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| Length | 2780 ft |
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| Speed | 36 mph |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:30 |
| Elements | Chain Lift Hill Chain Lift Hill Chain Lift Hill |
| Arrangement | 5 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. |
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| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was initally a project for Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom but was pushed back in favor of the park's installation of Pirates of the Carribean. The project later was repurposed for Disneyland in Anaheim, California where it had to be mirrored to fit in the foreseen lot. Disney decided at that point to build two Big Thunder Mountain Railroads partly simultaneously: the one at Disneyland and the one at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom. The California version opened on September 2nd 1979, whereas the one in Orlando opened November 15th 1980. |
| The rockwork of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is inspired by Monument Valley in Arizona as is the case with the installations of Big Thunder Mountain in Tokyo and Paris. The installation of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Anaheim, California however is inspired by Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a near mirror image of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. |