Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

46min

Fri, Mar 20

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–80 min

Low 8:01am · high 6:47pm

Typical Friday

32 min

14 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

Friday, Mar 20 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

46 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

80 min 6:47pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Thu runs about 13 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	14	24	33	33	35	33	35	38	36	37	36	35	27	27	21	23
Tue	·	11	17	26	27	28	32	34	28	31	33	32	31	24	24	21	8
Wed	11	13	22	27	32	31	35	31	37	40	39	37	36	29	30	28	·
Thu	·	14	22	27	27	26	31	28	30	30	32	34	28	22	21	20	8
Fri	7	16	28	35	36	35	35	32	36	41	38	43	43	41	38	39	26
Sat	20	18	29	36	40	42	41	45	52	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	27	36	39	37	39	42	41	40	40	37	39	28	24	25	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

Down 3 times for 2h 52m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:01pm

8:52am – 10:25am 1h 33m
1:40pm – 2:40pm 59m
10:40pm – 11:01pm 20m

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

Friday, Mar 20 vs a typical Friday

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	10	14	24	33	33	35	33	35	38	36	37	36	35	27	27	21	23
Tue	·	11	17	26	27	28	32	34	28	31	33	32	31	24	24	21	8
Wed	11	13	22	27	32	31	35	31	37	40	39	37	36	29	30	28	·
Thu	·	14	22	27	27	26	31	28	30	30	32	34	28	22	21	20	8
Fri	7	16	28	35	36	35	35	32	36	41	38	43	43	41	38	39	26
Sat	20	18	29	36	40	42	41	45	52	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	27	36	39	37	39	42	41	40	40	37	39	28	24	25	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	10	14	24	33	33	35	33	35	38	36	37	36	35	27	27	21	23
Tue	·	11	17	26	27	28	32	34	28	31	33	32	31	24	24	21	8
Wed	11	13	22	27	32	31	35	31	37	40	39	37	36	29	30	28	·
Thu	·	14	22	27	27	26	31	28	30	30	32	34	28	22	21	20	8
Fri	7	16	28	35	36	35	35	32	36	41	38	43	43	41	38	39	26
Sat	20	18	29	36	40	42	41	45	52	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	27	36	39	37	39	42	41	40	40	37	39	28	24	25	19

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	10	14	24	33	33	35	33	35	38	36	37	36	35	27	27	21	23
Tue	·	11	17	26	27	28	32	34	28	31	33	32	31	24	24	21	8
Wed	11	13	22	27	32	31	35	31	37	40	39	37	36	29	30	28	·
Thu	·	14	22	27	27	26	31	28	30	30	32	34	28	22	21	20	8
Fri	7	16	28	35	36	35	35	32	36	41	38	43	43	41	38	39	26
Sat	20	18	29	36	40	42	41	45	52	48	47	45	44	41	38	37	31
Sun	15	19	27	36	39	37	39	42	41	40	40	37	39	28	24	25	19