Overview
- New aerial images and on-the-ground views confirm multiple vertical retaining-wall segments going up near Big Thunder Mountain, with crews and a crane actively installing pieces.
- The wall curves toward the Frontierland boardwalk to outline a new waterway and manage elevation changes in the former river basin, with reporting indicating the stream will be about one-third the width of the old Rivers of America.
- Disney previously announced the Cars-themed mini-land will replace portions of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island and will include an off-road rally race and a separate family-friendly attraction.
- Construction walls will shift to allow demolition of the Westward Ho and Big Al’s kiosks, and activity near the Liberty Square Riverboat landing points to its planned reuse within the project.
- Site work continues on a separate Disney Villains area beyond Big Thunder Mountain with materials staged nearby, and Disney has not announced opening dates for either expansion.