Big Thunder Mountain: Queue News & More Changes

As we mentioned in our Facebook and Twitter pages, some very important changes are coming to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's queue. As it was announced last year, a brand-new interactive queue is currently being installed and tested. And we have some photos of the very first visible interactive elements that will soon trigger special effects that area still largely unknown to most people for now. Take a look:

As you can see, some of the large wooden boxes have been removed:

There are now themed cabinets. What will they hold? What will be their purpose? Only time will tell:

New themed door:



The small switchback area of the queue has been completely walled-off:







It also looks like more themed props have been added all around the area near the ceiling:

Some interactive elements have also been installed around the mountain itself:

You may not see them clearly, but they were covered by black tarps anyway:

Some better photos of these elements from earlier in the day:





In addition to all that, we were pleased to see that both geysers at the exit of the area were working:









One more thing: it looks like one side of the loading area of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad has received some adjustments  You will surely remember how painful was the moment when the train would stop all at once after getting to the unloading area (you know, the sudden stop that you weren't expecting the very first time you rode this family coaster?). After that, the train would move forward a few more inches and stop again. Well, the right side now features a smoother stop. But, since it is difficult to explain this in words, take a look by yourself:



So, what do you think? Isn't it much better?

That is all we have for now. Check back for more photo-updates and more. Thanks for reading!