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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

24min

Mon, Jul 6

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–35 min

Low 8:00am · high 10:09am

Typical Monday

31 min

7 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

Monday, Jul 6 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

24 min

Lowest

5 min 8:00am

Highest

35 min 10:09am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, 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 14 26 31 36 37 40 39 39 37 37 35 32 28 27 24 17
Tue 15 17 28 38 42 41 42 45 42 48 45 43 40 39 34 36 26
Wed 15 16 28 35 41 44 47 42 45 45 43 44 41 36 34 37 21
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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:00am Running Down 8:00am

Broke down on 15 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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