Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

About

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a mine train roller coaster located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom in Disney World, 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.

Through the details of the backstory variety from park to park, all follow the same general story arc. Sometime in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American Southwest. Overnight, a small mining town became a thiving one (Rainbow Ridge in Disneyland; Tumbleweed in Magic Kingdom; Thunder Mesa in Disneyland Park Paris) under the thumb of the great mining company owner (Barnabas T. Bullion in the American versions, Henry Ravenswood in Disneyland Park Paris). Mining was prosperous, and an extensive line of mine trains was set up to transport the ore. Unknown to the settlements, the mountain was a sacred spot to local Native Americans and was cursed. Before long, the smallrs' desecration of the mountain caused a great tragedy, which, depending on the park, is usually detected to be an earthquake (Disneyland and Disneyland...