Overview
- Crews have moved massive volumes of dirt into the former Rivers of America basin to level and set grades for Villains Land, preparing the site for future foundations.
- Active concrete pours are ongoing in the Piston Peak area near Big Thunder Mountain, with mixers and a boom arm pumping concrete into rebar forms.
- Work visible from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure shows construction of a retaining wall for a planned stream along the Frontierland boardwalk within the Piston Peak footprint.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is reported to reopen in early May with a rebuilt track and refreshed opening scene and figures after an extended closure.
- The expansion replaces Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island, and trade reporting has suggested an unconfirmed shift toward a more family‑friendly Villains coaster.