Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a popular runaway mine train-style roller coaster themed to the American Old West, located in several Disney theme parks worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad canonical | 5 |
| Big Thunder Mountain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1675044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Context triple: [Disneyland Park, notableAttraction, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad]
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A.
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds is a classic Disneyland roller coaster themed around the Swiss Matterhorn mountain, featuring intertwined bobsled tracks, icy caverns, and an iconic yeti encounter.
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B.
Space Mountain
Space Mountain is an indoor, space-themed roller coaster known for its high-speed thrills in near-darkness at Disney theme parks.
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C.
The Simpsons Ride
The Simpsons Ride is a motion simulator attraction based on the animated television series "The Simpsons," featuring a chaotic virtual roller coaster experience with characters and locations from the show.
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D.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride
Hollywood Dream – The Ride is a high-speed steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan known for its thrilling drops, onboard music, and backward-running variant.
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E.
Fantasyland Station
Fantasyland Station is a themed stop on the Walt Disney World Railroad in Magic Kingdom, serving guests traveling to and from the park’s Fantasyland area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Target entity description: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a popular runaway mine train-style roller coaster themed to the American Old West, located in several Disney theme parks worldwide.
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A.
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds is a classic Disneyland roller coaster themed around the Swiss Matterhorn mountain, featuring intertwined bobsled tracks, icy caverns, and an iconic yeti encounter.
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B.
Space Mountain
Space Mountain is an indoor, space-themed roller coaster known for its high-speed thrills in near-darkness at Disney theme parks.
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C.
The Simpsons Ride
The Simpsons Ride is a motion simulator attraction based on the animated television series "The Simpsons," featuring a chaotic virtual roller coaster experience with characters and locations from the show.
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D.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride
Hollywood Dream – The Ride is a high-speed steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan known for its thrilling drops, onboard music, and backward-running variant.
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E.
Fantasyland Station
Fantasyland Station is a themed stop on the Walt Disney World Railroad in Magic Kingdom, serving guests traveling to and from the park’s Fantasyland area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney theme park attraction
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roller coaster ⓘ runaway mine train roller coaster ⓘ steel roller coaster ⓘ |
| designer |
Imagineer Tony Baxter
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Walt Disney Imagineering ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | one of the most popular Disney roller coasters ⓘ |
| hasQueueFeature | themed interactive queue elements (in some versions) ⓘ |
| hasThemeElement |
abandoned mining town
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goat with dynamite gag ⓘ |
| hasTrainCount | multiple trains operating simultaneously ⓘ |
| heightRestriction | about 40 inches (102 cm) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American Southwest landscapes ⓘ |
| involvesElement |
animatronic figures
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caves and tunnels ⓘ dynamite explosion effects ⓘ mine train-style trains ⓘ rockwork theming ⓘ |
| liftType | chain lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Disneyland Park
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surface form:
Disneyland Park (California)
Disneyland Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Magic Kingdom ⓘ Tokyo Disneyland ⓘ |
| locatedInResort |
Disneyland Paris
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Disneyland Resort ⓘ Tokyo Disney Resort ⓘ Walt Disney World Resort ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Arrow Development ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
iconic red rock buttes inspired by Monument Valley
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multiple versions with different layouts at each park ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1979-09-02 ⓘ |
| openingDateAtDisneyland | 1979-09-02 ⓘ |
| openingDateAtDisneylandParis | 1992-04-12 ⓘ |
| openingDateAtMagicKingdom | 1980-11-15 ⓘ |
| openingDateAtTokyoDisneyland | 1987-07-04 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| parkSection | Frontierland ⓘ |
| partOf | Magic Kingdom Mountains trilogy ⓘ |
| replaced | Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland ⓘ |
| rideDuration | about 3–4 minutes ⓘ |
| rideType | indoor-outdoor roller coaster ⓘ |
| safetySystem | lap bar restraints ⓘ |
| similarTo | runaway mine train coasters at other parks ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family thrill riders ⓘ |
| theme |
Old West
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surface form:
American Old West
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| trackType | continuous circuit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Description of subject: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a popular runaway mine train-style roller coaster themed to the American Old West, located in several Disney theme parks worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Big Thunder Mountain