Overview
- The Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition at Disneyland Park reopened on Friday, September 11, 2026 after a roughly two-month refurbishment that refreshed exterior paint, banners, counters and polished the replica rifles.
- The attraction remains a coin-operated interactive gallery where guests shoulder replica .54-caliber Hawkins rifles that use invisible infrared beams to hit nearly 100 mechanical targets, with about 25 shots per 50 cents.
- At Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom crews continue active demolition of Frontierland features, including the drained Rivers of America and the removal of Tom Sawyer Island, and the former Orlando shooting arcade was converted into a private Disney Vacation Club lounge.
- Disney has announced new large-scale additions for Magic Kingdom including a Cars expansion with Cars Ridge Run Rally and Miss Fritter’s Daredevil Spin-Along and a Villains Land with a Maleficent coaster and a Mirror Realm dark ride.
- The split reflects firm constraints and strategy differences: Disneyland’s tight 85-acre urban site favors careful preservation of low-tech, walk-up experiences while Walt Disney World’s vast acreage and franchise focus favor capacity-adding, IP-driven lands that will change guest circulation and paid-member amenities.