Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times
Average that day
36min
Mon, Aug 3
Hours
8am–12am
Posted hours
Range
10–60 min
Low 12:00am · high 1:25pm
Typical Monday
29 min
7 min busier 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.
Monday, Aug 3 vs a typical Monday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Mondays
Average
36 min
Lowest
10 min 12:00am
Highest
60 min 1:25pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 6 min shorter than Mon.
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 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
| Tue | 20 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 20 |
| Wed | 24 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 20 |
| Fri | 18 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 19 |
| Sat | 25 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 21 |
| Sun | 20 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
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 4 times for 2h 29m in total
- 9:12am – 9:59am 46m
- 4:53pm – 6:09pm 1h 16m
- 7:32pm – 7:46pm 13m
- 8:48pm – 9:02pm 14m
Broke down on 20 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.