Disneyland made a change to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad during a two month closure, what do you think of the change? Disneyland’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is now reopened as of November 2 after a two-month-long refurbishment! In the first lift hill scene where you drop into a cave and then go up under a water fall, the water falls have been replaced by misters on either side. Did you ever stick your hand out to grab the water? What do you think of the change. This is really the key notabl

😍 Wow, the details are incredible to look at. This will never stop being cool! You can find this Big Thunder Mountain Railroad model at the Disneyland Hotel in the lobby of the Frontier Tower. Here's what the plaque says: "This is a re-creation of the original "Concept Model" for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland, created by the talented artists of Walt Disney Imagineering. Imagineers used a scale model such as this as a tool as they define and refine designs for projects. Big Thunder

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad turns 46 today! The Disneyland version of the attraction opened on September 2, 1979. Designed by Tony Baxter and Bill Watkins, Big Thunder Mountain was inspired by Marc Davis’ planned Western River Expedition. Walt Disney World was never originally intended to have Pirates of the Caribbean - instead, Davis designed a boat ride through a western town. A runaway mine train was part of that concept. When guests were disappointed that WDW didn’t include Pirates, Imagin