Overview
- Crews installed massive steel supports for a permanent boundary wall on Friday, separating Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from the Cars‑themed Piston Peak build site.
- The wall is designed to block views, cut noise from a high‑energy off‑road attraction, and keep the Old West setting of Big Thunder distinct from the modern national‑park theme.
- The shift from earthwork to vertical building has outlets estimating a late‑2027 to mid‑2028 opening, with no official date from Disney.
- Around Frontierland, construction walls expanded near Big Al’s, a merchandise kiosk and the Westward Ho food kiosk are marked for demolition, and Big Thunder is preparing to reopen in early May.
- Piston Peak replaces Tom Sawyer Island and filled sections of the Rivers of America, and Big Thunder’s recent refurbishment added sightline and story tweaks to blend with the new land.