Frontierland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Theme 1800s American West   Frontierland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by Disney around the world. Themed to the American west in the 1800s, Frontierlands are home to cowboys and pioneers, saloons, red rock buttes and gold rushes. Every instance of Frontierland has a Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and a stretch of riverfront. Other attractions sometimes found in this land include Splash Mountain, the Country Bear Jamboree, Tom Sawyer Island, and a steam-powered riverboat. Walt Disney World opened its Magic Kingdom in 1971, complete with Frontierland. This instance began with only three attractions; the Walt Disney World Railroad station, the Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes and the world debut of the Country Bear Jamboree. Tom Sawyer Island opened two years later in 1973. The northwestern end of the park was supposed to receive a massive, pavilion-style "E ticket" attraction, which was never built. (See also Western River Expedition) The area sat empty until the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad made its debut in 1980. Little change would be made to the land for the next eleven years. In 1991, construction began on Splash Mountain, and the western end of the land (minus Big Thunder Mountain) was demolished and rebuilt from scratch, including the existing Walt Disney World Railroad station and parade access road. Splash Mountain (and the new two-story Railroad station) opened in September of 1992. Frontierland borders Adventureland, Liberty Square, and the Rivers of America. Attractions Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Country Bear Jamboree Frontierland Shootin' Arcade Splash Mountain Rafts to Tom Sawyer Island Walt Disney World Railroad Mark Twain Riverboat Entertainment Woody's Cowboy Camp Banjo Brothers and Bob Dining Pecos Bill's Tall Tale Inn & Cafe Westward Ho! McDonald's Fry Cart Shopping Big Al's the Briar Patch Frontierland Trading Post Splashdown Photos The article text above is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Frontierland".