26	26	25	29	28	31	29	32	34	26	24	24	23	8
Fri	7	16	28	34	33	33	34	32	35	38	36	42	40	41	39	38	28
Sat	20	19	29	37	41	42	41	44	51	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	28	37	39	38	40	43	41	40	42	41	40	31	26	28	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	10	13	22	31	31	32	31	33	37	34	35	35	33	25	25	19	23
Tue	·	11	16	23	23	26	31	31	27	30	31	30	28	21	21	17	8
Wed	11	12	21	26	30	30	34	30	36	39	38	36	36	28	28	25	·
Thu	·	14	20	26	26	25	29	28	31	29	32	34	26	24	24	23	8
Fri	7	16	28	34	33	33	34	32	35	38	36	42	40	41	39	38	28
Sat	20	19	29	37	41	42	41	44	51	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	28	37	39	38	40	43	41	40	42	41	40	31	26	28	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	10	13	22	31	31	32	31	33	37	34	35	35	33	25	25	19	23
Tue	·	11	16	23	23	26	31	31	27	30	31	30	28	21	21	17	8
Wed	11	12	21	26	30	30	34	30	36	39	38	36	36	28	28	25	·
Thu	·	14	20	26	26	25	29	28	31	29	32	34	26	24	24	23	8
Fri	7	16	28	34	33	33	34	32	35	38	36	42	40	41	39	38	28
Sat	20	19	29	37	41	42	41	44	51	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	28	37	39	38	40	43	41	40	42	41	40	31	26	28	19