When is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad busiest?

The longest median waits come at 6 PM ET during regular park hours, at 40 minutes.

Which day of the week has the shortest waits for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad?

Tuesday has the lowest median posted wait at 25 minutes and Wednesday the highest at 35 minutes, based on 7,836 posted-wait readings over 118 days (June 30, 2026 to October 25, 2026).

Are these forecasts or actual wait times?

Neither. They are medians of the standby waits the park posted (the park rounds its posted waits to 5 minutes), from WaitScout's records. They describe what happened on past days, not what will happen on yours.

Best time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Historically the shortest waits for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad come at 8 AM ET during regular park hours, with a median of 10 minutes; based on 7,836 posted-wait readings over 118 days (June 30, 2026 to October 25, 2026).

Median posted wait by hour and day

Minutes, hours in ET, regular park hours only (Early Entry, party and Extended Evening readings excluded). Historical medians only; a blank means fewer than 20 readings.

Hour	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
8 AM	10		5			12	5
9 AM	20	15	15	20	15	20	15
10 AM	30	25	25	30	25	30	25
11 AM	30	35	30	35	30	25	30
12 PM	35	35	25	35	30	30	35
1 PM	30	35	30	35	30	30	40
2 PM	30	30	30	35	30	25	35
3 PM	35	35	25	35	30	30	35
4 PM	35	35	25	35	35	30	40
5 PM	35	35	30	35	35	30	35
6 PM	40	40		35	40		40
7 PM	35	30	38	40	40		40
8 PM	25	30		35	35		35
9 PM	20	15	28	25	20	25	30
10 PM				30	15		25

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