Fort Comstock, a remnant from before the gold rush, pays homage to the many legendary folk who both sparked and tamed the infamous Wild West of America, with a detailed series of tableaux and an inspiring viewpoint over the whole of Thunder Mesa.

Attraction Experience

Legends of the Wild West uses all the nooks and crannies of Fort Comstock to present wild and interesting Far West legends at every turn.  From the Gold Rush to Buffalo Bill, the attraction aims to celebrate the heart and soul of the frontier pioneers.

Scene 1: The Forty-Niner

A lonely miner's office.

Eureka!

With a cry of "Eureka!" gold was discovered in California and the historic "Gold Rush" of 1849 began.  Hundreds of thousands of dreamers from America, Europe and Asia travelled West, expecting to find streets paved with gold.  Instead, they found lonely nights at high mountain mining camps, often with little more than a trusty pack mule for company.

Scene 2: The Outlaw

A dark and breezy prison cell hidden in the Northern fortifications.

Waitin' for a Jailbreak

Itinerant cowboys, fugitives from the East and brash boys roamed the West in search of easy money and big reputations.  Between robbing stages and rustling cattle, they usually cooled their heels at hideouts.  Occasional visits to town usually meant two things: a shootout and a run-in with the sheriff.

Scene 3: The Lawman

A traditional Western sheriff's office.

Three Down and Six to Go!

In wild frontier towns, justice was dispensed with the blaze of a gun, and the job of lawman went to the man with the quickest draw.  Names like Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock and Bat Masterson became synonymous with daring bravery and sharp-shooting in towns like Tombstone, Abilene and Dodge City.  These men who wore the badge stood as stalwart guardians of Western law and order.

Scene 4: The Frontiersmen

Davy Crockett poses with his gun in a room of the fort.

The West would still be wild if not for those who blazed trails through America's wilderness in the early 1800s.  In the mythic realm of these courageous folk heroes, Davy Crockett's exploits were as big as the West itself.  According to popular tales, he "Kill't him a bear when he was only three" and "whup'd his weight in wildcats". 

With every telling of the tales, backwoods folk ensured that heroes like Crockett would live forever... as Legends of the Wild West.

Fun Facts

A surprising poster in the first scene, the miner's office, reads:

To gold-diggers, coquettes and moochers, among whom are Slue-Foot Sue, alias Dakota Belle, Long-Finger Lil, Gorgeous Gussie, Rough & Ready Rosie, Lucky Lucy, and a dozen others.
If found within the limits of this town after ten o'clock p.m. this night, you will be invited to attend a grand tar and feather party.  The expense of which will be born by the vigilantes.
- July 18th, 1889.

History

This walk-through attraction is unique to Disneyland Resort Paris, however the concept of using an old Western fortification as the entrance to Frontierland was actually borrowed from the original Disneyland in California.

This walk-through experience was inserted into Fort Comstock in 1993, as part of the park's drive to increase capacity with extra walk-through attractions.  Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin and Les Mystères du Nautilus were also created.