Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

41min

Sat, Apr 4

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

10–85 min

Low 8:01am · high 7:56pm

Typical Saturday

40 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, Apr 4 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

41 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

85 min 7:56pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Tue runs about 10 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	16	30	36	37	42	37	38	39	39	41	39	37	30	32	27	18
Tue	·	15	23	34	35	34	37	38	33	35	36	37	36	29	30	23	13
Wed	10	18	26	33	38	37	44	37	42	45	45	42	40	35	34	31	24
Thu	·	17	27	32	34	32	39	35	36	36	38	38	36	28	28	24	11
Fri	6	17	31	38	40	38	37	35	40	44	41	43	45	41	38	41	29
Sat	20	22	33	40	41	43	43	47	53	46	48	46	47	41	42	41	28
Sun	15	22	33	39	40	39	41	44	42	40	40	37	37	29	25	25	15

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 6h 28m in total

8:01am Running Down 7:09pm

10:01am – 11:27am 1h 25m
11:50am – 1:13pm 1h 23m
2:38pm – 4:18pm 1h 39m
5:07pm – 7:09pm 2h 1m

Broke down on 25 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, Apr 4 vs a typical Saturday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	13	16	30	36	37	42	37	38	39	39	41	39	37	30	32	27	18
Tue	·	15	23	34	35	34	37	38	33	35	36	37	36	29	30	23	13
Wed	10	18	26	33	38	37	44	37	42	45	45	42	40	35	34	31	24
Thu	·	17	27	32	34	32	39	35	36	36	38	38	36	28	28	24	11
Fri	6	17	31	38	40	38	37	35	40	44	41	43	45	41	38	41	29
Sat	20	22	33	40	41	43	43	47	53	46	48	46	47	41	42	41	28
Sun	15	22	33	39	40	39	41	44	42	40	40	37	37	29	25	25	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	13	16	30	36	37	42	37	38	39	39	41	39	37	30	32	27	18
Tue	·	15	23	34	35	34	37	38	33	35	36	37	36	29	30	23	13
Wed	10	18	26	33	38	37	44	37	42	45	45	42	40	35	34	31	24
Thu	·	17	27	32	34	32	39	35	36	36	38	38	36	28	28	24	11
Fri	6	17	31	38	40	38	37	35	40	44	41	43	45	41	38	41	29
Sat	20	22	33	40	41	43	43	47	53	46	48	46	47	41	42	41	28
Sun	15	22	33	39	40	39	41	44	42	40	40	37	37	29	25	25	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	13	16	30	36	37	42	37	38	39	39	41	39	37	30	32	27	18
Tue	·	15	23	34	35	34	37	38	33	35	36	37	36	29	30	23	13
Wed	10	18	26	33	38	37	44	37	42	45	45	42	40	35	34	31	24
Thu	·	17	27	32	34	32	39	35	36	36	38	38	36	28	28	24	11
Fri	6	17	31	38	40	38	37	35	40	44	41	43	45	41	38	41	29
Sat	20	22	33	40	41	43	43	47	53	46	48	46	47	41	42	41	28
Sun	15	22	33	39	40	39	41	44	42	40	40	37	37	29	25	25	15