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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

28min

Tue, Jun 30

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 11:20pm · high 11:08am

Typical Tuesday

38 min

10 min quieter 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 30 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

5 min 11:20pm

Highest

45 min 11:08am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Mon runs about 6 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 15 14 26 31 37 38 41 40 39 38 37 35 33 29 25 24 17
Tue 13 16 27 37 42 41 43 45 43 49 46 45 41 39 35 36 26
Wed 15 15 28 36 41 44 45 44 46 45 44 45 43 38 33 36 20
Thu 21 16 28 34 37 37 38 36 39 40 40 38 37 35 32 26 18
Fri 14 15 28 33 36 39 39 39 40 40 40 39 38 37 32 33 23
Sat 35 16 24 32 39 37 38 38 38 34 35 37 36 34 32 31 21
Sun 25 15 25 31 37 42 38 39 40 36 38 35 33 30 25 24 15

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

8:01am Running Down 8:01am

Broke down on 14 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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