Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

25min

Thu, Apr 16

Hours

8am–8pm

Special ticketed event 8pm–1am

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:15am · high 12:48pm

Typical Thursday

34 min

9 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

Thursday, Apr 16 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

25 min

Lowest

5 min 8:15am

Highest

45 min 12:48pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 11pm, and Thu 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	20	17	29	36	38	43	39	38	40	39	40	41	37	31	34	29	18
Tue	·	16	25	37	39	40	41	41	37	40	40	41	38	31	31	26	12
Wed	5	20	29	36	40	41	44	41	41	44	44	41	40	36	37	34	24
Thu	·	20	29	34	35	33	39	37	39	38	40	39	39	31	31	26	12
Fri	5	19	32	40	41	40	37	39	43	47	44	47	49	45	40	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	42	41	42	44	48	51	46	49	47	49	43	46	45	29
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 33m in total

8:00am Running Down 9:16pm

9:15am – 10:01am 46m
2:09pm – 3:06pm 56m
8:25pm – 9:16pm 51m

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

Thursday, Apr 16 vs a typical Thursday

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	29	36	38	43	39	38	40	39	40	41	37	31	34	29	18
Tue	·	16	25	37	39	40	41	41	37	40	40	41	38	31	31	26	12
Wed	5	20	29	36	40	41	44	41	41	44	44	41	40	36	37	34	24
Thu	·	20	29	34	35	33	39	37	39	38	40	39	39	31	31	26	12
Fri	5	19	32	40	41	40	37	39	43	47	44	47	49	45	40	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	42	41	42	44	48	51	46	49	47	49	43	46	45	29
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	29	36	38	43	39	38	40	39	40	41	37	31	34	29	18
Tue	·	16	25	37	39	40	41	41	37	40	40	41	38	31	31	26	12
Wed	5	20	29	36	40	41	44	41	41	44	44	41	40	36	37	34	24
Thu	·	20	29	34	35	33	39	37	39	38	40	39	39	31	31	26	12
Fri	5	19	32	40	41	40	37	39	43	47	44	47	49	45	40	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	42	41	42	44	48	51	46	49	47	49	43	46	45	29
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	29	36	38	43	39	38	40	39	40	41	37	31	34	29	18
Tue	·	16	25	37	39	40	41	41	37	40	40	41	38	31	31	26	12
Wed	5	20	29	36	40	41	44	41	41	44	44	41	40	36	37	34	24
Thu	·	20	29	34	35	33	39	37	39	38	40	39	39	31	31	26	12
Fri	5	19	32	40	41	40	37	39	43	47	44	47	49	45	40	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	42	41	42	44	48	51	46	49	47	49	43	46	45	29
Sun	25	20	31	40	39	39	41	43	42	41	39	37	37	28	27	26	17