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==History==
Frontierland opened with the rest of the [[Magic Kingdom]] on October 1, 1971. The land was themed to represent a boom town in the American Old West , and it was set on the Rivers of America. Originally, Frontierland consisted of three attractions: the [[Frontierland Shootin' Arcade]], [[Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes]], and the [[Country Bear Jamboree]]<ref> http://inacents.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1971-WDW-Magic-Kingdom-Map.jpg </ref>. These attractions were joined by the Frontierland station for the [[Walt Disney World Railroad]] on May 1, 1972 <ref> http://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/opening-dates# <ref> http://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/opening-dates# </ref>.
Although it seemed sparse on opening day, Disney had big plans for Frontierland. Chief among these were their plans to build Marc Davis' Western River Expedition. This large expansion of Frontierland would have consisted of numerous attractions for guests including: a Pueblo Village, hiking trails, and a "runaway mine train" attraction. Most importantly however, there was also to be a boat ride through the Old West attraction that was designed to top the immensely popular [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] attraction <ref> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2000/12/31/why-quot-western-river-quot-went-south-part-3.aspx </ref>.
Following the construction of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Frontierland once again remained essentially the same until the Frontierland Train Station was closed in 1990 and moved in order to make room for Disney's newest thrill ride- Splash Mountain <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/frlrs1.htm </ref>. Based on the 1946 Disney Movie Song of the South, on Splash Mountain guests follow the adventures of Brer Rabbit as he is chased and eventually captured by Brer Fox and Brer Bear. The climax of the attraction comes when guests plummet 52.5 feet down Chick-A-Pin-Hill and into the briar patch. Besides once again changing Frontierland's horizon, Splash Mountain also expanded the land's theme <ref name="jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/06/splash_mountain_part_one_1.html </ref>. Unlike Big Thunder Mountain and the rest of Frontierland, Splash Mountain was set in the American South. In order to help bridge the thematic gap between Splash and Thunder Mountain, Imagineers used the newly constructed Frontierland Railroad Station (which reopened in 1991) to serve as transition between the two <ref name= "jack"/>. Finally, on July 17, 1992 Splash opened to guests, although it was officially dedicated on October 2<ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_splash.htm </ref>.
==Attractions==
