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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Featured Page
ThunderMountainDay.jpg
The exterior of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Magic Kingdom
Land Frontierland
Cost to build 17 million
Opening date November 15, 1980 (some sources state November 8)
Ride duration 3:25 minutes
Height requirements 40" (102 cm)
Site area 108,900 sq ft
Audio-Animatronics 20
Disney Genie + Yes

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is an attraction located in Frontierland

Attraction History

The history of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad actually begins with the story of the Western River Expedition. In the late 1960s Imagineer Marc Davis was tasked with creating a Frontierland alternative to Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction [1]. Although the ride had proved to be extremely popular, Disney felt that guests in ..→

  1. http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2000/12/31/why-quot-western-river-quot-went-south-part-3.aspx