March 4, 2010

This is the first of two videos that pays tribute to the attractions of Disneyland Paris’s Frontierland (I will upload the second part soon). This video documents Big Thunder Mountain, the Paris take on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the classic mine train roller coaster at Disney parks throughout the world. I will now walk you through the ride: Leaving the station on the mainland, the trains descend into a long and dark tunnel, before making a right hand turn, sharply rising up, and climbing the first lift hill. This tunnel takes guests under the water and onto the island in the middle of the Rivers of the Far West that this ride sits on. Stalactites and Stalagmites can be seen growing next to the track. At the top, riders leave the first lift hill and drop away to the left, before making a right hand turn. In this right hand turn, dependant on how fast the trains are being dispatched, it is possible to have the appearance of a near-miss with a train in the 540 degree helix. After this turn, the trains pass under the second lift hill and its drop, before making a left hand turn onto a bridge. A vista of the ride and Phantom Manor can be seen as the trains make a slight right hand turn, before suddenly dropping through a washed out section of the bridge. An on-ride camera is present here to take pictures of the riders, which can be purchased after the ride. After the washed out bridge, the trains make a left hand turn and start climbing the second lift hill. Two tied down donkeys can be seen to the riders’ right, and a goat can be seen pulling on a piece of clothing hanging on a clothesline to riders’ left. Antique mining equipment can be viewed as the trains start climbing the lift hill. At the top, riders can catch a large vista of Phantom Manor and most of Frontierland before dropping away to the left into another straightaway before rising into a 540 degree downhill helix to the left. Following the helix, the trains pass through a short cave, go over a quick rise and drop, make a right hand turn into a tunnel (with a sign reading “DANGER! TNT” over the entrance) and climb the third lift hill. Blasting can be seen going on to either side of the train as the guests climb this lift hill. Several rocks in the ceiling appear to be shaking, angered by the intrusion. As the trains crest the lift hill, gold can be seen rushing out of the ceiling before the trains gain speed and drop away to the left into a straightaway heading for a tunnel portal. Riders enter a tunnel that seems to go on for a long time. This is the tunnel that takes guests back to the mainland and back to the station. The trains continue to accelerate until suddenly rising out of the ground, now back on the mainland. From here, the trains coast back into the station. The video footage of this video is from www.dlrp-magic.com and from parkhopper. I will soon be uploading a video paying tribute to Phantom Manor, the Paris take on the Haunted Mansion.

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Originally posted 2010-01-29 18:12:39. Republished by Old Post Promoter

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