Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

28min

Fri, Jul 17

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

10–50 min

Low 9:11pm · high 2:21pm

Typical Friday

30 min

2 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

Friday, Jul 17 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

10 min 9:11pm

Highest

50 min 2:21pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 7 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	15	27	32	36	35	35	35	37	38	34	35	35	33	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	35	35	35	33	33	34	30	31	26	30	21
Sat	25	13	19	26	33	32	31	31	33	28	27	32	32	30	25	26	20
Sun	25	14	21	24	29	33	33	32	32	28	27	26	29	27	22	21	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 3h 6m in total

8:01am Running Down 7:06pm

8:01am – 10:18am 2h 17m
6:17pm – 7:06pm 49m

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

Friday, Jul 17 vs a typical Friday

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	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	15	27	32	36	35	35	35	37	38	34	35	35	33	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	35	35	35	33	33	34	30	31	26	30	21
Sat	25	13	19	26	33	32	31	31	33	28	27	32	32	30	25	26	20
Sun	25	14	21	24	29	33	33	32	32	28	27	26	29	27	22	21	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	15	27	32	36	35	35	35	37	38	34	35	35	33	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	35	35	35	33	33	34	30	31	26	30	21
Sat	25	13	19	26	33	32	31	31	33	28	27	32	32	30	25	26	20
Sun	25	14	21	24	29	33	33	32	32	28	27	26	29	27	22	21	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	15	27	32	36	35	35	35	37	38	34	35	35	33	29	27	20
Fri	18	15	27	30	34	35	35	35	35	33	33	34	30	31	26	30	21
Sat	25	13	19	26	33	32	31	31	33	28	27	32	32	30	25	26	20
Sun	25	14	21	24	29	33	33	32	32	28	27	26	29	27	22	21	15