Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

29min

Sun, Apr 12

Hours

8am–8pm

Special ticketed event 8pm–1am

Range

5–50 min

Low 8:47am · high 2:25pm

Typical Sunday

35 min

6 min quieter 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, Apr 12 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

29 min

Lowest

5 min 8:47am

Highest

50 min 2:25pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 7 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	20	17	30	38	39	43	40	39	40	39	41	41	38	30	33	29	18
Tue	·	17	27	39	41	42	43	43	40	41	41	43	39	33	34	26	12
Wed	9	21	29	35	40	40	46	41	44	46	46	43	42	36	37	32	24
Thu	·	20	30	35	37	34	41	38	41	38	41	41	39	31	35	28	12
Fri	5	18	31	39	41	40	37	38	44	47	44	47	48	44	40	42	25
Sat	10	23	34	41	42	42	44	48	55	47	49	47	48	42	45	43	30
Sun	25	20	31	40	39	39	41	43	42	41	39	37	37	28	27	26	17

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 35m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:40pm

11:12am – 12:08pm 55m
8:18pm – 9:59pm 1h 40m
11:40pm – 11:40pm 0s

Broke down on 24 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, Apr 12 vs a typical Sunday

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	20	17	30	38	39	43	40	39	40	39	41	41	38	30	33	29	18
Tue	·	17	27	39	41	42	43	43	40	41	41	43	39	33	34	26	12
Wed	9	21	29	35	40	40	46	41	44	46	46	43	42	36	37	32	24
Thu	·	20	30	35	37	34	41	38	41	38	41	41	39	31	35	28	12
Fri	5	18	31	39	41	40	37	38	44	47	44	47	48	44	40	42	25
Sat	10	23	34	41	42	42	44	48	55	47	49	47	48	42	45	43	30
Sun	25	20	31	40	39	39	41	43	42	41	39	37	37	28	27	26	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	17	30	38	39	43	40	39	40	39	41	41	38	30	33	29	18
Tue	·	17	27	39	41	42	43	43	40	41	41	43	39	33	34	26	12
Wed	9	21	29	35	40	40	46	41	44	46	46	43	42	36	37	32	24
Thu	·	20	30	35	37	34	41	38	41	38	41	41	39	31	35	28	12
Fri	5	18	31	39	41	40	37	38	44	47	44	47	48	44	40	42	25
Sat	10	23	34	41	42	42	44	48	55	47	49	47	48	42	45	43	30
Sun	25	20	31	40	39	39	41	43	42	41	39	37	37	28	27	26	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	17	30	38	39	43	40	39	40	39	41	41	38	30	33	29	18
Tue	·	17	27	39	41	42	43	43	40	41	41	43	39	33	34	26	12
Wed	9	21	29	35	40	40	46	41	44	46	46	43	42	36	37	32	24
Thu	·	20	30	35	37	34	41	38	41	38	41	41	39	31	35	28	12
Fri	5	18	31	39	41	40	37	38	44	47	44	47	48	44	40	42	25
Sat	10	23	34	41	42	42	44	48	55	47	49	47	48	42	45	43	30
Sun	25	20	31	40	39	39	41	43	42	41	39	37	37	28	27	26	17