Operating 92.2% of standard park hours across 64 days (17,022 of 18,454 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 13,039 standby readings over 65 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 29 minutes, ranging from about 9 minutes around 8am to 40 minutes at 6pm. It has been operating 92.2% of standard park hours across 64 days of readings.
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The typical posted standby wait is about 29 minutes, measured from 13,039 readings over 65 days of operation.
8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 9 minutes. The worst hour is 6pm at about 40 minutes.
The minimum height is 38" (97 cm).
The ride itself runs about 3:30.
It has been open 92.2% of standard park hours across 64 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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