Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

23min

Tue, Jul 7

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:13am · high 11:01am

Typical Tuesday

37 min

14 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

Tuesday, Jul 7 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

23 min

Lowest

5 min 8:13am

Highest

45 min 11:01am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 8 min shorter than Wed.

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	16	27	37	41	39	41	42	40	45	42	40	38	36	32	36	25
Wed	15	16	28	35	41	44	47	42	45	45	43	44	41	36	34	37	21
Thu	28	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	36	36	33	30	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 3 times for 1h 24m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:00pm

8:01am – 8:13am 11m
8:47am – 8:58am 10m
9:57pm – 11:00pm 1h 3m

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

Tuesday, Jul 7 vs a typical Tuesday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

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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	36	37	40	39	39	37	37	35	32	28	27	24	17
Tue	15	16	27	37	41	39	41	42	40	45	42	40	38	36	32	36	25
Wed	15	16	28	35	41	44	47	42	45	45	43	44	41	36	34	37	21
Thu	28	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	36	36	33	30	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	14	26	31	36	37	40	39	39	37	37	35	32	28	27	24	17
Tue	15	16	27	37	41	39	41	42	40	45	42	40	38	36	32	36	25
Wed	15	16	28	35	41	44	47	42	45	45	43	44	41	36	34	37	21
Thu	28	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	36	36	33	30	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	14	26	31	36	37	40	39	39	37	37	35	32	28	27	24	17
Tue	15	16	27	37	41	39	41	42	40	45	42	40	38	36	32	36	25
Wed	15	16	28	35	41	44	47	42	45	45	43	44	41	36	34	37	21
Thu	28	16	28	34	36	36	37	36	38	38	39	36	36	33	30	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