News Big Thunder Mountain to receive full retrack

[TheCoasterNerd]

Many of you are far more well-versed than me in coaster ops and construction. Tiana’s was down a year and a half for a full retheme. Since this is just replacing the track and adding a few effects, why does it take so long?

The fact the track is embedded into the rockwork as jpeden said, but also removing the old track, cleaning/repainting, mechanical work, re-installing track, cleaning/repainting, and then the theming dept. comes in to work on new effects and theming where work was done, and after all that they still need inspections, safety testing, and final approval before reopening. Not even bringing into consideration the prep work for Villains and Cars that may prevent operations on the ride.

 

[Disstevefan1]

The fact the track is embedded into the rockwork as jpeden said, but also removing the old track, cleaning/repainting, mechanical work, re-installing track, cleaning/repainting, and then the theming dept. comes in to work on new effects and theming where work was done, and after all that they still need inspections, safety testing, and final approval before reopening. Not even bringing into consideration the prep work for Villains and Cars that may prevent operations on the ride.

 

[wdwmagic]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Overhaul Underway: Track Work Begins and Props Tagged for Demo and Preservation​

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Overhaul Underway: Track Work Begins and Props Tagged for Demo and Preservation

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Overhaul Underway: Track Work Begins and Props Tagged for Demo and Preservation

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[HauntedPirate]

Does anyone know if the red tags are "Demo" or "Protect"?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Does anyone know if the red tags are "Demo" or "Protect"?

auction - new method so Bob can keep saying they have increased spending in the parks

 

[wdwmagic]

Does anyone know if the red tags are "Demo" or "Protect"?

Here is a closeup, it seems the same color tag actually can be either protect or demo.

 

[HauntedPirate]

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Here is a closeup, it seems the same color tag actually can be either protect or demo.

Thanks!! I couldn't quite see the zoomed in text on my work laptop (not at home presently, otherwise my 2k monitor probably would display it quite well!).

 

[MisterPenguin]

Many of you are far more well-versed than me in coaster ops and construction. Tiana’s was down a year and a half for a full retheme. Since this is just replacing the track and adding a few effects, why does it take so long?

They're still trying to decide which princess fits best.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It's nice they misspelled "foreman" as "forman" on those signs.

Barnabus's big and secret shame was that he was illiterate.

That and callously exposing his workers to harm and multiple deaths.

But mostly illiteracy.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It wouldn't be Disney if there were no misspellings

Period.

 

[danlb_2000]

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Here is a closeup, it seems the same color tag actually can be either protect or demo.

Because that's not confusing.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Because that's not confusing.

But then you’d have to budget for a whole other color of printer paper. Disney isn’t made of money yaknow.

 

[WDWTrojan]

Who's excited for Moana's Wild West Adventure® in Spring of 2026?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Who's excited for Moana's Wild West Adventure® in Spring of 2026?

Don’t give them any more bad ideas, they have enough of their own

 

[Disney Analyst]

Nice to see MK closing something down to do proper work on. Space mountain when?

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Nice to see MK closing something down to do proper work on. Space mountain when?

In the year 2525

 

[gerarar]

 

[muddyrivers]

Because that's not confusing.

If this is what was done on other refurbs, I can now understand how random things that were supposed to stay suddenly disappeared.

 

[Purduevian]

Nice to see MK closing something down to do proper work on. Space mountain when?

I think they have basically taken 1 tier 1 ride down at a time.

I think it went Tiana/Splash>Pan>JC>Big Thunder. I assume Space will close shortly after Big Thunder comes back.

I also think Cars Road Rally will push Big Thunder down to tier 2 whenever it opens.

 

[Ayla]

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Here is a closeup, it seems the same color tag actually can be either protect or demo.

Who's great idea was that?