Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Reliability & Wait Patterns

Disneyland Park · Based on 16185 wait-time samples

0.35

Volatility Index (coefficient of variation)

Stable — waits stay close to the average throughout the day.

40m

Typical (p50) wait

55m

Busy (p90) wait

75m

Worst-case (p99)

85m

All-time max

Weekend vs Weekday

40m

Weekday average

40m

Weekend average

1.01×

Weekend multiplier

Downtime by hour

Rate of DOWN/CLOSED status per hour of the day (ET).

0
14%

1
14%

2
78%

3
97%

4
100%

5
100%

6
100%

7
100%

8
100%

9
100%

10
100%

11
15%

12
15%

13
13%

14
18%

15
16%

16
13%

17
13%

18
14%

19
12%

20
13%

21
8%

22
10%

23
15%

Best & worst hours by day of week

Average standby wait (minutes). Green = lowest of day, red = highest.

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	–	–	–	15	30	40	46	48	44	47	45	44	46	47	42
Tue	–	–	–	18	32	44	46	48	47	45	44	47	47	50	44
Wed	–	–	–	22	32	39	44	45	47	43	43	46	45	45	42
Thu	–	–	–	24	36	40	43	41	44	43	38	42	47	42	44
Fri	–	–	–	19	32	39	43	42	38	43	45	49	47	49	50
Sat	–	–	–	25	34	42	42	40	45	48	51	46	47	47	50
Sun	–	–	–	19	29	37	40	38	39	41	41	39	40	36	35

Weather effect on waits

Average wait (minutes) in different weather conditions:

41m

Clear

41m

Cloudy

36m

Drizzle

38m

Partly Cloudy

What causes this ride to spike

Waits for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad go up the most when these rides are DOWN:

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+8m (20%)

Peter Pan's Flight

+5m (12%)

Storybook Land Canal Boats

+-5m (-12%)

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

+-5m (-13%)

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DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	–	–	–	15	30	40	46	48	44	47	45	44	46	47	42
Tue	–	–	–	18	32	44	46	48	47	45	44	47	47	50	44
Wed	–	–	–	22	32	39	44	45	47	43	43	46	45	45	42
Thu	–	–	–	24	36	40	43	41	44	43	38	42	47	42	44
Fri	–	–	–	19	32	39	43	42	38	43	45	49	47	49	50
Sat	–	–	–	25	34	42	42	40	45	48	51	46	47	47	50
Sun	–	–	–	19	29	37	40	38	39	41	41	39	40	36	35

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	–	–	–	15	30	40	46	48	44	47	45	44	46	47	42
Tue	–	–	–	18	32	44	46	48	47	45	44	47	47	50	44
Wed	–	–	–	22	32	39	44	45	47	43	43	46	45	45	42
Thu	–	–	–	24	36	40	43	41	44	43	38	42	47	42	44
Fri	–	–	–	19	32	39	43	42	38	43	45	49	47	49	50
Sat	–	–	–	25	34	42	42	40	45	48	51	46	47	47	50
Sun	–	–	–	19	29	37	40	38	39	41	41	39	40	36	35

DOW	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Mon	–	–	–	15	30	40	46	48	44	47	45	44	46	47	42
Tue	–	–	–	18	32	44	46	48	47	45	44	47	47	50	44
Wed	–	–	–	22	32	39	44	45	47	43	43	46	45	45	42
Thu	–	–	–	24	36	40	43	41	44	43	38	42	47	42	44
Fri	–	–	–	19	32	39	43	42	38	43	45	49	47	49	50
Sat	–	–	–	25	34	42	42	40	45	48	51	46	47	47	50
Sun	–	–	–	19	29	37	40	38	39	41	41	39	40	36	35