This land is themed to the wild west, complete with saloons and wooden sidewalks. Most of the rides here are wild, in fact they're are some of the wildest rides in all of The Magic Kingdom. First of all there's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, where guests ride in a runaway mine train; next there's Splash Mountain, a ride that starts out okay until Brer Bear and Brer Fox get involved. The tamer attractions are Country Bear Jamboree, a real hand clappin', knee slappin', foot stompin' kind of show; Tom Sawyer Island, a nice place to relax on a hot, busy day; and The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade. The shops here include the Frontier Trading Post, The Trail Creek Hat Shop, The Prairie Outpost and Supply, The Briar Patch, Big Al's, and Frontier Wood Carving which sell cowboy and indian necessities, hats, wood carvings, and mechandise themed to Winnie the Pooh. The restaurants include Pecos Bill Café, Aunt Polly's Dockside Inn, The Turkey Leg Wagon, and The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue, which serve hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken , sandwiches, ice cream, and smoked turkey legs. Plus, at The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue there is a show going on consantly starring western singers and dancers.
What attraction do you want to learn about?
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a roller coaster in which guests board a runaway mine train for the wildest ride in the west. The train takes guests careening through and around Thunder Mountain, past pools of rainbow water and billygoats chewing on dynamite, through the flooded town of Tumbleweed and a collapsing mine where it seems there's no way out! Most roller coaster enthusiasts say that this ride is pretty tame because of the lack of steep hills, but I think that all the sharp curves and the mystery of what's going to happen around the next one make up for that. This ride becomes more thrilling after dark.
Tom Sawyer Island is a wonderful place to go on a busy day because parents can relax and kids can have a ton of fun. There's dark, spooky caves, a barrel bridge, a wind mill, a teeter-totter rock, and a suspension bridge. For the adults there are lots of benches and rocking chairs in the shade. Not to be missed, is Fort Sam Clemen's where you can sit down and play a nice game of checkers or climb the towers and shoot off some guns. Be sure to look through the door of the guardhouse and the blacksmith shop if you like Audio-Animatronics. If your hungry, mosey on over to Aunt Polly's Dockside Inn for some simple vittles. Unfortunatly, Tom Sawyer Island closes at dusk.
Country Bear Jamboree
The Country Bear Jamboree is a musical extravaganza starring 20 Audio-Animatronic bears. The leader of the show, Henry, introduces acts such as The Five Bear Rugs, Teddi Beara, everyone's favourite, Big Al. On the wall of the theatre are three Audio-Animatronic mounted animal heads that heckle the performers during the show. For a knee-slapping, toe-tapping, hand-clapping good time, the Country Bear Jamboree is the place to be. Take note that there are a few different versions of this show such as at Christmas and in the summer, with competely different songs and outfits for the bears, making them almost a whole new show.
Interesting and little known facts
-The Country Bear Jamboree was originally designed for a ski resort that Disney was developing in Northern California called Mineral King, but when the Mineral King project was cancelled, the Country Bear Jamboree was put into the Magic Kingdom!
Frontierland Shootin' Arcade
At the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade guests use genuine Hawkins 54-calibre buffalo rifles to take aim at 97 targets. When a target is hit an interesting reaction follows, such as an owl hooting, a gravestone quaking, or a bank being robbed. There is an extra charge for this attraction.
Interesting and little known facts
-the old Frontierland Shootin' Arcade used real lead pellets, and because of the pellets chipping off paint they had to repaint the attraction every night, so they ended up using 2000 gallons of paint a year!
Back to The Magic Kingdom
Back to Josh's Walt Disney World Page