Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

28min

Thu, Jul 2

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 8:01am · high 10:35am

Typical Thursday

32 min

4 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, Jul 2 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

40 min 10:35am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, 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	16	27	35	40	43	45	42	44	44	42	43	41	36	32	34	18
Thu	21	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	37	36	34	32	27	20
Fri	17	14	27	32	35	38	39	38	41	40	39	38	37	36	31	32	23
Sat	35	14	23	31	38	36	37	36	38	33	33	37	35	33	30	30	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.

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, Jul 2 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	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	16	27	35	40	43	45	42	44	44	42	43	41	36	32	34	18
Thu	21	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	37	36	34	32	27	20
Fri	17	14	27	32	35	38	39	38	41	40	39	38	37	36	31	32	23
Sat	35	14	23	31	38	36	37	36	38	33	33	37	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	25	31	37	42	38	39	40	36	38	35	33	30	25	24	15

	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	16	27	35	40	43	45	42	44	44	42	43	41	36	32	34	18
Thu	21	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	37	36	34	32	27	20
Fri	17	14	27	32	35	38	39	38	41	40	39	38	37	36	31	32	23
Sat	35	14	23	31	38	36	37	36	38	33	33	37	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	25	31	37	42	38	39	40	36	38	35	33	30	25	24	15

	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	16	27	35	40	43	45	42	44	44	42	43	41	36	32	34	18
Thu	21	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	37	36	34	32	27	20
Fri	17	14	27	32	35	38	39	38	41	40	39	38	37	36	31	32	23
Sat	35	14	23	31	38	36	37	36	38	33	33	37	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	25	31	37	42	38	39	40	36	38	35	33	30	25	24	15