Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

43min

Wed, May 27

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

10–70 min

Low 8:01am · high 12:10pm

Typical Wednesday

36 min

7 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

Wednesday, May 27 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

70 min 12:10pm

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	·	16	27	34	39	46	44	44	42	43	43	43	38	34	32	26	15
Tue	5	15	27	39	43	43	45	45	41	48	46	47	43	37	33	38	23
Wed	8	17	28	37	43	45	45	43	45	46	45	47	46	39	36	36	17
Thu	9	18	29	36	42	43	44	44	47	47	47	44	43	39	40	29	17
Fri	13	19	32	39	40	41	41	44	45	46	46	48	44	43	40	39	28
Sat	·	24	34	42	45	43	45	48	46	45	46	48	48	41	45	41	21
Sun	·	16	30	38	40	42	40	42	44	40	44	40	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

Down twice for 2h 6m in total

8:01am Running Down 5:08pm

8:09am – 9:04am 54m
3:55pm – 5:08pm 1h 12m

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

Wednesday, May 27 vs a typical Wednesday

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	27	34	39	46	44	44	42	43	43	43	38	34	32	26	15
Tue	5	15	27	39	43	43	45	45	41	48	46	47	43	37	33	38	23
Wed	8	17	28	37	43	45	45	43	45	46	45	47	46	39	36	36	17
Thu	9	18	29	36	42	43	44	44	47	47	47	44	43	39	40	29	17
Fri	13	19	32	39	40	41	41	44	45	46	46	48	44	43	40	39	28
Sat	·	24	34	42	45	43	45	48	46	45	46	48	48	41	45	41	21
Sun	·	16	30	38	40	42	40	42	44	40	44	40	36	27	27	25	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	16	27	34	39	46	44	44	42	43	43	43	38	34	32	26	15
Tue	5	15	27	39	43	43	45	45	41	48	46	47	43	37	33	38	23
Wed	8	17	28	37	43	45	45	43	45	46	45	47	46	39	36	36	17
Thu	9	18	29	36	42	43	44	44	47	47	47	44	43	39	40	29	17
Fri	13	19	32	39	40	41	41	44	45	46	46	48	44	43	40	39	28
Sat	·	24	34	42	45	43	45	48	46	45	46	48	48	41	45	41	21
Sun	·	16	30	38	40	42	40	42	44	40	44	40	36	27	27	25	17

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	16	27	34	39	46	44	44	42	43	43	43	38	34	32	26	15
Tue	5	15	27	39	43	43	45	45	41	48	46	47	43	37	33	38	23
Wed	8	17	28	37	43	45	45	43	45	46	45	47	46	39	36	36	17
Thu	9	18	29	36	42	43	44	44	47	47	47	44	43	39	40	29	17
Fri	13	19	32	39	40	41	41	44	45	46	46	48	44	43	40	39	28
Sat	·	24	34	42	45	43	45	48	46	45	46	48	48	41	45	41	21
Sun	·	16	30	38	40	42	40	42	44	40	44	40	36	27	27	25	17