Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Steel Mine Train at Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Opened 1980.
- Height
- n/a
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 36 mph
- Length
- 2,780 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 3 min 30 s
- Designer
- Tony Baxter
Sources
- rcdb.com/273.htm (RCDB: operating since 1980-11-15; length 2780 ft, speed 36 mph, 0 inversions, duration 3:30; three chain lift hills; designer Tony Baxter (no make listed); SBNO 2025-01-06 to 2026-05-02 while the area behind it was redeveloped)
- disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/big-thun... (Official page: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Frontierland; runaway mine train; 38 in minimum height; recently had a mountaintop-to-cavern refurbishment adding the Rainbow Caverns; operating hours listed)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thunder_Mountain_Railroad (Magic Kingdom version opened November 15, 1980; original by Arrow Development; closed January 2025 for a full refurbishment with new track (Vekoma), reopened May 3, 2026)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.