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Big Thunder Mountain wait times

Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Paris · typical posted waits from our own wait log, updated daily

Disneyland Paris is closed right now — today’s hours 09:30–22:00. Typical waits below.

What it is

A runaway mine-train roller coaster on an island in the middle of Frontierland's river. Turns, dips and tunnels, but no huge drops. A good first big coaster.

Thrill level: Moderate (3/5) · drops · must be 40 in (102 cm) or taller

Opened: 12 April 1992 (34 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~30 min posted). Busiest: around 11am (~60 min).

Typical means the median posted wait across every day in our log at that hour; crowd level, weather and breakdowns move it. For a specific date, the planner adjusts for that day’s forecast crowd.

Typical posted wait by hour

8am 30 min 5–40
9am 45 min 30–60
10am 50 min 45–60
11am 60 min 50–60
12pm 60 min 50–65
1pm 60 min 55–70
2pm 60 min 55–65
3pm 60 min 50–65
4pm 60 min 50–65
5pm 55 min 45–65
6pm 60 min 50–70
7pm 50 min 40–60
8pm 40 min 35–50
9pm 30 min 20–40
10pm 5 min 5–10

Bar = median; numbers on the right = typical range (middle half of days).

By day of the weekaverage 10am–6pm

Sun 60 min
Mon 57 min
Tue 59 min
Wed 56 min
Thu 60 min
Fri 54 min
Sat 62 min

Did you know?

Unlike the American versions, the mountain sits on an island: the train dives through a tunnel under the river to reach it.

Ride facts

About 5 minutes including boarding · Height requirement 40 in (102 cm)

Our Disneyland Paris forecasts have been off by an average of 4.9 min per ride-hour across 9 graded days. Every morning we freeze the forecast and grade it against what happened — see the public scorecard.

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