Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

8min

Sun, Jul 5

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–25 min

Low 8:01am · high 7:17pm

Typical Sunday

31 min

23 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

Sunday, Jul 5 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

8 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

25 min 7:17pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 8 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	15	17	28	38	42	41	42	45	42	48	45	43	40	39	34	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	14	23	28	34	38	34	35	36	32	34	30	31	27	23	23	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 twice for 16m in total

8:01am Running Down 10:38pm

4:20pm – 4:36pm 16m
10:38pm – 10:38pm 0s

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

Sunday, Jul 5 vs a typical Sunday

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	15	27	32	37	38	42	41	40	38	38	36	34	29	28	24	17
Tue	15	17	28	38	42	41	42	45	42	48	45	43	40	39	34	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	14	23	28	34	38	34	35	36	32	34	30	31	27	23	23	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	15	17	28	38	42	41	42	45	42	48	45	43	40	39	34	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	14	23	28	34	38	34	35	36	32	34	30	31	27	23	23	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	15	17	28	38	42	41	42	45	42	48	45	43	40	39	34	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	14	23	28	34	38	34	35	36	32	34	30	31	27	23	23	15