Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Temporarily Unavailable at Magic Kingdom
An app notification said cast members are working to restore the ride, with affected Lightning Lane holders receiving a Lightning Lane Multi-Pass.
Overview
- The attraction was listed as "temporarily unavailable" mid‑afternoon on August 25 and remained closed through August 26 according to guest reports and park notices.
- Magic Kingdom issued a My Disney Experience app pop‑up apologizing for the outage and saying cast members were working to get the attraction running again.
- Guests who held a Lightning Lane for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be issued a Lightning Lane Multi‑Pass to use on a select attraction as compensation.
- Disney has not disclosed a technical cause for the shutdown and reporting characterizes the situation as developing rather than resolved.
- The closure follows a major refurbishment that closed the ride in January 2025 and reopened it on May 3, 2026, and adds to a string of intermittent operational hiccups while Frontierland undergoes broader construction work.