Set amid the rustic beauty of an authentic-looking gold mining town of a century ago, guests board an open-air ore car and find they are cargo on a "runaway" mine train.

Before their splashing return to the little boom town of Big Thunder, visitors survive a host of threats along their journey, including swarming bats, a raging waterfall, an underground earthquake and ensuing rock avalanche.

Enjoy the beautiful stalagmites, stalactites and other man-made natural wonders, but don't feed the coyotes and rattlers. Riders conclude their journey in the finale in Dinosaur Gulch.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the wildest ride in the wilderness is inspired by Utah’s Bryce Canyon.

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