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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was designed by Imagineer Tony Baxter [3] and ride design engineer Bill Watkins. The concept came from Baxter's work on fellow Imagineer Marc Davis's concept for the Western River Expedition, a western-themed pavilion at the Magic Kingdom, designed to look like an enormous plateau and contain many rides, including a runaway mine train roller coaster.
On September 5, 2003, a 22-year-old man named Marcelo Torres died after suffering severe blunt-force trauma and extensive internal bleeding in a derailment of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster that also injured 10 other riders. [6] The cause of the accident was determined to be improper maintenance. [7]
Chip 'n' Dale's Gadgetcoaster (stylized as Chip 'n' Dale's GADGETcoaster, and known as Gadget's Go Coaster in Tokyo Disneyland) is a junior roller coaster at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, and the Tokyo Disneyland theme park, located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo.
The ride travels both indoors and outdoors, similar to Frontierland's major attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Unlike roller coasters such as the Incredicoaster and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith , this attraction is designed to appeal to a family-oriented crowd with enchanting scenery and ...
Due to the rise in popularity for thrill rides, Nature's Wonderland was closed to build a new attraction, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which opened in 1979. However, Big Thunder Mountain is similar to Nature's Wonderland, featuring a runaway train as the ride vehicle, the set of Rainbow Ridge is used as the loading area, and a tribute to ...
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Other notable mine train roller coasters are Colorado Adventure in Phantasialand, the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in various Disney parks, Thunder Run in Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Creek Mine Ride at Cedar Point, Adventure Express at Kings Island, and Thunderation in Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri.
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