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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland, built on 19,427 measured readings.

LIVE · 35 min now · updated 7 min ago

Park hours today: 8am–12pm

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad35 min

Best time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

On a typical Monday, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad runs about 17 min at rope drop, peaks near 43 min around 8 PM, and eases to 42 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 43 min at its midday peak) and Saturday the calmest (about 24 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 28 min, this is the #9 longest line of 38 tracked rides at Disneyland (park average 19 min). The longest is Space Mountain at 47 min.

Typical Big Thunder Mountain Railroad wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday14 min31 min 3 PM27 min
Monday · busiest17 min43 min 8 PM42 min
Tuesday13 min38 min 7 PM34 min
Wednesday14 min36 min 2 PM33 min
Thursday14 min37 min 3 PM32 min
Friday11 min29 min 6 PM24 min
Saturday9 min24 min 2 PM22 min

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad average wait by month

28 to 32 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202631 min7,262
July 202631.5 min11,121
August 202628.3 min13,775

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad wait time FAQ

▾When is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad shortest?

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is shortest at rope drop (about 17 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 42 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 43 min around 8 PM.

▾Which day is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 43 min midday, while Saturday is the calmest at about 24 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad right now?

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is at 35 minutes right now, updated 7 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

94.11%
of operating hours available
81
separate outages recorded
79h
out of service

Across 1,342 hours that Disneyland was open, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was running 94.11% of the time, with 81 separate interruptions. That ranks #11 for availability out of 42 tracked rides at Disneyland, where the typical ride runs 97.92% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 19,427 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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