Big Thunder Mountain | |
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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.