How often does Big Thunder Mountain Railroad break down?

Often: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad broke down on 70 of the 90 days it operated from Aug 5 to Nov 2, 2026 (78% of days), with 107 breakdowns recorded in all.

The typical (median) outage lasted 60 minutes; the longest lasted 544 minutes, on Oct 7, 2026.

That is the 3rd-most breakdown days of the 22 Magic Kingdom rides with at least one recorded breakdown over the same days.

A breakdown here is an unplanned DOWN status in the park's live ride feed lasting at least 5 minutes; scheduled closures and refurbishments are not counted, and a day counts as operated when the ride posted a standby wait that day.

Data through November 2, 2026. RopeDrop is independent and not affiliated with Disney.

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