Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Completely Surprised Us in Disney World

Although Disney parks may not be your first thought when you think of thrilling rides, there are plenty if you know where to go!

Big Thunder Mountain

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster goes upside down, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind goes backward, and TRON Lightcycle / Run goes faster than any other Disney World coaster. That’s why we had to share that one of the most popular coasters in Disney World is pretty EASY to get on right now!

We’re taking a look at the average wait times in Disney World from the past week and be sure to pay attention to how low the wait time is at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Magic Kingdom

In Magic Kingdom, the wait times have continued to slightly decrease since the end of spring break season. However, we were taking a look at the typical popular rides in the park when we noticed that Big Thunder Mountain only had a 24-minute average wait time!

Here are the average weekly wait times for each ride below, from shortest to longest wait times.

Tom Sawyer Island: 0 minutes
Country Bear Jamboree: 0 minutes
Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 4 minutes
Liberty Square Riverboat: 6 minute
Carousel of Progress: 6 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 7 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 8 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 9 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes
Enchanted Tiki Room: 12 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 13 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 14 minutes
it’s a small world: 14 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 22 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 24 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 24 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 26 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 32 minutes
Space Mountain: 37 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 45 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 56 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 61 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Rise of the Resistance saw a major decrease in its average wait time this week. It went from an 82-minute average last week to a 63-minute average. Slinky Dog Dash’s wait time also went down this week but it wasn’t as massive as the popular Star Wars ride.

Hollywood Studios

Read the list below to see the rest of the Hollywood Studios ride wait times averages, from low to high:

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Closed for refurb
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 9 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 10 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Walt Disney Presents: 11 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 23 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 29 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 39 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 41 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 44 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 59 minutes
Rise of the Resistance: 63 minutes

EPCOT

Although Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure used to have some of the longest lines in all of Disney World, the average wait time is now under an hour. Frozen Ever After is still the longest line in the park and Test Track is easier to get on based on its declining average wait time.

Frozen Ever After

See the average EPCOT attraction wait times from the week below:

Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along: 0 minutes
Pixar Short Film Festival: 0 minutes
Impressions de France: 0 minutes
Reflections of China: 0 minutes
Awesome Planet: 0 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 8 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 7 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 7 minutes
Living with the Land: 7 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 9 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 14 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Soarin’: 24 minutes
Test Track: 44 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 52 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 56 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Unlike Rise of the Resistance, Avatar Flight of Passage saw a pretty big drop this week. Last week, the average wait time was 78 minutes and this week it was a 70-minute average. This is still the longest wait time in the park, though.

Flight of Passage

The average wait times for the rest of Animal Kingdom’s attractions are listed below:

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 14 minutes
Expedition Everest: 18 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 21 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 22 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 56 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 69 minutes

Those are the wait times at Disney World! Stay tuned to AllEars for more wait time information in Disney World! In the meantime, check out our video where Fry Bucket tries to ride everything in Disney World in two days!