Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment gets underway at Magic Kingdom

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Tuesday June 8, 2021 7:43am ET · "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad"
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment gets underway at Magic Kingdom
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment June 2021

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Big Thunder Mountain at the Magic Kingdom is now closed for the week as a brief refurbishment gets underway.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment June 2021
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The closure began on June 7 and will run through to June 12, reopening to guests on June 13 2021. The rollercoaster's last major refurbishment was back in 2016.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment June 2021
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Crews can be seen on the mountain, although it isn't clear what the scope of the work is, but the short timeframe suggests it is routine maintenance.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment June 2021
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View all the upcoming and scheduled refurbishments.

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TikibirdLandJun 08, 2021
↩ replying to wdwmagic
That last picture with the construction workers really points out the forced perspective that's going on there. Awesome photo!
MagicHappens1971Jun 08, 2021
I’m not expecting the lift hill explosion effects to be added, but seems like a no brainer, some what low cost addition that could be marketed for the 50th. Buy we’ve been hoping for years and has never made it past this forum
gerararJun 12, 2021
The ride has reopened a day early; Today June 12 versus the announced June 13 reopening.
TTA94Jun 12, 2021
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To bad lol.
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