Overview
- On July 7, Disney decommissioned Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Belle Riverboat, erasing them from park maps and the My Disney Experience app.
- Construction crews initiated overnight clearing of the former Frontierland waterways to build Piston Peak National Park, marking Magic Kingdom’s biggest land overhaul to date.
- Piston Peak will feature two Cars-inspired attractions—a high-speed off-road rally and a family-focused ride—set against towering trees, waterfalls, rivers and geysers.
- Annual Passholders were blocked out over the Independence Day weekend, fueling emotional farewells, social-media petitions and mixed guest reactions.
- This project inaugurates a broader shift to franchise-driven lands at Disney World, with upcoming Villains Land, Indiana Jones, Encanto and Monsters, Inc. areas planned in later phases.