2010 - Big Grizzly Mountain Disneyland Hong Kong

[Mikey]

The Big Grizzly Mountain roller coaster at Hong Kong Disneyland will take riders through an abandoned gold mine packed with dynamite and overrun by grizzly bears. Set to open as early as 2012, the runaway mine train ride is part of a nearly $500-million expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland that calls for the addition of three themed lands. Big Grizzly Mountain will serve as the centerpiece of the Grizzly Trail themed land, the Chinese park?????????s version of Frontierland. The new ride blends the themeing of Disneyland?????????s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad coaster with the setting of the Grizzly River Run water ride at Disney?????????s California Adventure.

The new coaster starts with a surprise, careening backward down a hill through twists and turns into an abandoned mine shaft. A dynamite blast launches the train out of the shaft in an explosive cloud of smoke. Along the way, riders encounter a back-scratching bear who accidentally switches the train onto a side track leading into a collapsing mine shaft. Further down the line, a bear reaching for a fish inadvertently sets off a dynamite blast. The finale features a splashdown complete with spouting geysers. Throughout the ride, the coaster weaves through Grizzly Gulch, a dilapidated mining town turned water-play area with a jail, saloon and stagecoach.




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it sounds like a more family oriented version of Expedition Everest.

Awesome!

Every Disneyland/world has to have at least one mine-ride. I'm glad they got one. Hopefully it puts on a good thrill.

So, its launched according to the picture... I like the idea of a launched mine rde!

[gouldy]

Originally posted by thatoneband777

it sounds like a more family oriented version of Expedition Everest.

how much more family oriented could it get?

This seems so much better than Thunder Mountain.^I disagree, I think it sounds, in a way, more aimed to bring in thrill lovers than families. I doubt the launch will be much, but it is probably something that would scare away some kids. Same with the dynamite blasts. Disney goes over the top with special effects, what if they make it an incredibly loud experience as well. To me, it will be aimed to teens.

[Mikey]

I think Disney has a mountain complex.

[Oscar]

There's a lot of rats in the mountains, how could it not have a mountain complex! It's their home! [:D]

Mountain fetish.


Well...looks like I'll be in China in a few years.