Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland

The Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge^[1] railroad attraction in Frontierland in Disneyland, that featured Audio-Animatronic animals that live in the desert themed in the environment they live in naturally.^[2] It opened in 1960 as an extension of Rainbow Caverns Mine Train, which opened in 1956. It closed in 1979 to make room for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a themed roller coaster. There are many tributes to the Mine Train through Natures Wonderland in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. It shared an area with the Conestoga Wagons, the Pack Mule Train, and the Stagecoach rides, all of which no longer exist, but it was the only attraction to go through Rainbow Caverns. Additionally, if you boarded the attraction at 8:50pm, the train would stop in the middle and you would be able to watch the fireworks from the middle of Natures Wonderland.

Areas the Mine Train went through

• Rainbow Ridge ( the loading and unloading zone)( an area themed to look like an old west town)
• Bear Country
• Beaver Valley
• The Living Desert
• Rainbow Caverns

Animals and Natural Wonders the passenger viewed

• Mighty waterfalls cascading off Cascade Peak
• Industrious beavers building a dam
• Brown bears swimming and resting—and even one scratching his back on a tree
• Saguaro cacti that look strangely human
• Balancing rocks that may just lose their balance as your train car passes by
• Devil’s Paint Pots—bubbling pots of mud in all kinds of colors
• Old Unfaithful Geyser shooting water high into the desert air
• Colorful, glowing waterfalls inside Rainbow Caverns.
• Over 200 other animals and plants

See also

• List of former Disneyland attractions
• Rail transport in Disney Parks

References