Big thunder mountain railroad scheduled refurbishment, January 7th-Fall 2013
Changes include:
1) new ride vehicles (but don't worry they'll still look like the trains that you know and love)
2) Track Replacement (but the attraction will still follow its current course)
3) Repainting portions of the mountain itself (Walt Disney Imagineering has once again carefully studied Bryce Canyon for inspiration)
Information from DisneyBlogs from Erin Glover's post
Thanks for the info! Gotta go ride it a few more times before January--it's my favorite ride in DL! (Well, 1 of my favorites!) - guavagirl
5.1 #10330 5:26PM
That's an awesome pic!! - Goofy24
115.9 #2799 5:33PM
I'm all for it. Glad to hear the ride vehicles will still look the same. #MatterhornDebacle2012 - Alicewhoareyou
536.0 #209 6:58PM
Oh I'm so glad to hear they aren't changing the cars!! Now bring back the old Matterhorn sleds!! I wanna cuddle dang it!! 😠- CourtyAstroBlisters
439.9 #282 7:20PM
Thank you! I hope the don't remove Rainbow Ridge. - Boundin
425.0 #299 7:46PM