Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

31min

Tue, Aug 4

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–50 min

Low 8:20am · high 10:45am

Typical Tuesday

30 min

1 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.

Disneyland Park

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Tuesday, Aug 4 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

31 min

Lowest

5 min 8:20am

Highest

50 min 10:45am

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	13	24	31	34	36	33	33	36	34	34	32	33	33	28	32	21
Wed	24	14	23	30	32	34	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	33	28	32	25
Thu	26	15	24	31	34	34	32	31	31	31	28	31	29	29	26	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 twice for 45m in total

8:02am Running Down 11:40pm

12:30pm – 1:16pm 45m
11:40pm – 11:40pm 0s

Broke down on 20 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, Aug 4 vs a typical Tuesday

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	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	13	24	31	34	36	33	33	36	34	34	32	33	33	28	32	21
Wed	24	14	23	30	32	34	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	33	28	32	25
Thu	26	15	24	31	34	34	32	31	31	31	28	31	29	29	26	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

	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	13	24	31	34	36	33	33	36	34	34	32	33	33	28	32	21
Wed	24	14	23	30	32	34	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	33	28	32	25
Thu	26	15	24	31	34	34	32	31	31	31	28	31	29	29	26	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

	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	13	24	31	34	36	33	33	36	34	34	32	33	33	28	32	21
Wed	24	14	23	30	32	34	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	33	28	32	25
Thu	26	15	24	31	34	34	32	31	31	31	28	31	29	29	26	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