Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

43min

Tue, Mar 24

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–70 min

Low 8:02am · high 12:32pm

Typical Tuesday

26 min

17 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

Tuesday, Mar 24 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

70 min 12:32pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Thu runs about 12 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	26	33	33	36	34	35	37	36	38	37	34	28	30	24	18
Tue	·	13	20	29	30	31	34	35	30	33	36	35	34	26	27	20	10
Wed	11	14	22	28	33	31	37	32	38	41	40	38	36	30	31	29	·
Thu	·	16	23	29	29	28	33	29	31	32	34	36	30	23	24	22	7
Fri	7	16	28	35	36	35	35	32	36	41	38	43	43	41	38	39	26
Sat	20	19	30	37	41	42	42	45	52	48	47	45	44	41	39	40	31
Sun	15	21	28	37	39	37	39	42	41	39	40	37	38	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 twice for 1h 51m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:02pm

1:53pm – 2:44pm 51m
9:47pm – 10:47pm 1h

Broke down on 21 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

Tuesday, Mar 24 vs a typical Tuesday

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

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

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