Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

37min

Sun, Apr 19

Hours

8am–11pm

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:02am · high 2:19pm

Typical Sunday

33 min

4 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

Sunday, Apr 19 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

37 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

60 min 2:19pm

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	·	16	29	36	41	47	39	42	44	41	40	41	40	33	37	33	18
Tue	·	16	27	38	39	40	44	41	38	40	40	42	40	32	34	29	13
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	13	19	32	39	42	40	38	38	43	46	44	46	48	45	41	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	43	42	42	43	48	50	46	48	46	49	43	46	45	29
Sun	·	19	30	39	38	38	40	42	41	40	38	36	36	27	27	25	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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:00am Running Down 11:00pm

Broke down on 23 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 19 vs a typical Sunday

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	·	16	29	36	41	47	39	42	44	41	40	41	40	33	37	33	18
Tue	·	16	27	38	39	40	44	41	38	40	40	42	40	32	34	29	13
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	13	19	32	39	42	40	38	38	43	46	44	46	48	45	41	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	43	42	42	43	48	50	46	48	46	49	43	46	45	29
Sun	·	19	30	39	38	38	40	42	41	40	38	36	36	27	27	25	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	16	29	36	41	47	39	42	44	41	40	41	40	33	37	33	18
Tue	·	16	27	38	39	40	44	41	38	40	40	42	40	32	34	29	13
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	13	19	32	39	42	40	38	38	43	46	44	46	48	45	41	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	43	42	42	43	48	50	46	48	46	49	43	46	45	29
Sun	·	19	30	39	38	38	40	42	41	40	38	36	36	27	27	25	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	16	29	36	41	47	39	42	44	41	40	41	40	33	37	33	18
Tue	·	16	27	38	39	40	44	41	38	40	40	42	40	32	34	29	13
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	13	19	32	39	42	40	38	38	43	46	44	46	48	45	41	43	20
Sat	·	24	34	43	42	42	43	48	50	46	48	46	49	43	46	45	29
Sun	·	19	30	39	38	38	40	42	41	40	38	36	36	27	27	25	17