Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

40min

Sat, Mar 28

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

10–60 min

Low 8:00am · high 6:22pm

Typical Saturday

39 min

1 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

Saturday, Mar 28 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

40 min

Lowest

10 min 8:00am

Highest

60 min 6:22pm

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	13	15	27	32	33	35	33	35	36	36	37	36	34	28	30	24	20
Tue	·	13	20	29	30	31	34	35	30	33	36	35	34	26	27	20	10
Wed	11	15	24	30	34	33	38	33	39	41	41	38	37	31	33	29	·
Thu	·	17	25	30	30	28	34	30	32	32	34	36	32	25	26	24	7
Fri	6	17	29	36	38	37	35	33	39	43	40	42	46	41	38	41	32
Sat	20	20	32	39	41	42	42	45	52	47	46	46	45	40	40	40	29
Sun	15	23	29	38	40	38	41	43	42	39	40	38	39	30	27	27	23

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 58m in total

8:00am Running Down 11:00pm

10:43am – 12:11pm 1h 27m
3:02pm – 4:34pm 1h 31m

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

Saturday, Mar 28 vs a typical Saturday

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	13	15	27	32	33	35	33	35	36	36	37	36	34	28	30	24	20
Tue	·	13	20	29	30	31	34	35	30	33	36	35	34	26	27	20	10
Wed	11	15	24	30	34	33	38	33	39	41	41	38	37	31	33	29	·
Thu	·	17	25	30	30	28	34	30	32	32	34	36	32	25	26	24	7
Fri	6	17	29	36	38	37	35	33	39	43	40	42	46	41	38	41	32
Sat	20	20	32	39	41	42	42	45	52	47	46	46	45	40	40	40	29
Sun	15	23	29	38	40	38	41	43	42	39	40	38	39	30	27	27	23

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	13	15	27	32	33	35	33	35	36	36	37	36	34	28	30	24	20
Tue	·	13	20	29	30	31	34	35	30	33	36	35	34	26	27	20	10
Wed	11	15	24	30	34	33	38	33	39	41	41	38	37	31	33	29	·
Thu	·	17	25	30	30	28	34	30	32	32	34	36	32	25	26	24	7
Fri	6	17	29	36	38	37	35	33	39	43	40	42	46	41	38	41	32
Sat	20	20	32	39	41	42	42	45	52	47	46	46	45	40	40	40	29
Sun	15	23	29	38	40	38	41	43	42	39	40	38	39	30	27	27	23

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	13	15	27	32	33	35	33	35	36	36	37	36	34	28	30	24	20
Tue	·	13	20	29	30	31	34	35	30	33	36	35	34	26	27	20	10
Wed	11	15	24	30	34	33	38	33	39	41	41	38	37	31	33	29	·
Thu	·	17	25	30	30	28	34	30	32	32	34	36	32	25	26	24	7
Fri	6	17	29	36	38	37	35	33	39	43	40	42	46	41	38	41	32
Sat	20	20	32	39	41	42	42	45	52	47	46	46	45	40	40	40	29
Sun	15	23	29	38	40	38	41	43	42	39	40	38	39	30	27	27	23