Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

24min

Tue, Jul 14

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:02am · high 7:17pm

Typical Tuesday

34 min

10 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 14 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

24 min

Lowest

5 min 8:02am

Highest

45 min 7:17pm

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	13	25	31	38	37	40	37	37	35	35	33	31	28	25	26	17
Tue	15	15	27	36	38	37	37	40	38	41	39	37	36	35	31	36	24
Wed	18	15	26	34	39	41	45	39	42	44	40	42	38	35	33	37	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	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	32	37	33	34	35	32	31	29	31	28	24	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 58m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:11pm

10:13pm – 11:11pm 58m

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

Tuesday, Jul 14 vs a typical Tuesday

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	25	31	38	37	40	37	37	35	35	33	31	28	25	26	17
Tue	15	15	27	36	38	37	37	40	38	41	39	37	36	35	31	36	24
Wed	18	15	26	34	39	41	45	39	42	44	40	42	38	35	33	37	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	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	32	37	33	34	35	32	31	29	31	28	24	23	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	13	25	31	38	37	40	37	37	35	35	33	31	28	25	26	17
Tue	15	15	27	36	38	37	37	40	38	41	39	37	36	35	31	36	24
Wed	18	15	26	34	39	41	45	39	42	44	40	42	38	35	33	37	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	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	32	37	33	34	35	32	31	29	31	28	24	23	15

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	15	13	25	31	38	37	40	37	37	35	35	33	31	28	25	26	17
Tue	15	15	27	36	38	37	37	40	38	41	39	37	36	35	31	36	24
Wed	18	15	26	34	39	41	45	39	42	44	40	42	38	35	33	37	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	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	32	37	33	34	35	32	31	29	31	28	24	23	15