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Park:   Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (travel info)
Ride Type:   Steel Coaster
Status:   Operating since 9/23/1980
Category:   Mine Train
Designer:   WED (Walter Elias Disney)
Length:   2780'
Max Speed:   36 mph
Arrangement:   Five 5-car trains that hold 30 riders/train.
Visits:   1044
Rating:   This Ride's Rating Is: 4
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Ride Restrictions:
Minimum height restriction:   40 in.

Structure:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a wonderfully themed roller-coaster with turns and dips through caverns, mountains, avalanches and floods reminiscent of the Old West.

The queue area takes you into the headquarters of the Big Thunder Mining Co. You enter converted ore cars for your journey....but wait, there is NO conductor! Too late, you are off for a 3 minutes and a half minute ride into the wilderness!

The theming is a Southwestern landscape, reminiscent of the wind swept features found in Arizona's Monument Valley. Caves, grottos, a waterfall, big horned sheep, a spiral butte, dinosaur bones and sulfur pools are just part of the scenery you will encounter on your ride.

Speeds can reach 24-30 miles per hour so the centrifugal force as you round the turns will pull you from one side to the next.

There are no serious drops on this ride (nothing like Splash Mountain) but there are 3 good dips that can put some air between you and your seat.

The main butte is 197.6 feet above sea level and 100 feet above ground.


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apsterling

Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 964

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This ride was my first coaster. It stinks they reduced ride speed a few MPH... ): 3/5 But I still like it!!!

4-6-04 13:34:48
RLLrCoastrLover

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1059

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I see this ride in a ton of my school books.

9-21-04 22:57:59
Montu Man

Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2957

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A little slow, but not extremely rough.

11-4-04 21:39:12
ericwh2827

Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 35

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Ive rode this before and i dont get why people like it so much. Its not so great.

11-13-04 21:29:10
sfft_2108

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 5044

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I wish I would of rode this coaster, when I went to Disney World.

1-9-05 12:03:17
Phil

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 9216

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The theming is awesome, and the ride itself is enjoyable. Definitely an all ages ride.

1-12-05 14:13:26
sfne stinks

Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 10720

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This s a really fun coaster but not to thrilling. but its cool

2-8-05 20:45:11
slnewbus

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1670

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Bores me to tears. Plus in riding it you are putting your life in danger.

2-10-05 20:06:25
Universal Freak

Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 15

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Hate it hate it hate it
this ride sucks
i would rather go on the flying unicorn 12 times than go on this once

2-14-05 20:16:35
Amnesiac

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 9

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Great theming

5-1-05 18:04:52
RLLrCoastrLover

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1059

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Nice themeing. It was an average ride. Not one to wait another hour to ride again.

7-30-05 20:11:43
VekomahangNbang

Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1477

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A good layout and way awsome theming completley ruined by trims!

9-29-05 20:06:38
Dukeis#1

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 918

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One of my all time favorite coasters. It was one of my first back when I was a kid, and I still love it today. The theming is excellent, and the ride itself is fun for all ages.

10-22-05 21:00:59
coastrfreak2000

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 794

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The ride itself is tame, but the theming makes it worth it

3-17-06 20:39:53
MegaLink92

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 16

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Great ride. The cave suprised me at the first time I ride this ride. Long lines usally go fast.

4-29-06 22:55:25
TrailblazerTony

Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 136

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This was one of my first coasters and there is a certain something about it that you have to love! The theming, track, and vehicles combined together make for one of the best looking coasters around. The water effects, rock formations, and sounds add to the experience positively as well. The coaster itself is rather slow and uneventful, but overall, a nice time.

9-22-06 17:54:18
I love DW

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1964

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It has awesome theming but the coaster itself stinks.

10-15-06 19:14:16
wickedtwist2

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 66

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This is a fun ride! How can somebody hate it, it's DEFINATELY not thrilling, but just fun with all the awesome theming!

4-2-07 16:35:26
Nitro Luvr

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 398

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A painfully boring roller coaster, even for kids. I just did not enjoy a single second of this ride and I'm usually a sucker for loving mine train rides too. But this one just did not cut it. I can't possibly see how people wait in line for hours to ride this.

12-31-07 18:11:33
urka08

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 107

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Really rough ride but cute. You see it in all the books, magazines and promotional guides so you have to ride it at least once.

1-25-08 17:39:08
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