Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering filed an amended Notice of Commencement on Thursday, July 23, 2026, that extends the active permit for the former Tom Sawyer Island/Rivers of America site.
- The filing lists the scope as “demo, infrastructure prep and utility modification” and names NorthStar Contracting Group, Inc. as the contractor responsible for the work.
- On‑the‑ground and aerial reports show the project has moved beyond demolition into heavy site work, including completed retaining walls, sand backfill, buried utilities, and early steel framing for new structures.
- Construction fencing has expanded into Frontierland with Westward Ho closed and snack stands and pathways relocated, and a building beside the Haunted Mansion enlarged while the attraction receives exterior refurbishment.
- The permit extension keeps the project active through 2027 and aligns with planning that anticipates major infrastructure and flood‑management work before larger guest-facing elements open in the later planning horizon.