Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

17min

Wed, Jul 15

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–30 min

Low 8:01am · high 11:31am

Typical Wednesday

35 min

18 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

Wednesday, Jul 15 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

17 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01am

Highest

30 min 11:31am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 5 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	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	17	14	25	33	37	39	41	37	39	40	38	40	36	35	32	36	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	36	35	36	34	34	34	31	32	27	30	22
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 twice for 1h 37m in total

12:00am Running Down 10:08pm

8:02pm – 9:39pm 1h 37m
10:08pm – 10:08pm 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

Wednesday, Jul 15 vs a typical Wednesday

Best times to go

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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	17	14	25	33	37	39	41	37	39	40	38	40	36	35	32	36	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	36	35	36	34	34	34	31	32	27	30	22
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	17	14	25	33	37	39	41	37	39	40	38	40	36	35	32	36	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	36	35	36	34	34	34	31	32	27	30	22
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	17	14	25	33	37	39	41	37	39	40	38	40	36	35	32	36	23
Thu	27	14	27	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	34	35	36	32	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	36	35	36	34	34	34	31	32	27	30	22
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