University in Long Beach to study Theater Design. During this time, Baxter created a portfolio which included concepts of attractions for Disneyland as part of his senior project, which he had spent his entire last year of college constructing. Baxter graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 1969. WED Enterprises/Walt Disney Imagineering A partial list of the attractions Baxter has been responsible for: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in Disneyland park September 2, 1979, and was recreated a year later in Walt Disney World. It was designed by both Tony Baxter and his mentor Claude Coats and was the first ride built in Disneyland without any input from Walt Disney. The land that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was built upon had previously been Walt's original ride, Nature's Wonderland, which had lost popularity among guests. Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris got their versions in 1987 and 1992. Fantasyland The remodeled Fantasyland opened at Disneyland in 1983 with Baxter's oversight. It included the redesign of all the architecture from a Renaissance theme to appear like a Bavarian village. It featured, among many changes, completely rebuilt versions of the Fantasyland dark rides, plus the addition of Pinocchio's Daring Journey. Under Baxter's supervision, the new Fantasyland featured rich details and was the most technically advanced land in the park for the era. Splash Mountain Splash Mountain debuted in 1989. The idea for Splash Mountain came to Baxter while he was stuck in traffic on his way to work. Around the same time, America Sings, another attraction at Disneyland, was slated to be taken out due to the poor attendance. Baxter incorporated the Audio-Animatronics figures from America Sings with his idea for a log flume attraction that would eventually be named Splash Mountain (based on the animated sequences from Disney's 1946 film Song of the South). In 2020, Disney announced that the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom versions of the attraction would be re-themed to Disney's 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, and that Baxter would contribute to this new version as a creative advisor. In 2022, it was announced that the new attraction will be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure and will open in both parks in late 2024. Indiana Jones Adventure Indiana Jones Adventure was revealed on March 4, 1995, and was worked on by over 400 Imagineers. Baxter was one of the main supervisors of the project and