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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

38min

Mon, Jul 27

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

10–55 min

Low 8:43am · high 12:10pm

Typical Monday

30 min

8 min busier that day

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 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

Monday, Jul 27 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

38 min

Lowest

10 min 8:43am

Highest

55 min 12:10pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 6 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 16 15 25 32 37 36 37 37 37 35 35 34 34 31 26 27 24
Tue 20 14 25 33 35 36 35 37 38 37 37 36 35 33 29 33 22
Wed 21 14 25 30 33 36 36 35 34 34 35 35 33 34 28 32 23
Thu 25 15 26 32 35 35 35 34 35 35 32 34 32 31 28 28 20
Fri 18 14 24 29 33 34 34 33 34 31 31 32 29 30 25 29 20
Sat 24 12 18 26 31 30 28 30 31 27 25 29 29 28 24 26 20
Sun 20 15 20 23 28 32 31 30 30 27 26 25 30 28 22 22 16

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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

12:00am Running Down 8:02am

Broke down on 20 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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