Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

24min

Thu, Jun 25

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

10–40 min

Low 8:03am · high 11:00am

Typical Thursday

33 min

9 min quieter that day

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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, Jun 25 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

24 min

Lowest

10 min 8:03am

Highest

40 min 11:00am

Best times to go

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

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	36	41	44	45	44	46	45	44	45	44	37	34	36	20
Thu	21	15	27	33	37	38	37	37	40	41	40	38	37	35	31	25	16
Fri	15	16	29	34	35	40	40	40	42	42	41	41	40	39	33	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	34	41	39	39	39	39	36	37	38	38	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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:03am Running Down 8:03am

Broke down on 14 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, Jun 25 vs a typical Thursday

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	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	36	41	44	45	44	46	45	44	45	44	37	34	36	20
Thu	21	15	27	33	37	38	37	37	40	41	40	38	37	35	31	25	16
Fri	15	16	29	34	35	40	40	40	42	42	41	41	40	39	33	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	34	41	39	39	39	39	36	37	38	38	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	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	36	41	44	45	44	46	45	44	45	44	37	34	36	20
Thu	21	15	27	33	37	38	37	37	40	41	40	38	37	35	31	25	16
Fri	15	16	29	34	35	40	40	40	42	42	41	41	40	39	33	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	34	41	39	39	39	39	36	37	38	38	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	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	36	41	44	45	44	46	45	44	45	44	37	34	36	20
Thu	21	15	27	33	37	38	37	37	40	41	40	38	37	35	31	25	16
Fri	15	16	29	34	35	40	40	40	42	42	41	41	40	39	33	34	24
Sat	35	17	26	34	41	39	39	39	39	36	37	38	38	34	33	32	20
Sun	·	16	26	33	39	42	39	40	42	38	39	37	34	30	26	24	14