Disneyland Big Thunder Mountain Ride Closure End Date Added to Refub List

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is currently closed at Disneyland. Previously, Disneyland shared a closure date and then extended the closure for the ride. We are always watching for the latest Disneyland ride closures to share the information with you here on Mickey Visit. We are constantly tracking the current ride closures for the month and even the smallest changes to the refurbishment calendar.

Now, we see that there is an end date for the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closure again and this one seems more likely to stick. We dig into the closure end date and what you need to know ahead of your trip.

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Disneyland Big Thunder Mountain Closure Ending

Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland closed on September 2, 2025. In the middle of September, a ride closure date was added to the calendar for the end of October, but then quickly removed, and the closure was extended. Disneyland shared information on why this happened, which you can see below.

Disneyland now lists Big Thunder Mountain as reopening on November 23, 2025. This is between one and a half and two months after the ride closed. Though this date was just added to the calendar and could shift again, we anticipate that this one will stick.

The fact that the date is right before the busy Thanksgiving week makes me feel that it is much more likely that they plan to have the ride open by then. This holiday week is one of the busiest periods of the year, according to our Mickey Visit Disneyland Crowd Calendar. It then leads into the busy December month.

When we reached out to Disneyland for a comment previously, when the closure was extended, Disneyland officials shared with us that sometimes, due to the complexity of certain ride refurbishments, the team wants a bit more time in the final stages of inspections and approvals before sharing a reopening date. At the time, they said that a reopening date would be posted closer to the completion of the refurbishment.

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This closure is ending right in the heart of the Disneyland Christmas season. You can see all of the other current Disneyland ride closures here. Right now, there is also a long closure of Casey Jr. Circus Train and Storybook Land Canal Boats. Plus, a closure of Mickey's PhilharMagic at Disney California Adventure.

Spot the above sign in the queue for Disneyland Big Thunder Mountain with arrows to all the other fictional towns that are home to Big Thunder Mountain attractions at Disney Parks around the world. Turning to Walt Disney World, there is also a big closure for Big Thunder Mountain happening.

Unlike the closure in Walt Disney World, this Disneyland closure is just for routine maintenance. We do not anticipate any major additions to the attraction when it reopens.

At Walt Disney World, they are currently adding in a new scene as part of a year-long closure. They described those changes as improvements to the lift hill scene. In the moment when the trains go underground, the rainbow caverns will transform to red caverns with a loud crack of thunder. They also teased that there will be more magic when that ride returns.

See all current Disneyland ride closures here.

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