Place · Central Orange County

Walt Disney World

• Since Jul 1, 2025 · noted Aug 31, 2026 · Ken’s film

  

  A Cars-themed Piston Peak takes shape on the old Rivers of America

  South of the Villains Land site, ground opened up by the July 2025 permanent closure of Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America is being prepared for Piston Peak National Park, a new Magic Kingdom area based on the Disney/Pixar “Cars” franchise. Site prep on the Piston Peak side has run ahead of its neighbor through 2026.

  sourced ↗ Attractions Magazine

• Since Aug 1, 2025 · noted Aug 31, 2026 · Ken’s film

  

  Villains Land rises beyond Big Thunder Mountain

  Construction that began in August 2025 continues on Magic Kingdom’s Villains Land site, cleared behind the Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder Mountain. At D23 in August 2026, Disney said the expansion will be comparable in scale to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, with dining, shopping and two major attractions — a Maleficent coaster through enchanted briars and a dark ride into the Evil Queen’s catacombs.

  sourced ↗ Attractions Magazine

Newest · Aug 31, 2026

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