Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times
Average that day
16min
Sun, Aug 23
Hours
8am–11pm
Posted hours
Range
5–35 min
Low 8:12am · high 7:42pm
Typical Sunday
23 min
7 min quieter 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.
Sunday, Aug 23 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
16 min
Lowest
5 min 8:12am
Highest
35 min 7:42pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sat runs about 9 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 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
| Tue | 25 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 18 |
| Wed | 26 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 22 |
| Thu | 20 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 17 |
| Fri | 14 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 21 |
| Sat | 23 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 20 |
| Sun | 19 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 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 once for 45m in total
- 6:31pm – 7:17pm 45m
Broke down on 20 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.