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Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Magic Kingdom guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Michael Lowin (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jackdude101 (CC BY-SA 4.0), HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA (CC BY 2.0), TheWanderingTraders (CC BY-SA 4.0), AmaryllisGardener (CC BY-SA 4.0), Theme Park Tourist (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Jamie Óchi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “an insanely fun mine train with immaculate theming.”; AirtimeStudios, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The speed in enhanced by the tunnels and how…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The setting is great with the rockwork and the…”; L B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The line theming and continued theming on the ride…”; Matt McIrvin, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is one of those rides I love because…”; Reed Dutton, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride is perfect for families, because it was…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Great family coaster that still delivers enough to please…”; Emile P., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I have a memory of riding it over and…”; Chris Jones, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Row three with the super minimal lap bar has…”; Mik Gov, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I love the helixes and it has some airtime,…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Despite not being excessively fast, it is really fun…”; Pedro Valverde, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Big thunder mountain is a great family coaster, it…”; Alexia Englund, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Long! Nighttime rides are the best on this one.”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Coaster Thrills's back row POV, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Backseat On-Ride POV Disney World Magic Kingdom (4K 60FPS) (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.