expedition expedition legend forbidden mountain steel roller coaster built disney theme park lake florida ride themed hiding listed book expensive roller coaster world including sets extras total cost reported million following years planning construction tallest artificial mountain disney parks contrary popular belief florida tallest mountain disney 18th mountain themed attraction history attraction announced publicly april event celebrate fifth anniversary disney took years miles tons structural steel tons concrete build mountain opened previews january grand opening april ceremonies led disney ceo theme parks chairman ride experience queue attraction features stand single rider line queue starts office fictional escapes travel agency progressing replica temple little holy figures visitors enter tea garden followed room equipment successful expedition contains information artifacts brought trip museum single rider line exhibits ride riders board roller coaster model village begin route base train departs station right climbs small lift leading short drop circles foot lift hill carrying riders foot high mountain tallest attraction beating twilight zone tower terror inches disney keeps feet law requires structures feet taller red light beacon low flying planes way passes temple murals warning riders mountain territory mountain train curves main peak goes cave emerges draws halt track torn apart presumably train held place series rubber tires automatic switch piece track directly train train rolls backwards new route mountain coming halt large cave riders shadow wall tears track effect riders noticing automatic track switch shadow moves away train rolls forward mountain main foot drop enters turn speeds cave mountain heard train exits rear mountain enters large lifted mountain final time train drops cave reaching reaching drop riders return unloading dock depart gift shop ride takes minutes seconds trains expedition steam like trains cars provide rows seating abreast total riders train trains themed rail service look old riders inches tall secured lap bar trains usually operate fewer guest demand low create illusion steam powered train engineers placed station train comes station steam comes enters loading platform track steel track feet long lift approximately feet high ride use newest track system rails outside ties inside large scale installation system facts details moderate height length contemporary standards ride disney trains travel forward backward accomplished sets track switches rear segment second disney roller coaster run backwards temple backwards resort paris disney roller coaster switch forward backward sections single ride mountain facade audio roller coaster independent structures structure reaches ground level touch structures achieved scheduling software told builders construct mountain expedition compared roller coaster features snowy mountain setting figure ride mountain tons steel painted gallons paint tallest artificial mountain world occasionally cited tallest point florida disney 18th mountain themed attraction mountain themed attractions artificial mountain model fictional forbidden mountain guarded story created attraction represented barren background peak far right far distance example forced perspective largest complex audio figure built feet tall skin measures square feet held place movement controlled functioning mode mode operation horizontally vertically functioning mode provided voice actor mode operation months ride opening framing split causing significant risk catastrophic malfunction operated currently operates alternative mode limited light effect designed appearance movement earning nickname problem caused damage concrete base structure unlikely repaired major refurbishment distant future design limits access major superstructure problem concrete rumored occurred scheduling software prevented adequate portion foundation prior overlapping mountain elements roller coaster track charge building attraction asked convention disco response understand giant complicated machine sitting like foot tall tower middle finished building hard fix working continue work tried things key turning foot tower inside finished building working fix someday swear promotions discovery networks disney conducted expeditions promotion expedition purpose conduct scientific cultural research remote areas location legend participants included scientists disney expeditions making attraction chronicled documentaries broadcast discovery cable television channels april expedition journey broadcast april coincide attraction grand opening second building thrill ride expedition aired april detailed planning construction ride ideas possible construction example instead traditional interior poles outside mountain connected wooden platforms documentary featured survival tips les broadcast april featured american animal nature city february disney staged elaborate publicity stunt called city times square new_york_city large billboards sides buildings depicting coaster car looking peak eyes glowing red flashing text message sent phone number provided disney incidents december year old guest found unconscious train returned station taken hospital pronounced dead preliminary autopsy medical office concluded victim died awards records expedition listed book expensive roller coaster world including sets extras total cost ride reported million following years planning construction won theme park insider award world best new theme park attraction ranked golden ticket awards best roller coaster poll ranked 2nd best new ride golden ticket awards
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