About Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in Frontierland at Disneyland in 1979 and sends runaway mine trains through a cursed gold rush mountain. The rockwork takes its look from the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, and the loading station stands outdoors. The ride replaced Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and keeps nods to it, including reused animatronics and a version of the Rainbow Caverns. Imagineering designed it under Tony Baxter, and Arrow Development built it. Riders need to be 102 cm tall.
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Track length
814.1 m
Seating
Sit down
Trains
5
Cars per train
5
Seats per train
30
ride
Top speed
45.1 km/h
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0
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Opened
September 2, 1979
Scale
Thrill
Status
Operating
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in 1979 as the first of its kind. Its design draws on the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon.
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