Big Thunder Mining Company

Background Information

Park	Frontierland, Magic Kingdom Disneyland, Frontierland

S.E.A. Status	Original S.E.A. Story
Company name	Big Thunder Mining Company
Founder	Barnabas T. Bullion
Location	United States of America, Arizona Territory, Western River Valley
section	Tumbleweed Rainbow Ridge Big Thunder Mountain Thunder Mesa (Western River Expedition)
Associated	Society of Explorers and Adventurers Hightower Industries Big Thunder Iron Works Lytum & Hyde Explosives Company Western River Explosives Clarkdale Dry Goods Museum of the Weird
Involved	Jason Chandler Madame Zarkov Harrison Hightower III James K. Polk (11th POTUS)
spirit	Tommyknockers Thunderbird

1880 - 1889

Time of 'Big Thunder Mining Company' at the park.

1979/09/02

Originated as the company operating the mine trains with the opening of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland in California.

1980/11/15

Introduced to the Magic Kingdom with the opening of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Florida.

2013/02

The queue for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Florida was expanded, adding new props and lore.

2014/03/17

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland in California was reimagined, adding mining company props to the queue.