Disneyland's ABANDONED Mine Train

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[@jayzobouldercreekrailroad]

The Mine train thru natures wonderland train has been saved by the carolwood foundation. They are giving it a complete cosmetic restoration! they also have a working model of the entire ride with working effects! If you want to see this stuff it will be on display at Griffith park at the LA live steamers place where walt's barn for his private railroad is located.

[@artkaufman595]

It's a little old, but here's an article about the restoration. www.markeades.com/disneyland-mine-train-restoration-underway/?fbclid=IwAR2HujLVG0CORHDkRKOaoOHvTmJqI3E_33aFDTWzAem4Z3BjdWddMaIm-oU

[@mariocar0727]

That’s great!

[@charliemacsart]

Do you know if there's a video of the model anywhere?

[@artkaufman595]

@@charliemacsart There are several on Sam Towler's FB page. facebook.com/NWRRModel

[@magma7531]

The old mine train tunnel that plays effects throughout the day also gets a spooky makeover during the Halloween season, with creepy music, lots of fog, and a mysterious light coming from inside the tunnel. Definitely my favorite use of the old mine train sets

[@lindahenthorne1538]

I remember that, the last time I was in Disneyland(2013), during the Halloween season, they had the mine train effects on, the salmon were jumping, and, red ‘eyes’ were glowing in the tunnel!!!

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

I'm just old enough to remember riding the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland. What stand out most in my memory are the teetering and spinning rocks and the Devil's Paint Pots. I remember seeing the ads for Big Thunder Mountain when that opened, which soon became one of the rides that we would _always_ cycle through several times on every visit. I always look for the Mine Train relics when I can visit.

[@susanneg7078]

I always look for the mine train remnants. My aunts told me all about it when I was little. I even have a guide book from the 60’s that shows the old Frontierland

[@Nephrite_Harmony]

mine train is basically just the frontierland version of the peoplemover except on the ground and people don't seem to want it back as much or do they?

[@megpowers1791]

After seeing this I would kill to see this come back it’s so fun and a truly Disney thing the boulders sold me honestly it feels like a looney toons gag

[@bradleysmall2230]

@@megpowers1791 it was good but not hi speed coaster. the rocks were the scariest as a kid

[@TBustah]

Regardless of whether people want it back, where would it go? Most of its former route is where BTMRR is now, and the rest occupied what us now Galaxy’s Edge. There’s no place for it, and Frontierland has enough going for it anyway. The Peoplemover, on the other hand, was never really replaced. The track (which is apparently damaged beyond repair) is still there, mocking us. It may not have been the most exciting ride, but it was convenient. I’m in favor of anything that reduces how much I have to walk. To that end, they should bring back the Sky Buckets as well. They don’t need to pass through the Matterhorn, just go around it. They could even add a third stop at Toon Town or Galaxy’s Edge if they wanted to.

[@bradleysmall2230]

@@TBustah the sky buckets were a hazard as peeps could drop drinks and things on peeps below.. I thought a water container w paint would or could be used.

[@TBustah]

@@bradleysmall2230 I think most of those issues could be mitigated if they banned food and drink on it. The temptation to drop food or garbage on somebody is certainly there, but what else are they going to drop? The park already screens people for stuff like rocks when they enter, and they’re not likely to drop anything that they care about. Other amusement parks and zoos make this type of attraction work, Disney can too. They could always make them fully enclosed as they did with the Skyliner in Florida, then nobody would be able to drop anything.

[@righttowrite13]

My dad was showing me an old photo album from the 70s and he found a photo he had no idea where it was from, and he was on a train on Nature's Wonderland!

[@UrSammich]

Lol. My grandma showed me some pictures of when they went around the 60s-70s. The "Chicken of Sea" restaurant was there and so was Skyway. They also had a picture of the entrance to the castle, completely different from what it is now.

[@kayangstrom4692]

The pack mules were my favorite ride as a very young child. There were probably 10 different pictures - starting with me on mom or dad's lap and then graduating to riding on my own. Once in a Davy Crockett hat, even! The mine train was wonderful. Geysers would spray you, some of the cactus looked like cartoon people (very Marc Davis!) and there were animals everywhere. I was 12 when Big Thunder opened. As a callus pre-teen, I barely mourned the rides I'd adored because it was an awesome roller coaster (still my favorite in any Disney park.) But as I get older, I'd give anything to cruise through those deserts and forest in a slowly moving train.

[@deerhaven3350]

When I was young (in the 60's) my sister and I loved riding the Pack Mules and Mine Train! Although I was bummed when they removed them, I have to admit that putting Thunder Mountain in their place is a pretty good trade-off. Thanks for the memories.

[@jrios29]

I've always wanted a Nature's Wonderland video from Offhand Disney, and now here it is! 🤙

[@OffhandDisney]

You're welcome!

[@jrios29]

@@OffhandDisney "What can you say except....👆"

[@matthewrichards8497]

My dad went to Disneyland from time to time back in the 1960s (he almost got to meet Walt Disney once...but was too late). And I'm confident that he went on the Mine Train, but I never asked him about it :(

[@AlexMR]

Lmao you know for a fact it is never silent in that part of the park lol always filled with screams of big thunder

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

go to that area when big thunder's down. it's so weirdly silent

[@AlexMR]

@@bunniesbunniesbunnie hey we don't all have passes to wait for the ride to break down

[@ZeusKitty1]

I'm 54 years old and grew up in in Southern California. Not only have I been on both versions of the mine train, but I've also been on the pack mules and the stage coach. I can remember dancing with Indians. I remember when Critter County was Bear Country. The Country Bear Jamboree was THE attraction back then. I rode a couple of different versions of the Carousel of Progress before it was taken to Florida and replaced with America Sings. Of course I've been on America Sings. There was Flight to the Moon before Mission to Mars. Last I was there it was Red Rockett's... I think? Peoplemover? Yes! Adventure Through Inner Space. I could go on and on. 🙂 Damn, I'm old.

[@rocketponyjuanita4225]

I remember both the mine train ride and the rainbow caverns! Back in the day people were more open to wonder, so on the mine train ride I remember a mother instinctively pulling her young son to her while we passed under the rolling rock. An adult man near me actually called out "Watch out!" and all of us near him laughed. At the rainbow caverns it was all about the music they had going--kind of a dreamy pipe organ fantasy tune. There is a small amusement park called Enchanted Forest south of Seattle that has a very similar attraction inside a pizza restaurant. It has the same feel with lighting and music, and it is one way to get that experience now.

[@brianp8148]

At 6:14 you show a pirate ship. I can remember walking through it at night sometime in the 70's. Only vague memories since i was probably like 5 or something.

[@carriewatts7575]

I think that was the Chicken of the Sea restaurant.

[@TeaEmess]

I wish I had a chance to ride Mine Train Though Natures Wonderland. I, like Walt Disney, absolutely LOVE train rides.

[@disneyfan8178]

The only time I ever rode the Mine Train was the last ride on my 11th birthday in 1976.

[@ColeWalker]

The train is no longer there. It’s been undergoing restoration the last several years and will be displayed at Walt’s Barn in Knots Berry Farm.

[@ItzAdrian02]

Yea the vehicle was replaced by a Boulder

[@bigt7706]

I was wondering where it was going to go

[@michaelsullivan3581]

It will end up at Walt's Barn in Griffith Park!

[@harperdean203]

I have a drawing I did in elementary school of "my trip to Disneyland" and it's big thunder! Specifically the part with the goat chewing on Dynamite lol

[@jodibillstone8267]

This brings back such wonderful memories! In 1968 my family went to Disney when I was seven and we rode The Mule Train and the Old Mine Train. I remember anxiously waiting to get on one of those mules. Who knows that one of the ones in your pictures as one I actually might have written!?

[@annsmith9427]

My dad told us he rode on the pack mules when he was a boy. I always thought he was messing with us because Disneyland wouldn't have actual mules to ride. I guess he wasn't messing with us after all. He also told us he was bit by his mule during the ride and since then he has never liked mules or horses. I really enjoyed this video, thanks for making it!

[@ketch_up]

I remember seeing the mine train vehicle from the paddlewheeler as a kid. I also remember seeing the rainbow ridge buildings, and thinking, given how quickly the ride vehicles of big thunder rush past these buildings, they do seem excessively detailed

[@theponylady]

I LOVED the old Frontierland! The mules were my favorite. The mine train was awesome. I was always afraid the rocks would fall on me, the mountain lion might jump on me, and amazed at the caverns. I also loved watching the Indians dance, and being allowed to join in. Tom Sawyers Island was amazing. You could climb all around the fort, "shoot" guns from the turrets, go through the secret escape tunnel, injun Joe's caves, the seesaw rock, the tower rock, the barrel bridge, the suspension bridge... we used to spend half the day just in Frontierland!

[@RZ350NC]

I remember all those rides. The Mine Train through the Caverns was a can't miss ride as a kid. I also remember the Frontierland Shooting gallery and the Frito-Lay food plaza. Very fond memories of that corner of the park while growing up in the 60s. Merry Christmas, y'all!

[@MinnesoTristan]

I never noticed you were wearing a wedding ring before, and now my heart is broken! 😅

[@veryberry39]

I didn't think he was old enough to BE married... >_>;;

[@SuperFizzyjuice]

@@veryberry39 ikr LOL

[@Tk421Clone]

I’ve seen the salmon jumping and the bear, it’s some of my earliest memories of Disneyland.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Thanks for this report Dallin! Stunning! I have seen the fish jump very many times! I've heard the bear and other aminule sounds too. I first rode the NWRR when I was five. For some unknown reason the Rainbow Caverns terrified me! I cried, screamed and thrashed, it made me a basket case! After that it became my favorite part of the ride! Amazing! When they removed the ride I was devastated that the Rainbow Caverns were gone! It seemed to take ten years for them to finish Big Thunder Mountain Railroad... when I finally rode it for the first time I was so pleasantly surprised that they had added that mini section of the Rainbow Caverns at the beginning! Yay! Also I really hoped that they would put a rather large section of Rainbow Caverns in the DLRR tunnel between Frontierland and the Toon Town Station, but no, that would have been too much, obviously!

[@elysetarnay5527]

I not only remember the mine train ride & the pack mules, I thoroughly enjoyed riding them. I have a number of photographs of the "oddly shaped" cacti found along the way, the colorful mud pots & geysers. Naturally, the abandoned tracks are noticeable if you remember the original ride. Big Thunder Trail wasn't there until Big Thunder was built & there was no way to get right from Fantasyland to Frontierland until then. Another piece of set dressing on Big Thunder Trail is an abandoned hand car that was used in "Hot Lead & Cold Feet". When taking my kids, who were all born after Big Thunder was built, I would be sure to make a point of telling them to keep their eyes open to see if the "fish" was jumping. I was also quick to pause a moment when taking first timers to the park, explaining that there are fish in the water...some times you can see one or two of them jump. After all these years, it rarely does. However, that "pond" has become home to numerous breeding turtles, minnows & crayfish. Over the years, it's been interesting to see just how many animals, aside from the ducks & sparrows, who have made Disneyland their permanent home~

[@donaldduckcleanmemes6530]

The left over train from mine train through nature’s wonderland was sadly removed in 2010.

[@jamesholton2630]

A rock took its spot on the rails

[@ray7707]

Thanks for the trip back in time. While the stagecoach ride was gone by the time I first went to Disneyland, I do recall riding both the mules and the Mine Train as a child. During junior high (mid '70s), I remember seeing Big Thunder Mountain being built and really appreciated that some of the artifacts of the Mine Train ride were repurposed in it.

[@thenerdybowtie8113]

last time I was this early, the peoplemover was still open

[@dovegrey1]

Yes, I rode the pack mules and loved them! I was probably seven or eight the last time I rode them, after that, I figured I might be too old to partake. Loved the mine train ride as well, it was a relaxing ride to take if you had enough walking around and just wanted to set a spell. Big Thunder Railroad is great and all, but I so miss that little old train. I'm grateful that they kept the town of Rainbow Ridge, however.

[@laughingcoyote8789]

I know that this is really late in commenting, but I do distinctly remember the pack mules at both Disneyland AND Knott's. It was pretty tame for an E ticket ride, but it was one of the few of the E tickets that my grandparents would let me go on. I vaguely remember the train, but not nearly as much as the smell of mules in the California sun.

[@allisonfaith7284]

Fun fact about me: as a kid, I would see the tunnel at 5:16 and I was CONVINCED that it was an extension of Thunder Mountain. Like, the train on the ride jumps the tracks, flies over the guests on the walkway, and lands on the opposite track and goes through the tunnel. It took years for my family to get me onto Thunder Mountain because I was so certain I was gonna be hurtled through the air (never mind that I had never seen that happen, even though I hung around the ride area a lot). In short, I was an idiot.

[@chrisdisney8201]

Lmaoo! I actually wish your vision was true 😆

[@allisonfaith7284]

@@chrisdisney8201 it certainly sounds interesting 😂

[@angusmacdonald7187]

When I was young, this was one of my favourite rides, behind Journey Into Inner Space and The Haunted Mansion...

[@unocarb]

I remember the mine and the colorful water at the end. When I was there the donkeys were on break or something so I didn't get to them but I also remember on the train there was a burning cabin with arrows all over it.

[@Rockport269]

I always wish I could have ridden the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland to see those spinning, nearly-toppling-over rock formations in person...they look so cool!

[@mickeynoodles5285]

Yes i remember that attraction when I was little. The rainbow caverns part was beautiful! But I enjoy Big Thunder just as much!

[@sammylane21]

I think they should bring it back but a modern version in 3D with a story.

[@markauble3928]

Great job! Love it when we get the history! Thank you!

[@matthewlemire]

I remember seeing the yellow "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland" train on the bank of Rivers of America when I was very young, and it became ingrained in my mind. Until a few years ago, I never realized that it was once part of an abandoned Disney ride. As a fan of trains, in general, this subject has always been fascinating to me.

[@jamesholton2630]

Well today, the train is not there anymore. It was removed, leaving only the rails and now a boulder took its place.

[@WilliamBugeater64Simpson]

A ride I truly loved. Just like the train that runs around the park, the Mine Train was a great ride to take a brake from the hustle and bustle of the frantic park. 👏

[@ryoko65]

I looove that you've got a Winchester Mystery House tshirt.... the Winchester Mystery House is still one of my favorite places.... as well as Disneyland, I mean.

[@TaniaTimes]

My great-grandma Letha always reminisced about the pack mules and the flying saucers when talking about "Dinseyland," as she called it. I never visited the Park with her, but we always called from the phone booths in Tomorrowland. While Big Thunder may be my favorite ride, I feel like I miss the mine train, even though I never experienced it.

[@LadyKC67]

If I could go back in time and ride one ride that I was never able to ride, Mine Train would be it. I LOVE the ride soundtrack from the 50th park CD collection. It sounds like it was really cool. Love the remnants left behind in Frontierland.

[@eth39232]

I am not into thrill rides and would have enjoyed the Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland. But I was only 13 when it closed and lived in North Carolina at the time.

[@jaquelynnfawcett3349]

My Dad told me he would ride the mules when he was a kid at Disneyland. I was always confused when he said this when I was a child because I knew they didn’t have those at Disneyland then. But as I grew older and more interested in the history of the parks, I started to ask my Dad more about his Disney parks experiences that I never had the opportunity to participate in. It’s been fun hearing some of those stories.

[@diggingattycho7908]

The Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland was quite memorable. My memories of ridding it was in the 70's. I have to say the Disneyland of the mid 70's, I thought was far more interesting than anytime after. It was still Walt's park in those days. In that era it was a truly an exotic place. There was nothing like it back then, I think that has been lost in the decades since. Mainly due to poor leadership and a lack of dedication to the original Disney way.

[@a7x1187]

Where's Jake Williams??

[@ScottGLloyd]

Natures Wonderland was one those rides that defined the old Disneyland to me. It was a *pleasant* ride and a lot of fun, being rivaled only by the Calico Gold Mine at Knott's, which is still running. There is no comparison to Thunder Mountain except it uses the same set dressing. NW was a ride you, your folks, Grandma, and baby sister could all share. I also enjoyed the pack mules, but I did feel sorry for the animals. They looked very tired. The dancing hot springs and balancing rocks were memorable. I liked the rainbow caves especially with the florescent waterfalls. I really *miss* the old Disneyland before the long lines, thrill rides, and bank breaking prices. Disneyland had a charm that no longer exists.

[@ScottGLloyd]

As long as Walt was around, ALL the rides were pleasant. Trip to the Moon, Small World, House of the Future, Adventures in Inner Space, Submarine Voyage, The Mark Twain Steam Boat, Tom Sawyer's Island, Fort Apache, Mr. Lincoln, King Arthur's Carousel, Sleeping Beauty walkthrough, 20000 Leagues, Space Saucers, Rocket Jets, Casey Junior, Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, Storyland keel boats, Tiki Room. Much is still there, but disappearing fast.

[@rbrachmann]

Rode this for my 16th birthday back in '71. Great way to spend the day and part of our longer vacation (3 wks) driving from Wisconsin doing a grand loop of the midwest and western US.

[@haydenstone6495]

I know Walt was a big train guy but I just realized there are a lot of trains at Disneyland. Monorail, Disneyland Railroad, Big Thunder, and Casey Jr.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Yep! Disney uses abandoned stuff to full effect in later attractions. Some parks may do the same. Certain items are really hard or expensive to remove. Many of the footers for Big Bend (Six Flags Over Texas) are still there decades after the rides removal. I did see the mine train + tunnel from the Mark Twain. There was a fellow that recreated this in miniature (including working geysers!) + balancing rocks. This ride is also in the movie 40 pounds of Trouble.

[@___David__]

Nice video, Jake! ;P

[@emmaann7602]

I remember seeing this as a kid it’s one of the first things to peak my interest in old buildings and history. I love Disneyland history so much and I can’t wait for it to be safe again to go back

[@SasquatchMasterOfNone]

Literally my favorite channel of all time

[@Clay3613]

The effects on the original caverns were so much better than the Big Thunder version.

[@TiffanyM3]

😲 I thought I'd heard of all the abandoned rides, but this one was news to me.

[@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA]

This is a great video! I don't remember if I have been on Thunder Mountain or not, But whenever I can go to Disneyland I'll make sure I Hop Aboard the Attraction, it saddens Me to know about Attractions at Disneyland getting Abandoned

[@SA12String]

I rode the Pack Mules Through Nature’s Wonderland and the Mine Trains Through Nature’s Wonderland as a kid and when I was working at Disneyland, I got to watch them building Big Thunder from start to finish and was a human test dummy for the first passenger runs. Good times and yes, they've toned down Big Thunder in the intervening years. It was quite the rough ride at the beginning, although a LOT of fun, but everyone showed up sore the next day.

[@FleshGolem420]

Must. Buy. Candles.

[@OffhandDisney]

For real, I have toooo many

[@kerosarriola5979]

@@OffhandDisney How much do they actually smell like the park?

[@colinduncan2703]

@@kerosarriola5979 I buy the wax melts and can vouche that they are very accurate to the real smells

[@kerosarriola5979]

@@colinduncan2703 Good to know. Thank you, Colin Duncan. Happy Holidays.

[@paulfabre6058]

MTTNW was my dad's favorite ride. He would take my brother and I to the park and ride (In this EXACT ORDER every time.) Main St. Omnibus to the hub. Tiki Room. Swiss Family Treehouse. Mark Twain. MTTNW. Storybook Land Canal Boats. Skyway To Tomorrowland. Circle Vision 360 presented by AT&T. Hot Dogs, Chips, & a Coke at Coke Corner. Then go Home. A few weeks after my parents divorced, my mother would give my younger brother and I a $20.00 bill and we would take the OCTD bus (25 cents each way) to DL from Costa Mesa about every other weekend. That bought us admission, a Magic Key coupon book, (My mom worked for the County of Orange.) and lunch with about 2 bucks to spare. We did this from about 1971 to 1975.

[@BloodredRose84]

Sadly the train was removed years ago so it's no longer on those tracks but I did get a picture of it before it was removed! Funny enough when Galaxy's Edge opened you can now see the old pack mule trail as you walk into Galaxys Edge. I didn't know that's what it was at the time my mother pointed it out she said it was one of her favorite rides as a child.

[@chrisdisney8201]

I really wish they would turn that little area into a rest spot, so you can watch the river activities from a new view.

[@BloodredRose84]

@@chrisdisney8201 That would be amazing!

[@dwitefry4157]

The fact that it's still sort-of there just makes Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland even more appealing, It's the only Disney ride i've never been on that i miss! And I'm sure a par of that is becasue there's these chunks of it just sitting there, calling to you

[@emccluskey]

1:31 natures is spelled wrong but it’s ok

[@gbst]

My high school Spanish teacher worked at Disneyland during the summers. He told us the pack mules were the favorite ride of the male employees. Everywhere else in the park they were required to be clean shaven, but guides on the pack mules were encouraged to have a scruffy beard. It was the 60's, everyone wanted a beard.

[@maggiemartinez7239]

I’m never this early and I just wanna say I love your videos. It’s nice to watch during these times so thanks for making all your videos

[@LizzieBunny]

My grandpa used to work on the pack mules and stage coaches when he was in high school

[@barbaraharrold1246]

I never got to on the mule ride but I remember the mine train.

[@SergeantCheezeburger]

I remember seeing that old abandoned train across the river when I was a kid! I always thought it was an extra train for Big Thunder haha

[@joeshmoe1822]

I remember the one time I went to Disneyland as a kid I rode the Pirate's boat ride and I remember seeing that old train off to the side. I always wondered what it was and why it was there, I believe my mom said she rode it as a kid once but I was 5 so I could be wrong. I was always intrigued by that little old train

[@brycevo]

I'm glad it's still there

[@OverlanderEugene]

I remember this as a young boy. Very interesting, very calm ride with so much to see as you rolled along. It was a frontier themed people mover. People mover and the Journey Through Inner Space were 2 of my favorite rides (hey Disney, BRING THEM BACK) and this train ride was just as relaxing and enjoyable. The rides that replaced the Tomorrowland rides are complete garbage and although I like Big Thunder there is plenty of room to bring back the Frontier land train. Hey Disney, if you want more room for the train, you could demolish that waste of space Star Bores land.

[@Manda-ly7mx]

rip the foam

[@glennsapaden7543]

The Nature’s Wonderland area featured prominently in the Tony Curtis comedy “40 Pounds of Trouble. I found it ironic that so much of Disneyland was in a movie made by Universal.

[@HauntinMatthew1969]

I love you Dalin, you’re awesome

[@BLasherman]

wait wait wait, Thunder doesn't strike, lightning does. Who approves this ad? Johnston, YOU'RE FIRED!

[@kelaarin]

Don't tell AC/DC. At least Garth Brooks got it right.

[@jasminmartinez122]

My grandma rode the pack mules. When I went to Disneyland in 2013 or 2016 she told me that when i go i should ride the pack mules. My mom was like," that ride does not exist anymore if you rode when you were young." I just think its funny that she thought it was still there.

[@seblol7236]

can we get a paradise pier/park vid pls i want know this history of it and goofy's sky school aka my favorite ride also keep up the vids :)

[@sewthernbelle]

Here’s a video topic for you. The 1962 movie called Forty Pounds of Trouble starring Tony Curtis. It’s a Universal remake of the Damon Runyon short story Little Miss Marker about a professional gambler who has to take care of a little girl. This version of the story is okay, but what made it stand out is the climax of the movie was shot at Disneyland. They even got Natures Wonderland in there. In fact the DVD I found at Walmart literally sold the movie as “the first movie filmed at Disneyland “. It really gives a rare moving colorized picture of Disneyland as it once was. You should check it out.

[@eth39232]

40 Pounds of Trouble can be seen for free on You Tube. I saw it as a boy about 40 years ago and watched it again a few weeks ago. I loved seeing the Disneyland rides that weren't at Walt Disney World (as I grew in NC and VA and was more familiar with WDW).

[@david_walker_esq]

Is the attraction abandoned or were certain show scenes part of the overall backdrop of Frontierland? Even the ride vehicle; was it left abandoned to decay in view of guests or was it repurposed as set dressing? It's like suggesting Cinderella's Castle moat at the Magic Kingdom is abandoned because it no longer has the Swan boats.

[@ced1106]

Loved the mine train rides -- because you could actually see the animatronics! Thanks for the videos!!! 🚂🚂🚂

[@justinhumphrey8522]

I glad we finally got a retouch/history of this attraction

[@ctskifreaks]

What's up guys? My name is J.... Wait a second this isn't BSF

[@FascinateProductions]

Love seeing the salmons jump:)

[@tymime]

Back when Fort Wilderness was still open, you could climb a tower where there were fake guns where you could pretend to shoot prairie dogs living in the old engine.

[@intothemagic]

I think you said 1973 when you were talking about the opening date.

[@brandonciarlo]

Nice Winchester Mystery House shirt 👌

[@deadpoolrlz9685]

they should bring back Mine Train

[@bluesitemedia]

Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your vids, I look forward to them in fact.

[@xBlueBragon80]

Great videos, truly one of the ride i would love to do if i could go back in time ! But there is a typing error int the title at 1:34, "Nautres Wonderland", i just wanted to report this ;) Continue like that !

[@txag007]

If yall want to see a model railroad inspired by the Mine Train and Big Thunder RR, check out Thunder Mesa Studios channel. He has incorporated lots of details from this great area of Disneyland.

[@PaulsinMo]

Dave Meek does an amazing job with his On30 ! He even uses the Pepper's Ghost effects on the layout. Check out his video on the micro On30 layouts. So fine modelers get together once a year. A good friend of mine did one inspired by the Calico Mine Ride at Knott's Berry Farm. Its called the Cinnamon Creek Railroad Paul 🙂👍

[@TheRatsCast]

I think I might remember the Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland, but I was very young and didn't go to Disneyland very often back then. Looking at some of this footage; I'm reminded of something from my past, but I couldn't say where from. I do know; I went to Disneyland before Big Thunder came out, it would be more than likely I've been on the is ride.

[@Dan-7550]

Awesome Winchester shirt. Been there myself about 17xs. When was your last visit to see mrs Winchester? Lol

[@peacefulmountain2]

ok good i always thought i was crazy for noticing those little tunnels and tracks

[@NickyHelp]

This almost makes me feel like Disney may have plans for a potential return of that ride for the way they left those parts.

[@UrSammich]

So I'm curious if there are more remnants of the mine train on Tom Sawyer. Since I believe Tom Sawyer make's up most if not all of the rest of the western town. I've never been on the island so I can't say, but I'd imagine a few hidden gems might be lurking for us to find...eventually.

[@artkaufman595]

The mine train never ran on TS Island. Only on the mainland.

[@sherylbeamer7189]

I was lucky and got to ride both the pack mules and mine ride! Such good memories! Thanks

[@phoenixservoss5771]

Ever since I twas a small lad I have always been afraid of that empty boarded up train tunnel with the pond and the animal noises for no reason

[@MYChemicalLyrics]

1:30 NAUTRES

[@banjohusky]

My favorite abandoned Disney ride!