coolbeans14
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Maybe they are planning to add a frontier land story akin to the Paris one, where the attractions all compliment each other?
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You're seriously complaining about this? holy crap.
BigThunderMatt
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I'm pretty sure Thunder already HAD a back story...
George Lucas on a Bench
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Well, they did this kind of thing with the Haunted Mansion "family" or whatever and it didn't really need it. I think Big Thunder's fine the way it is. Instead of investing in all these interactive queues and things for attractions that are already highly popular and successful, they should put money towards maintenance and upkeep, repair the sorry states of Splash Mountain and Everest, replace trashed attractions like Imagination and expand MGM.
Master Gracey
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Backstorys are not a thing to be feared. They are what seperates a Disney theme park from an amusement park. That is what Walt wanted after all. While I'm not too keen on this TV show thing, I must say that the Blog hint about “His obsession with gold will ultimately lead him to ruin.” does fit in to the already existing backstory of John Chandler and Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road. Just take a look at this article from the Disney News Spring 1992 (3rd Page).
njDizFan
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http://micechat.com/forums/walt-dis...-official-backstory-big-thunder-mountain.html
"Disney legend has that the story of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the BTM Mining Company date from the early days of American's 1st major gold rush. When glitter was discovered in the Big Thunder region in the 1850's it was thought to be one of the richest strikes west of the Mississippi. A mining company was quickly established, taking it's name from that given to the local out cropping of red and orange covered rock formations. However dreams of gold rarely come without cost. Big Thunder Mountain had stood sentinel for centuries over desolate land that the nearby residents believed to be sacred. Local lore spoke of a protective super natural force that dwelt deep within the mountain. Those who ventured too close were doomed to feel it's wrath.
Mining work near Big Thunder went without incident at first. But, as the easy picking began to pan out the miners were forced to dig deeper and deeper into the Mountainside. In their quest for more gold they began using highly volatile explosives to blast ragged holes into the hard rock. Steel rail layering Gandy Dancers began spiking miles of track down into the very heart of the mountain. Huffing and puffing mine trains began to add to the rumble and vibration exploding across the landscape. Then the inexplicable began to happen. Stange eerie noises echoed through newly opened shafts. Green horn miners began to hear Tommy Knockers, the spirits of long dead miners, tapping from inside the boarded abandoned tunnels. Cave-ins became frequent. Equipment fail. And then the narrow gauge engines began rolling out the makeshift station with no human hand at the control. Entire trains, most times packed with unsuspecting passengers would race dangerously at break neck speed along the spiraling steel and wooden track. Ghost Trains! The miners began to whisper maybe the locals were right. Maybe the Mountain was inhabited by a spirit of it's own. Maybe the mine was haunted. They left in droves, returning to their former occupations. The operation went bust and Big Thunder became just another Ghost town.
Thirty years drifted by and the local myths and legends about Big Thunder were swept from memory of all but a few who could still recall why the area had been abandoned. A new gold rush took hold in the 1880's and the Boom Town of Tumble Weed was established in Dry Gulch, at the foot of Big Thunder Mountain. Although the little settlement suffered from bouts of arid weather the arrival of Professor Cumulus Isobar, "Rain Maker Extraordinaire and Purveyor of Magical Elixirs" always guaranteed that his customers would no go dry for long. Sometimes it even chanced to rain while he was in town, enhancing his reputation, and usually resulting in a flash flood, if the ground refused to absorb the rainfall because it had baked too long in the sun.
A new batch of boomers, drillers, and prospectors re-outfitted the BTM Mining Company Office. They started grubstake operations up again, blasting and drilling once more into the untapped veins of Big Thunder Mountain. But, as visitors to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad soo experienced for themselves, sometimes folklore turns out to be more than myth, and those who ignore that past are doomed to repeat it."
danlb_2000
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According to IMDB he is already involved in an upcoming TV show not to mention a couple movies, so I am not sure if he would jump into another series.
rle4lunch
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Hmm, didn't know that. However, if he is involved in this, it could be a fairly quick shoot that would probably take him a week or less to finish.
rnese
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The Donald Sutherland references are SPOT ON....however none of you are thinking "outside the box'. Donald Sutherland's GREATEST role was that of Professor Dave Jennings in ANIMAL HOUSE. It's obvious, Disney is creating a single's resort based upon Animal House! There will be Toga Parties nightly, and you'll be greeted at the door by none other than Eric "Otter" Stratton, rush chairman...and he'll be Darn glad to meet you!
lazyboy97o
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If that were the case then Disney parks only become something special in the mid-to-late 1980s. Just look how no narrative is told in that article regarding The Haunted Mansion, only mention of ideas for one. Plenty of great attractions do not have a backstory or structured narrative. The idea that these strict structures are what create a themed experience is bollocks and far too often a waste of money.
LithiumBill
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"...Upcoming Walt Disney World Resort Project"
Doesn't that mean, it might not be a park project, but a resort project?
Doesn't that mean, it might not be a park project, but a resort project?
DocMcHulk
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The parks are part of the Walt Disney World Resort
LithiumBill
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Thanks! I did not know if they were being to vague...
themonkeyisthesultan
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I'd certainly prefer a portrait of Tony Baxter in Big Thunder Mountain to the one of Phil Holmes in New Fantasyland.
SirLink
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What about that DVC that was going in @Fort Wilderness Resort?
taz0162
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this made me lol .
FigmentJedi
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This discussion of backstories makes me want Disney Press to put out something along the lines of "The Big Book of Disney Park Backstories". Compile stories together and illustrated with the in-park details that go with it.
Vader2112
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1980 is vintage? Damn I'm Old!