Posts Tagged ‘Frontierland’
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
As covered in the past weeks Big Thunder Mountain was closed from late afternoon on October 27 till midday October 31 (when it re-opened after Disneyland Park received all required approvals and permissions to do so from the authorities) after one car derailed on what is assumed to have been the ride’s second lifthill. Now the french website Midi Libre has published the first photo taken on-site of the derailed car.
When the attraction reopened on October 31st capacity was significantly reduced with only three trains operating. However, one of the three trains runing was a train retrofitted earlier this year with enhancements to the lap-bar system in all carriages. As can be seen in the photos on board of this train all lap-bars feature a vertical bar going down from the actual lap-bar in the middle of it. Also a forward extension of the seating has been installed featuring a ”hump” right under the position in which the new vertical element of the lap bar comes down. This two element-system adds a separation between the two guests in each row, prevents sliding on the seats and makes it more difficult especially for smaller guests / children to wriggle out of the lap bar system – thus increasing further guests safety. A predecessor of this new system had been tested in selected carriages at the end of at least one train in the past year already.
The new system should have no impact on the ride’s capacity as on October 31st repeatedly parents with one young / small child were seated in one row nevertheless with the kid being placed with one leg to each side of the “hump” thus in an especially safe position.
Tags: Big Thunder Mountain, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland, Safety
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011
It is already a tradition that Woody’s Roundup Village on the Cottonwood Creek Ranch is transformed into a real winter wonderland aka “Santa Claus Village” for the holiday season.
 By Thursday the area had already been covered in snow and the snowmen had been placed on the hill at the far end of the area adding some holiday spirit visible also from aboard the Disneyland Railroad.
In the past years guests could find Santa Claus’ post office at the village as well as the workshop of his elves and the opportunity to meet Santa Claus in the second building. At the same time the two static photo sets featuring Bullseye (Woody’s horse) respectively Stinky Pete in his box (both from the Disney Pixar Toy Story movies) remained unchanged.
However, as a new surprise for this holiday season both former unchanged photo sets are undergoing a wintery transformation as well adding some extra holiday cheer for guests, in particular also adding the opportunity to take a souvenir photo in a unique setting without waiting in the line for the meet’n'greet with Santa Claus.
What will the two new photo sets look like? As of Thursday both sets were still worked upon and hidden from view by black clothes (as can be seen for the former Stinky Pete set in the photo on the right). In other words: guests will have to wait until the official start of the holiday season to learn more.
As can be seen in the photos as well the closure Woody’s Roundup Village in the recent months allowed not only for some early preparations of the interior of the buildings for the holiday season. In addition the paint crews moved in and repainted some of the buildings in a brighter red share to cheer up the area a bit more as well.
Tags: Christmas, Disneyland Park, DLP, Frontierland, Holiday, Santa Claus, Santa Claus Village, Toy Story, Woody's Roundup Village
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
On Thursday 27th of October Big Thunder Mountain derailed (See previous news). Here are a couple of updates on the accident we got from people inside the park. The train derailed just before the second lift hill. It was one of the middle cars that went of the track forcing some of the other cars to bash into each other in an harmonica way. There where two minor injuries during the accident. The first one was a man who had some back problems after the incident (as mentioned in the first report) and the second was a girl who hurt her knee.
Big Thunder Mountain will remain closed for further investigation. This results in an deserted area as with the closure of the attraction people don’t go to the back of Frontierland anymore.
Visit our facebook page to see some pictures on the Big Thunder Mountain area
Tags: accident, Big Thunder Mountain, BTM, Closed, Disney, Disneyland, DLP, Frontierland, Incident, Parc, Paris, Park, Roller Coaster
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011
As was announced yesterday via the official Twitter account of the resort the park’s original coaster, Big Thunder Mountain, is reopening to guests today.
The coaster had been closed after an accident on Easter Monday (April 25) to allow for the investigation b the authorities involving part of the scenery on the final lift hill of the ride (the Earthquake scene) falling onto the train and in the later course of the ride injuring 5 guests).
However, it seems that the resort also used the imposed downtime to start early with the rehab scheduled from the beginning of May till the coming weekend during which the mountain was to be cleaned and spruced up wit fresh paint. So the coaster can now return to regular operation a week earlier than originally scheduled.
Tags: Big Thunder Mountain, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
1st UPDATE: new technical facts added (see below, section designated as “Update 1″)
2nd UPDATE: new information regarding “Bill Leics” and “Jan” (see below, section designated as “Update 2″)
One week has passed since the accident on Disneyland Paris’ Big Thunder Mountain on Easter Monday and – unfortunately – new information (or should one say new speculations and rumors?) prompted us to update our coverage once again from or follow-up posted on the past Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
First up, the good news: apparently the one guest seriously injured has been discharged from the hospital again. With that, on to the other news warranting the current follow up post. As of last Wednesday it was the general consensus that the fake rock made out of fiberglass and wood fell down in the tunnel of lift hill C (the final lift hill of the coaster, located inside a tunnel in which an earthquake with shaking bolders is simulated before the mine train “escapes” in the last second), not hitting the train or the guests directly (as originally reported on Easter Monday), but hitting the track, where it was then hit by the train, that flung it upwards “spraying” parts of it onto the guests in the train, resulting in injuries of five guests among the 25 on board of it (for details please check our follow-up post from last week). This general consensus of the course of events now seems to be questioned again. (more…)
Tags: accident, Big Thunder Mountain, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Popcorn – it used to be “sweet” or “salty” weren’t the only two options for this beloved snack at Disneyland Paris. But after a test run last summer and fall alternatively flavored popcorn is back at the Disneyland Park! We sure know someone who would have loved it – anyone still remember the family and their son’s friend from the first Disneyland Paris souvenir video sold at the park?
Above pictured popcorn cart is located in Fantasyland and offers “coconut” flavor, while the popcorn cart on the right can be found in Thunder Mesa (straight ahead when entering Frontierland through the fort). In the wild west setting the special flavor offered is “gingerbread”. With now four flavors (or are there more? Let us know if you come across additional flavors in the resort!) which one is your preferred flavor?
Also note the new popcorn bucket available at the Fantasyland cart with coconut flavored popcorn. The new design is sure to excite all Mickey Mouse fans.
All photos by InsideDLParis
Tags: Central Plaza, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland, Main Street, Main Street U.S.A., Main Street USA, Merchandise, Popcorn, snack
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
As reported earlier on Easter Monday, April 25, 2011, five guests on board of one of the trains of Big Thunder Mountain were injured. After various versions of the original accident reports with partially contradicting details it seems the French daily Le Parisien has now published what – at this time – should be considered the definitive version of the facts (even so obviously not concerning the cause for the accident).
So this is what seems to have happened:
In the tunnel housing the coasters final lift hill (“lift C”) one of the set pieces fell off the walls or the ceiling (no details have been released concerning this). The cause for this is unknown. However, it has to be considered that the tunnel housing “lift C” is also home to the “earthquake scene” of Big Thunder Mountain. Once a train rolls up the lift hill  movement of rockwork on the walls and above the guests together with lighting and sound effects is supposed to simulate an earthquake with an explosion followed by the tunnel supposedly caving in on the train, revealing a vein of gold just as the train – normally – would escape at the last second onto the final section of the coaster track.
Original reports stated that the set piece, some fake rockwork consisting (as confirmed by Thierry Bonnet, deputy prefect of Seine-et-Marne) of fiberglass and wood fell onto the train injuring five of the 25 guests on board. However, it has now been determined that set piece did not actually fall on the guests. Instead it fell onto the track in front of the train. Once the train was pulled up the lift hill it hit the fake rockwork on the track resulting it in being flung upwards and then hitting 5 of the guests on board and injured them around 2:50 pm, April 25, 2011. (more…)
Tags: accident, Big Thunder Mountain, closure, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
Big Thunder Mountain - DLP.info archive photo
You may want to jump directly to our follow-up coverage with updated details correcting some of the early reports and providing more in depths information!
Around 3 pm on Easter Monday, April 25, 2011 five guests were injured riding the Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster in Frontierland of Disneyland Paris. According to the French paper Le Parisien the guests on board of one of the main trains (i.e. coaster trains) were hit by some fake rock work that fell down on them. The fake rock was made out of resin. (see updates 1 & 2) According to first reports the train at that time was located on the final lift hill of the attraction (“lift C”). This lift hill is inside a tunnel in which movement of rockwork on the walls and above the guests together with lighting and sound effects is supposed to simulate an earthquake with an explosion followed by the tunnel supposedly caving in on the train which – normally – would escape at the last second onto the final section of the coaster track.
While four of the five injured guests on board of the train were able to continue their day inside Disneyland after being treated on-site by the emergency personnel the fifth guests – a 40 year old French men according to Le Parisien – had to be moved to the hospital Beaujon in Clichy-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) due to head injuries. According to a statement by a state official provided to Reuters the injury of this fifth guests is considered serious. According to Le Parisien the family of the seriously injured guest will be hosted by the resort for the time he is in the hospital. (more…)
Tags: accident, Big Thunder Mountain, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland, rollercoaster
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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
The Tea Party with Disney Characters has been offered at the Country Cookout Barbecue for a while already offering fans of the Disney characters the opportunity to meet various Disney Characters in the rustic setting of the counter service restaurant at the far end of Frontierland while enjoying a pastry buffet as well as hot and cold drinks.
Lately it seems the management decided that the offering needs even more advertising on top of what was done in the past (e.g. a large ad on the free park maps). Therefore large A-frame have popped up on the walkways around the restaurant advertising the Tea Party as seen on the photo of the right. While trying to add some western style to the poster it nevertheless does not blend with the Frontierland setting. (more…)
Tags: Characters, Country Cookout Barbecue, Disney Character, Disneyland, Disneyland Parc, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland, Restaurant
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Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
After a two year hiatus the popular show “Tarzan – The Encounter” will return to the Chaparral Theater in Frontierland for the summer months of 2011. The show retells the story of the animated Disney classic with an acrobatic performance and a large cast underscored by the popular music of Phil Collins from the movie. Preparations are already under way in the theater. (more…)
Tags: Chaparral Theater, Disneyland, Disneyland Parc, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Entertainment, Frontierland, show
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As covered in the past weeks Big Thunder Mountain was closed from late afternoon on October 27 till midday October 31 (when it re-opened after Disneyland Park received all required approvals and permissions to do so from the authorities) after one car derailed on what is assumed to have been the ride’s second lifthill. Now the french website Midi Libre has published the first photo taken on-site of the derailed car.
When the attraction reopened on October 31st capacity was significantly reduced with only three trains operating. However, one of the three trains runing was a train retrofitted earlier this year with enhancements to the lap-bar system in all carriages. As can be seen in the photos on board of this train all lap-bars feature a vertical bar going down from the actual lap-bar in the middle of it. Also a forward extension of the seating has been installed featuring a ”hump” right under the position in which the new vertical element of the lap bar comes down. This two element-system adds a separation between the two guests in each row, prevents sliding on the seats and makes it more difficult especially for smaller guests / children to wriggle out of the lap bar system – thus increasing further guests safety. A predecessor of this new system had been tested in selected carriages at the end of at least one train in the past year already.
