Big Thunder Mountain Reopening May 3rd!

Big Thunder Mountain will reopen Sunday, May 3rd! We noted Disney was testing trains with weight simulators a few days ago and the opening day announcement must mean testing has gone well. Hooray!

In addition to new tracks for the whole mountain, the train cars have seen some changes, and Disney has lowered the height requirement!

The improvements made over the 15+ month closure has allowed Disney to change the height requirement to ride Big Thunder from 40 inches tall to 38 inches tall! This is excellent news for the folks with little ones coming for Cool Kid Summer. Side note, Big Thunder Mountain in Disneyland still requires guests to be 40 inches or taller to ride.

If you’re planning a visit to Walt Disney World and you want to know which attractions the smallest members of your team can safely ride, check out the filters on our Lines app.

Once you’re on the landing page for the Lines App:

1. Select the Park you want to search
2. Click on “Filter” in the upper left corner
3. Set your filters and click “Apply” in blue in the lower right.

You can filter to see the following:

• Attractions with Lightning Lane
• Whether or not you’ll get wet on a ride
• Height requirement
• Air Conditioned rides
• Ride ratings by age
• Whether or not a ride has seats
• Character Meet and Greets

Are you excited to ride The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness again? We sure are! See you there…