Overview
- The Piston Peak National Park scale model shown at D23 Expo on August 14–16 placed a rough rendering of Haunted Mansion within Frontierland and Liberty Square context so observers could read planned adjacencies.
- The model depicts a tree‑lined, down‑and‑back pathway beside Haunted Mansion that reporters interpret as a standalone wooded overflow queue kept separate from the new lands’ main walkways.
- The small structure next to the Mansion that prompted months of fan speculation is labeled in the model as restrooms rather than a themed bar or lounge.
- Public permits and on‑site work through 2026 have shifted the Mansion’s extended‑queue footprint, with at least one queue‑related building currently inside the active Piston Peak construction zone and not shown in the model.
- By preserving the Mansion’s separate footprint and adding overflow capacity, Imagineering appears to prioritize crowd flow and sightlines as the multi‑year Beyond Big Thunder expansion proceeds with no public opening date yet announced.