The Mountains of Magic Kingdom – 24 Facts & Secrets

KristinAugust 6, 2017Last Updated: August 10, 2017

23 – Barnabas T. Bullion or Tony Baxter?

During the ride queue, you will see the portrait of Barnabas T. Bullion. He is noted as the founder and president of the Big Thunder Mining Company. The image in the portrait is actually an image depicted after Tony Baxter, who was one of the main Imagineers that is responsible for the creation of this amazing attraction. We love this amazing nod to Tony Baxter, and so glad that helped ensure that we have this amazing attraction to enjoy for year after year.

KristinAugust 6, 2017Last Updated: August 10, 2017

Kristin

Hi! I’m Kristin, and I am a wife and mother of 2 young boys (ages 5 and 2). I first fell in love with Disney when my mom took me when I was a child. After that I proceeded to go to WDW for my senior trip with my friends, and I completed a year in the Disney College Program (working in merchandise at Mickey’s of Hollywood at Disney’s Hollywood Studios). I shared my love of Disney with my now husband and sucked him in. We vacationed at Walt Disney World 2-3 times per year. We decided that what maked more sense was just moving to Orlando so that we could live the Disney life and be here for all of our favorite events and seasons every year. That is exactly what we did! Now we are at the parks a couple times a week and go for most events and major holidays. We can’t get enough and get to experience Disney in a whole different way.