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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Information
Last Updated:11/19/2012 5:03:37 PM
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (September 1979- ) |
| Guests are taken on a runaway mine train ride through dark caverns, ghost towns, and around the towering butte of Thunder Mountain on "the wildest ride in the wilderness." |
| ID: | TMS-430 |
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| Land: | Frontierland |
| Ride Layout: | Ride Map |
| Ride Duration: | 3:15 minutes |
| See Also: |
Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland
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| Movie Tie-In: IMDB.com | Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) |
| Wikipedia: | Big Thunder Mountain Railroad |
Reviews
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Posted By:dldhistory (May 22, 2009 2:29 PM)
Big Thunder is one of my favorite roller coasters
Big Thunder is one of my favorite roller coasters
Onstage Photos
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Big Thunder Butte
Big Thunder Butte
Big Thunder Butte
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Backstage Photos
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Castmembers Ready To Push Train After E-
(2004)
Castmembers Ready To Push Train After E-
(2004)
Maintenance And Castmembers Ready To Pus
(2004)
Maintenance And Castmembers Ready To Pus
(2004)
Standard Operating Procedure Manual
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Videos
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
(:05 1976)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
(:10 1980)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
(:36 1980)
Video taken by State Of California after
(:33 2003)
Audio Clips
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
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Secrets
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Space Mountain Ride At Disneyland Reopens After Safety Work
Dateline: May 03, 2013
Dateline: May 03, 2013
Status: Current
After a three-week closure to complete safety work, the popular Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim reopened Friday evening.
Disneyland voluntarily closed the 36-year-old ride April 13 after state regulators investigating
California vs. Paris: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Dateline: April 11, 2013
Dateline: April 11, 2013
Status: Current
The description in the Disneyland Paris park map for Big Thunder Mountain tells you that riders will "Hurl through an abandoned gold mine at breathtaking speed aboard a runaway mine train!" making this attraction one of only two within this park to
Fastpass Service At Disneyland Resort
Dateline: March 24, 2013
Dateline: March 24, 2013
Status: Current
Free to all guests
Available for 13 attractions
Spend less time standing in line
The FASTPASS attraction entrances are separate, with much shorter lines
Park admission passport goes into the machine
Disney Couple Seal The Deal With Pirates Gold
Dateline: February 13, 2013
Dateline: February 13, 2013
Status: Current
They worked, met, had their first date, and got engaged at Disneyland, with proposal coming in a dreamy location.
Ride operator Andrew Salter met Alyssa Allinson on her first day on the job – at Disneyland.
Five months later,
Top Disneyland Ride Creator Steps Down
Dateline: February 01, 2013
Dateline: February 01, 2013
Status: Current
Tony Baxter began scooping ice cream at Disneyland in 1965 as a college job and rose up to spearhead the creation of some of the park's biggest rides, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Star Tours.
Now, 47 years later, Baxter is
Death And Injury
| Deaths:2 Injuries:11 | See All Deaths And Injuries | |
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David Fackler Foot Crushed
Injury
Date: March 10, 1998
David Fackler, 5, suffered a serious foot injury at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. His toes are later »
Injury
Date: March 10, 1998
David Fackler, 5, suffered a serious foot injury at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. His toes are later »
James Margolin Has Heart Attack
Death
Date: December 07, 2002
Just before midnight, 50-year-old James Margolin and his son took one last trip on Big Thunder. After exiting the ride, the two walked about 500 feet, when Margolin complained of chest pains. He collapsed and lost »
Death
Date: December 07, 2002
Just before midnight, 50-year-old James Margolin and his son took one last trip on Big Thunder. After exiting the ride, the two walked about 500 feet, when Margolin complained of chest pains. He collapsed and lost »
Death On Big Thunder Mountain
Death
Date: September 05, 2003
The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad locomotive that leads the train lost a "bogie"- the assembly that carries the rear wheels - derailed, decoupled from the rest of the train, and struck the roof of Safety Tunnel One, »
Death
Date: September 05, 2003
The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad locomotive that leads the train lost a "bogie"- the assembly that carries the rear wheels - derailed, decoupled from the rest of the train, and struck the roof of Safety Tunnel One, »
Two Trains Collide In The Station 3 Injured
Injury
Date: July 08, 2004
Three injured passengers, who complained of neck and back pains, were a family of Canadians, including a 44-year-old woman, a 42-year-old man and a 10-year old boy, when two trains collide in the station. They were »
Injury
Date: July 08, 2004
Three injured passengers, who complained of neck and back pains, were a family of Canadians, including a 44-year-old woman, a 42-year-old man and a 10-year old boy, when two trains collide in the station. They were »
Two Trains Collide In The Station 9 Injured
Injury
Date: June 02, 1985
Nine people suffer bruises when the computer that electronically switches the Big Thunder Mountain track malfunctions and sends an occupied train crashing into a stopped train at about 3 to 5 mph. The victims are »
Injury
Date: June 02, 1985
Nine people suffer bruises when the computer that electronically switches the Big Thunder Mountain track malfunctions and sends an occupied train crashing into a stopped train at about 3 to 5 mph. The victims are »
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