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Introduction
The "wildest" of the Disneyland Railroad's four stops on its way around the Magic Kingdom.	Der "wildeste" der vier Bahnhöfe der Disneyland Railroad auf deren Reise um das Magische Königreich.

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Hidden away at the furthest edge of Frontierland guests can explore Cottonwood Creek Ranch. The Ranch plays home to 3 of Frontierlands attractions. Critter Corral, an animal petting area where children can enjoy meeting some farmyard favourites, The Chaparral Theater, home to a selection of high quality Disney stage shows and finally the Frontierland Depot.

Often overlooked, the Frontierland Depot is just one of the 4 stations where guests can board the beautiful steam trains which circle the park. From this stop trains enter Adventureland, passing close to Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril and through 2 scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean before moving onto Fantasyland Station close to the Fantasyland Stage and onwards to Discoveryland finally calling at Main Street Station situated close to the entrance of the park and completing its circuit through the Grand Canyon diorama and returning to Frontierland Depot.

The Depot itself is considerably smaller than its Main Street U.S.A. counterpart and offers only a small amount of undercover queuing. It is also occasionally closed in the mornings during which time the trains can be boarded from Main Street Station only.

Etwas abseits vom Trubel findet sich im hinteren Bereich von Frontierland die Cottonwood Creek Ranch, wo Besucher drei Attraktionen finden können. Die eine wäre Critter Corral, ein kleiner Streichelzoo, wo Kinder einige Farmtiere sehen und anfassen können. Das Chaparral Theater gegenüber zeigt derweil hervorragende Disney Bühnenshows. Und dann ist da noch das Frontierland Depot.

Das Frontierland Depot ist eine der vier Bahnhöfe, an denen die Disneyland Railroad hält. Nach dieser Station fährt der Zug weiter nach Adventureland, vorbei an Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril und durch das Showgebäude der Pirates of the Caribbean weiter zur Fantasyland Station. Von dort geht es zur Discoveryland Station und schließlich wieder zur Main Street Station, gleich am Eingang des Themenparks. Nachdem sie dann das Grand Canyon Diorama durchfahren hat, kehrt die Eisenbahn wieder zum Frontierland Depot zurück.

Das Depot selber ist um einiges kleiner als der Bahnhof auf der Main Street U.S.A. und bietet nur einen kleinen überdachten Wartebereich. Außerdem ist sie gelegentlich am frühen Morgen geschlossen. In diesen Fällen kann man die Disneyland Railroad nur in der Main Street besteigen.

 Trains played an important role in developing the United States. They connected the large cities on the East Coast with Kansas City and Chicago, brought settlers and adventurers to the wide territories west of the Mississippi and allowed a quicker communication within the Union and a better administration of the then young country. And it connected the East Coast with the West Coast - although this was quiet an enterprise to make it come true.
Two companies were involved into building the first transcontinental railroad of the United States. The Union Pacific Railroad company was supposed to build its track from Omaha, Nebraska, towars the west, while the Central Pacific Railroad was supposed to build its track from Sacramento, California, towards the east.
Although construction of the Union Pacific Railroad was started in 1862, the outbreak of the American Civil War delayed work immensly. It wasn't before the war had ended, when the Union Pacific Railroad - with the help of mainly Irish workers and Civil War veterans - made any progress. However, it still wasn't easy. The construction crews had to fight against frequent Indian attacks as well as the Rocky Mountains, which were the hardest task for the Union Pacific.
Construction on the Central Pacific was started in 1863. Because the war had little effect on the West Coast, work made great progress. It's interesting to note, that its construction also caused a new wave of immigration to the United States - this time from China. The Central Pacific Railroad company had hired thousands of Chinese farmers (mainly from Canton) and had them brought to San Francisco. Obstacles for the workers included the rugged Sierra Nevada mountain range, where they had to blast nine tunnels into the rocks.
Finally, on May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific met at Promontory, Utah. Thousands of workers had completed 2.900 kilometres of track and accomplished an important step in bringing the East and the West Coast closer together.

And as a little side note for all DLP-historians: since 1999 a little sign at the Frontierland Depot indicates that McDonald's sponsors the railroad.

Und als knappe Randbemerkung für alle DLP-Historiker noch: seit 1999 weist ein kleines Schild am Depot daraufhin, dass McDonald's die Eisenbahn sponsort.