Operating 92.0% of standard park hours across 19 days (3,900 of 4,238 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a steel roller coaster (mine train) at Magic Kingdom that opened in 1980, built by Arrow Development. It runs 3:30, tops out at 36 mph. Riders must be at least 38" (97 cm) tall. Across 3,756 standby readings over 20 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 28 minutes, ranging from about 6 minutes around 8am to 35 minutes at 12pm. It has been operating 92.0% of standard park hours across 19 days of readings.
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The typical posted standby wait is about 28 minutes, measured from 3,756 readings over 20 days of operation.
8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 6 minutes. The worst hour is 12pm at about 35 minutes.
The minimum height is 38" (97 cm).
The ride itself runs about 3:30.
It has been open 92.0% of standard park hours across 19 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is at Magic Kingdom in Frontierland.
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