Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

25min

Sat, Jul 4

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:35am · high 10:58am

Typical Saturday

32 min

7 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

Saturday, Jul 4 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

25 min

Lowest

5 min 8:35am

Highest

45 min 10:58am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun 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	15	27	32	37	38	42	41	40	38	38	36	34	29	28	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	28	32	34	37	38	37	41	39	39	37	36	35	31	32	23
Sat	33	15	23	31	37	35	36	34	37	31	32	36	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	24	30	37	42	37	39	39	35	37	34	34	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

Down once for 4h 24m in total

12:00am Running Down 11:10pm

6:45pm – 11:10pm 4h 24m

Broke down on 16 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

Saturday, Jul 4 vs a typical Saturday

Best times to go

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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	15	27	32	37	38	42	41	40	38	38	36	34	29	28	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	28	32	34	37	38	37	41	39	39	37	36	35	31	32	23
Sat	33	15	23	31	37	35	36	34	37	31	32	36	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	24	30	37	42	37	39	39	35	37	34	34	30	25	24	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	15	27	32	37	38	42	41	40	38	38	36	34	29	28	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	28	32	34	37	38	37	41	39	39	37	36	35	31	32	23
Sat	33	15	23	31	37	35	36	34	37	31	32	36	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	24	30	37	42	37	39	39	35	37	34	34	30	25	24	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	15	27	32	37	38	42	41	40	38	38	36	34	29	28	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	28	32	34	37	38	37	41	39	39	37	36	35	31	32	23
Sat	33	15	23	31	37	35	36	34	37	31	32	36	35	33	30	30	21
Sun	25	15	24	30	37	42	37	39	39	35	37	34	34	30	25	24	15