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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was designed by Imagineer Tony Baxter [3] and ride design engineer Bill Watkins. The concept came from Baxter's work on fellow Imagineer Marc Davis's concept for the Western River Expedition, a western-themed pavilion at the Magic Kingdom, designed to look like an enormous plateau and contain many rides, including a runaway mine train roller coaster.
Behind it is a Big Thunder Mountain Railroad track section, which connects to a swing bridge that leads to the attraction's ride vehicle maintenance facility. The WDWRR uses block signals to notify the engineers, firemen, and conductors on each train whether the track segments along the railroad's 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of main-line track are clear ...
Other notable mine train roller coasters are Colorado Adventure in Phantasialand, the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in various Disney parks, Thunder Run in Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Creek Mine Ride at Cedar Point, Adventure Express at Kings Island, and Thunderation in Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri.
Height Length Park (Section) Opened Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Vekoma: 65 km/h (40 mph) 22 m (72 ft) 1,500 m (4,900 ft) Disneyland Park, Frontierland: 1992 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril: Intamin: 58 km/h (36 mph) 18 m (59 ft) 600 m (2,000 ft) Disneyland Park, Adventureland: 1993 Casey Jr. Circus Train: Vekoma: 45 km/h (28 mph)
The ride travels both indoors and outdoors, similar to Frontierland's major attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Unlike roller coasters such as the Incredicoaster and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith , this attraction is designed to appeal to a family-oriented crowd with enchanting scenery and ...
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Guests ride Splash Mountain at Disneyland in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2023. The ride, which opened in 1989, will be closing to make way for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, opening in 2024.