Originally Posted By dresswhites i was looking at a website of different coasters and i was suprised to learn that there are several mine train rollercoasters out there. there is one is denver that a very similar train design to that of big thunder. so my question is what makes big thunder so special and unique. What makes it so different from the other mine train rollercoasters out there? Why do you like big thunder?
Originally Posted By ABBY I Love the goat trick too!! I like the theming with all the little details. Each time I ride I try to find something I've never noticed before. I have never been on any other mine train rollercoasters so I can't compare in that respect.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros All the other mine trains I've been on had exposed supports. They kind of look like woodies, but not as many beams. Those ones really weren't fun at all, because they weren't all that fast, but they also didn't have much to look at. Big Thunder also has a really good balance between thrill and slow times, along with all the stuff to look at. For me, it's definately one of the best rides in the park.
Originally Posted By LVBelle What's the goat trick? Only the best thing EVER! As you go down that hill and around the goat, keep your eyes on the goat as long as you can. I kinda even turn a bit on the seat. It gives you the craziest feeling!
Originally Posted By crazycroc BTMRR is like the song which plays in my heart everytime a child smiles.
Originally Posted By tukogirl I really like how the queue winds around and descends, like you are actually heading down into a mine shaft.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I think the theming is awesome, the little rainbow caverns inside before it really gets started, the little town at the very end with the piano music coming out of the saloon. All the little details make it special. P.S.....it's way bumpier and more fun if you get a seat in the back! That's my favorite!
Originally Posted By ABBY And be sure to ask for the back if you want to try the goat trick. Doesn't really work anywhere else on the train
Originally Posted By DOG1 BTMR is the perfect example of a truly Disney attraction versus some steel coaster without complete theming. BTMR has animation, it has interesting things to see all along the route and it looks like its really just train tracks running over and around a mountain as opposed to a roller coaster dropped into that setting. It's also nice to see that the ride is a little bit different in all of the Disney parks. Personally, I like the Paris version best, as it has the long tunnel sequence at the end which provides a more exciting climax to the ride compared to the other versions.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Thanks for the goat trick tips! Can't wait to try it. My best offering would be is how awesome it is to ride at night. At least it was for us in July. We just kind of happened upon it after the fireworks and it was dead. We thought...what the heck. It was actually thrilling! We didn't know where we were going and it was a totally different experience than in the daytime.
Originally Posted By DLTheo I swear ever time I ride this thing it's like a whole new ride. It is truly never the same twice! I think every seat is different and, whether you sit on the right or the left makes a difference, too. I love that it takes off fairly quickly right at the start to drop into the mine. I love the "water ride" aspect - on really hot days I lean over the edge (just a tad) to get my head wet as we pass under the subterranean falls I love that there are three big climbs throughout, as opposed to the typical coaster that has just one big climb at the beginning. I love all the animals and the humor they add I love the goat trick I love the dinosaur skeleton I love the music playing at the town when you come in at the finish I love that the line is usually 20 minutes or less I love the views of the park you get at times I love watching the trains zip by while waiting in line, especially when you can see to different trains heading in two different directions I love the smells around the ride, like a hot day in the frontier I love the fact that you sometimes feel you're on a coaster and sometimes on a train I love that there are slow times on the ride where I feel like waving at the spectators, and other times where I get to scream as the train plummets! I love the totally dark part of the ride I love the earthquake room I love riding at night I hate when the ride ends and it is time to get off. I love that I can get right back in line again if I want to!
Originally Posted By Waistcoated Rabbit ahh I looove Thunder Mountain tooo... and I have to say the back does feel the craziest in my opinion.. my favorite part of the ride has to be ... everything. haha I couldnt think of a favorite part. O_O
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Ok...I feel stupid but...what's the goat trick? We went on it on Sunday and when we passed the goat I turned around to look at him and didn't see anything and then we zipped around the corner. Did I miss something?
Originally Posted By dresswhites ^^i guess it supposed to give you a rush. i am not sure of the physics of it though.
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation Gotta try the goat trick. Anything that makes me feel whoopsy is OK by me. At the risk of bringing this discussion down ever so slightly, has anyone noticed that one of the best visual effects on the ride has been ruined? I refer to the cantilevered rock over the queue which looked like it was being propped up by splintering timbers. Now the timbers look as if they've been "repaired." I will never in all my days forget overhearing a woman in that line some years ago who was genuinely concerned about the rock and who kept going on about how dangerous it was and why they prop up such a thing in such a dangerous manner, yadda, yadda, yadda. It would seem that she isn't the only one. How many others have been duped into thinking that the rock was on the edge of collapse and complained at City Hall about it? Result: One of the cleverest sight gags in Disneyland history has been ruined. Never underestimate the power of the idiot mind.
