First the Tower of Terror and now Big Thunder?!?

[Disneylandfan85]

I read on a MiceAge thread about some sources allegedly in connection with Imagineering that claim about a retheme of Big Thunder Mountain. According to the rumor, given what's happening to the back half of Frontierland, some execs are pondering whether to keep Frontierland at all. Now the current rumor is not to do a Fantasyland expansion, but to retheme Big Thunder to a snowy mountain with Elsa's castle resting on high and the trains being rethemed as sleds. The trains would be re-themed to sleds that enter the ice cavern, meet a Marshmallow AA and be sent racing through the slippery slopes of Arendelle. Many of the effects would be easily updated with bursts of snow and an avalanche replacing the TNT finale and wolves add a tension to the 2nd lift hill.

This sounds absolutely bogus and a cruel joke, but we probably felt the same about all those rumors about that Guardians of the Galaxy overlay of the Tower of Terror, and now look at that rumor - it has been starting to gain steam now.

I sincerely hope this is not true. Otherwise, my days of going to Disneyland may very well be numbered, as Big Thunder is one of my most absolute favorites in the park.

 

[Rhie]

I don't see a problem with this at all. Or with the tower of terror. I get that people really don't like change, but only for the first five minutes. After that, its just the way its always been. So, I say maybe take a step back, consider the history of Disney, and remind yourself of all the newer things that you love. Given all the changes Disney has gone through in 60+ years, I am very sure there is something you love that someone else thought was "cruel". Also, I'd take a look at the way Disney treated its employees in Florida recently. That was ACTUALLY cruel.

 

[Disneylandfan85]

I don't see a problem with this at all. Or with the tower of terror. I get that people really don't like change, but only for the first five minutes.

But Big Thunder is a classic. Replacing it and all of Frontierland with Frozen stuff makes no sense.

 

[Rhie]

But Big Thunder is a classic. Replacing it and all of Frontierland with Frozen stuff makes no sense.

Yea, you're just proving my point here. That ride will be classic to all the people who ride it now. A lot of rides you love now were changed from their originals. And I'm sure the people who rode the original ones screamed about classics changing.

That's how it works, and I'd say either walk away completely if you can't deal, or go with the flow and enjoy the new things, the new stories, the new classics that Disney inspires. I'd suggest the latter, as it will make you a much happier person.

 

[LizzyS]

I doubt the re-theming would be "easy" and I hope this is a joke because I really like BTMRR with its current theming.

 

[JayLaLa]

I would miss it the way it is now (and how it's always been for me) but I'm sure Disney would do a good job and it would still be a fun ride.

 

[Indiana Scott]

Mice Age is a rumor machine with a bad history.
I would not worry about anything they write.