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89: Big Thunder Mountain History - Part 6 - Disneyland's Concept & The Lost Geyser Mountain
How did Walt Disney inspire the design of Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain?In this episode of Distory, we head back to Disneyland to learn about how Imagineer Tony Baxter had to adapt the design of the iconic Big Thunder Mountain for a park it wasn’t intended for. Along the way, we learn the truth about some fossilized wood, dust off a few old National Geographic magazines for inspiration, and hear the original backstory of Jason Chandler. We also take a side trip to Discovery Bay and explore how Geyser Falls (and then Geyser Mountain) would have tied in thematically with the attraction we…
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