Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

35min

Thu, Jul 9

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 8:00am · high 2:50pm

Typical Thursday

32 min

3 min busier 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

Thursday, Jul 9 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

5 min 8:00am

Highest

55 min 2:50pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 7 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	18	15	27	34	40	42	45	41	43	45	41	43	40	36	33	37	23
Thu	27	16	28	34	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	34	31	28	20
Fri	17	14	29	31	34	37	38	37	40	37	38	36	35	34	30	31	23
Sat	33	15	22	29	36	34	35	34	36	30	30	35	34	33	30	30	20
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 once for 57m in total

12:00am Running Down 5:57pm

4:59pm – 5:57pm 57m

Broke down on 17 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 9 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	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	18	15	27	34	40	42	45	41	43	45	41	43	40	36	33	37	23
Thu	27	16	28	34	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	34	31	28	20
Fri	17	14	29	31	34	37	38	37	40	37	38	36	35	34	30	31	23
Sat	33	15	22	29	36	34	35	34	36	30	30	35	34	33	30	30	20
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	18	15	27	34	40	42	45	41	43	45	41	43	40	36	33	37	23
Thu	27	16	28	34	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	34	31	28	20
Fri	17	14	29	31	34	37	38	37	40	37	38	36	35	34	30	31	23
Sat	33	15	22	29	36	34	35	34	36	30	30	35	34	33	30	30	20
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	18	15	27	34	40	42	45	41	43	45	41	43	40	36	33	37	23
Thu	27	16	28	34	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	34	31	28	20
Fri	17	14	29	31	34	37	38	37	40	37	38	36	35	34	30	31	23
Sat	33	15	22	29	36	34	35	34	36	30	30	35	34	33	30	30	20
Sun	25	14	23	28	34	38	34	35	36	32	34	30	31	27	23	23	15