Big Thunder Ranch is an attraction at Disneyland. It includes an outdoor petting zoo, a walk-through cabin, and a variety of scenery meant to create the atmosphere of a Western ranch

Ranch

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. It is located in Frontierland

Frontierland

Tokyo Disneyland's instance is known as Westernland, as "frontier" does not adequately translate into the Japanese language. The Mark Twain sails this park's Rivers of America...

, close to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is an indoor/outdoor mine train roller coaster located in Frontierland at several Disneyland-style Disney Parks worldwide...

. Inside you can find sheep, goats, cows, and other farm animals. Among these animals are the two turkeys who received presidential pardons in honor of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

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 in 2008.
The attraction is hosted by Brawny

Georgia-Pacific

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Big Thunder Ranch has an eating area, once called the Big Thunder Barbecue, as well as an outdoor stage that once served as a home for the Hunchback of Notre Dame dinner show. The show ended in the late 1990s, with Big Thunder Barbecue closing soon after. After being used on occasion for special events and seasonal attractions for several years, the dining area reopened in spring 2009 serving an all-you-can-eat barbecue menu.

The log cabin is called "Miss Chris's Cabin" and has two large tables stocked with baskets of crayons and coloring pages.

The entire ranch often hosts holiday-themed shows, including "Woody's Halloween Roundup" during Halloween

Halloween

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 and "Santa's Reindeer Roundup" at Christmas

Christmas

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