Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad entrance at Walt Disney World
Disneyland
Park section	Frontierland
Coordinates	33°48′47″N 117°55′13″W / 33.8130°N 117.9204°W / 33.8130; -117.9204
Status	Operating
Opening date	September 2, 1979 (1979-09-02)
Replaced	Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland at RCDB
Magic Kingdom
Park section	Frontierland
Coordinates	28°25′14″N 81°35′05″W / 28.4205°N 81.5848°W / 28.4205; -81.5848
Status	Operating
Opening date	November 15, 1980; 43 years ago (November 15, 1980)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom at RCDB
Tokyo Disneyland
Park section	Westernland
Coordinates	35°37′57″N 139°53′02″E / 35.6326°N 139.8839°E / 35.6326; 139.8839
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 4, 1987 (1987-07-04)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Tokyo Disneyland at RCDB
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Park section	Frontierland
Coordinates	48°52′15″N 2°46′32″E / 48.8707°N 2.7756°E / 48.8707; 2.7756
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 12, 1992 (1992-04-12)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland Park (Paris) at RCDB
General statistics
Type	Steel – Mine train
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Model	Mine train
Track layout	Custom
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	104 ft (32 m)
Speed	35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	~3:00
Height restriction	40 in (102 cm)
Manufacturer	Arrow Development (California) Dynamic Structures (2014 California rebuild) Vekoma (Florida, Paris, Tokyo)
Restraints	Single lap bar
Sponsor	Dai-ichi Life (Tokyo Disneyland)
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
Disney Premier Access available at Disneyland Park Paris
Single rider line 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.