Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering filed a permit Tuesday to install new Big Thunder signage, with Design Communications Ltd. set to fabricate and mount the pieces.
- Disney confirms an early May 2026 reopening window for the Magic Kingdom coaster, with the specific date still unannounced.
- The refurbishment delivers all‑new trains, refreshed Audio‑Animatronics, restored show effects, and a reimagined Rainbow Caverns with glowing pools, iridescent rock, and visible gold.
- On‑site activity shows trains cycling and the signature geyser effect firing, while crews remove scaffolding and finish queue areas and new textured Frontierland pavement.
- The attraction has been closed since January 6, 2025, and its return brings back a Frontierland cornerstone with a fully replaced track and sharper Old West theming for guests.