Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

22min

Sun, Jun 21

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 8:10am · high 11:31am

Typical Sunday

34 min

12 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, Jun 21 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

22 min

Lowest

5 min 8:10am

Highest

40 min 11:31am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 5 min shorter than Wed.

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	·	17	28	35	38	41	43	43	42	41	41	40	37	32	28	26	17
Tue	8	17	28	36	40	40	43	45	41	49	45	46	42	39	33	36	28
Wed	13	16	27	36	42	44	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	38	35	37	20
Thu	21	16	27	34	38	38	40	39	42	43	43	40	37	39	35	26	18
Fri	15	16	29	34	36	40	40	41	43	41	42	42	40	39	34	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	35	43	40	40	41	41	38	39	39	39	34	33	32	20
Sun	·	16	26	33	39	42	39	40	42	38	39	37	34	30	26	24	14

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 once for 1h 10m in total

8:01am Running Down 2:57pm

1:47pm – 2:57pm 1h 10m

Broke down on 15 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, Jun 21 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	·	17	28	35	38	41	43	43	42	41	41	40	37	32	28	26	17
Tue	8	17	28	36	40	40	43	45	41	49	45	46	42	39	33	36	28
Wed	13	16	27	36	42	44	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	38	35	37	20
Thu	21	16	27	34	38	38	40	39	42	43	43	40	37	39	35	26	18
Fri	15	16	29	34	36	40	40	41	43	41	42	42	40	39	34	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	35	43	40	40	41	41	38	39	39	39	34	33	32	20
Sun	·	16	26	33	39	42	39	40	42	38	39	37	34	30	26	24	14

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	17	28	35	38	41	43	43	42	41	41	40	37	32	28	26	17
Tue	8	17	28	36	40	40	43	45	41	49	45	46	42	39	33	36	28
Wed	13	16	27	36	42	44	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	38	35	37	20
Thu	21	16	27	34	38	38	40	39	42	43	43	40	37	39	35	26	18
Fri	15	16	29	34	36	40	40	41	43	41	42	42	40	39	34	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	35	43	40	40	41	41	38	39	39	39	34	33	32	20
Sun	·	16	26	33	39	42	39	40	42	38	39	37	34	30	26	24	14

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	17	28	35	38	41	43	43	42	41	41	40	37	32	28	26	17
Tue	8	17	28	36	40	40	43	45	41	49	45	46	42	39	33	36	28
Wed	13	16	27	36	42	44	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	38	35	37	20
Thu	21	16	27	34	38	38	40	39	42	43	43	40	37	39	35	26	18
Fri	15	16	29	34	36	40	40	41	43	41	42	42	40	39	34	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	35	43	40	40	41	41	38	39	39	39	34	33	32	20
Sun	·	16	26	33	39	42	39	40	42	38	39	37	34	30	26	24	14