Overview
- New aerials show concrete forms installed within the former Rivers of America basin, marking early foundation work for Piston Peak near Big Thunder Mountain.
- Villains Land remains in intensive site preparation with drainage, soil stabilization, and underground utilities underway, and there is no visible concrete yet.
- Large sections of trees behind The Haunted Mansion have been removed and construction walls and scrim are in place as Disney prepares a new walkway linking Liberty Square to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
- Recent permits list MLC Theming for general construction at The Haunted Mansion and the former Mike Fink Keel Boats dock, with an earlier permit naming Mecca Productions to install set elements.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad remains closed for refurbishment with a spring reopening expected, and the Walt Disney World Railroad is operating in a modified shuttle mode due to the work in Frontierland.