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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

43min

Tue, Jun 23

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–75 min

Low 8:05am · high 4:34pm

Typical Tuesday

36 min

7 min busier that day

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 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

Tuesday, Jun 23 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

5 min 8:05am

Highest

75 min 4:34pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Mon runs about 6 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 10 16 27 34 37 39 42 41 40 39 39 38 36 30 27 25 18
Tue 12 16 27 37 41 40 43 44 42 49 47 46 42 39 33 37 28
Wed 13 15 27 37 43 45 46 45 47 46 45 46 47 38 35 37 20
Thu 21 16 27 34 38 38 38 39 41 43 42 40 38 37 32 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 6 times for 2h 57m in total

12:00am Running Down 11:39pm
  • 8:29am – 8:34am 5m
  • 8:37am – 8:44am 6m
  • 8:56am – 9:27am 30m
  • 12:13pm – 1:03pm 49m
  • 3:04pm – 4:05pm 1h
  • 11:11pm – 11:39pm 27m

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.

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