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Big Thunder Mountain
Tokyo Disneyland
Land Westernland
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Opening date July 4, 1987
Vehicle type Mine train
Ride duration 3:40 minutes
Height requirements 40" (102 cm)

Big Thunder Mountain is an indoor/outdoor mine train roller coaster located at Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan. It opened on July 4, 1987.

Summary[]

At Tokyo Disneyland, Big Thunder Mountain is mostly identical to the Florida ride, with three exceptions:

  • Tumbleweed is replaced by a long cave before the second lift hill, just like the Disneyland version.
  • The station sits on columns rather than on a hillside.
  • The ending is altered. Instead of crossing back over the drop from the third lift hill, the track makes a U-turn before dropping through the sound of bats inside the tunnel and then out through the Boneyard/geyser scene, passing through a short tunnel, and making a right hand turn into the final brakes. The trains pass in front of the station and then turn back into the boarding area.