Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad entrance at Walt Disney World
Disneyland
Park sectionFrontierland
Coordinates33°48′47″N 117°55′13″W / 33.8130°N 117.9204°W / 33.8130; -117.9204
StatusOperating
Opening dateSeptember 2, 1979 (1979-09-02)
ReplacedMine Train Through Nature's Wonderland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland at RCDB
Magic Kingdom
Park sectionFrontierland
Coordinates28°25′14″N 81°35′05″W / 28.4205°N 81.5848°W / 28.4205; -81.5848
StatusOperating
Opening dateNovember 15, 1980; 44 years ago (November 15, 1980)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom at RCDB
Tokyo Disneyland
Park sectionWesternland
Coordinates35°37′57″N 139°53′02″E / 35.6326°N 139.8839°E / 35.6326; 139.8839
StatusOperating
Opening dateJuly 4, 1987 (1987-07-04)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Tokyo Disneyland at RCDB
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Park sectionFrontierland
Coordinates48°52′15″N 2°46′32″E / 48.8707°N 2.7756°E / 48.8707; 2.7756
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 12, 1992 (1992-04-12)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland Park (Paris) at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel – Mine train
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ModelMine train
Track layoutCustom
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height104 ft (32 m)
Speed35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration~3:00
Height restriction40 in (102 cm)
Trains5 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
ManufacturerArrow Development (California)
Dynamic Structures (2014 California rebuild)
Vekoma (Florida, Paris, Tokyo)
RestraintsSingle lap bar
SponsorDai-ichi Life (Tokyo Disneyland)
Lightning Lane available at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
Disney Premier Access available at Disneyland Park Paris
Single rider line not available
Must transfer from wheelchair

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a mine train roller coaster located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris). In Tokyo and Paris, the attraction is named Big Thunder Mountain. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is also the name of the fictional rail line the roller coaster depicts.