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Happy 30th birthday to Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain 
Theme Park Insider | Wed, Sep 2
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By Robert Niles: Please join me in wishing Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad a happy 30th birthday. Disney's third "mountain" (following Matterhorn and Space) debuted on September 2, 1979 at the Anaheim park, though a version of the ride earlier had been designed for Walt Disn...
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