Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

23min

Sat, Jul 11

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–35 min

Low 8:03am · high 11:54am

Typical Saturday

30 min

7 min quieter that day

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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 11 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

23 min

Lowest

5 min 8:03am

Highest

35 min 11:54am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, 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	13	26	31	38	37	40	37	38	35	35	33	31	27	25	25	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	18	15	28	31	34	37	37	36	38	36	36	35	34	33	29	31	23
Sat	25	14	21	29	35	34	34	33	35	29	29	34	32	32	29	29	20
Sun	25	14	22	26	33	38	33	35	36	32	32	29	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 0s in total

12:00am Running Down 11:23pm

11:23pm – 11:23pm 0s

Broke down on 18 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 11 vs a typical Saturday

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	13	26	31	38	37	40	37	38	35	35	33	31	27	25	25	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	18	15	28	31	34	37	37	36	38	36	36	35	34	33	29	31	23
Sat	25	14	21	29	35	34	34	33	35	29	29	34	32	32	29	29	20
Sun	25	14	22	26	33	38	33	35	36	32	32	29	31	27	23	23	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	13	26	31	38	37	40	37	38	35	35	33	31	27	25	25	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	18	15	28	31	34	37	37	36	38	36	36	35	34	33	29	31	23
Sat	25	14	21	29	35	34	34	33	35	29	29	34	32	32	29	29	20
Sun	25	14	22	26	33	38	33	35	36	32	32	29	31	27	23	23	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	13	26	31	38	37	40	37	38	35	35	33	31	27	25	25	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	18	15	28	31	34	37	37	36	38	36	36	35	34	33	29	31	23
Sat	25	14	21	29	35	34	34	33	35	29	29	34	32	32	29	29	20
Sun	25	14	22	26	33	38	33	35	36	32	32	29	31	27	23	23	15