Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland

Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland
A locomotive and two train cars from the attraction on display in Disneyland in 2006
Disneyland
AreaFrontierland
StatusRemoved
Opening dateJuly 2, 1956
Closing dateJanuary 2, 1977
Replaced byBig Thunder Mountain Railroad
Ride statistics
Attraction typeTrain
DesignerWED Enterprises

The Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge[1] railroad attraction in Frontierland in Disneyland, that featured Audio-Animatronic animals in natural desert- and woods-themed environments.[2] It opened on June 12, 1960, as an extension of Rainbow Caverns Mine Train, which opened on July 2, 1956.[3][4] It closed on January 2, 1977, to make room for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.[5]

  1. ^ Broggie 2014, p. 289.
  2. ^ Weiss, Werner. "Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland on Yesterland". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ Broggie 2014, p. 286.
  4. ^ Broggie 2014, p. 288.
  5. ^ "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland". The Walt Disney Family Museum. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.