THE DAY IS HERE! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad has finally reopened in Magic Kingdom, and that means everyone is here to celebrate.

Big Thunder Mountain is finally open!

The ride has been closed for over a year while they updated the entire track and added new Rainbow Caverns, making the ride feel new while retaining the same nostalgia you grew up with. Now that the ride is finally open to the public, let’s check out the crowds for opening day of The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness.

We headed straight to Froniterland, where there were already groups of people ready to ride. While this ride is not part of Early Entry, there were people already lined up, ready to enter the land. The ride is also part of Lightning Lane Multi Pass as a tier one attraction, so if you want to snag a pass during your trip, you’ll want to make sure to pick it as your first attraction. It’s likely going to sell out fast!

Lightning Lane line

Of course, we had to check out the wait times. Near the morning, wait times went as high as 145 minutes!

145 minute wait?!

When we came, the line stretched far into the extended queue and wrapped completely around. It was going past the bridge you use when you’re crossing past Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Literally everyone was trying to get on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Look how far back the line goes!

We’re so excited that the ride is open again, and clearly so is everyone else! The ride has a brand-new track and new elements that guests (and us) can’t wait to see for the first time.

We can’t wait!!

It’s been a long time coming for this attraction to come back up and ato add another ride back in Magic Kingdom. Now, we have a long way to go before all of the construction is finished around Frontierland. Piston Peak, the Cars-themed land, will be coming to the old Tom Sawyer Island, and Villains Land is going in behind Big Thunder Mountain. Disney hasn’t announced when either of these lands will open, but you can be sure we’ll be here reporting every step of the way.

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