Overview
- Reporters documented the first section of the Liberty Square Riverboat guidance track taken out, marking initial physical removal work.
- The river basin is largely dry with only small puddles remaining as crews finish pumping residual water.
- The Liberty Belle riverboat was relocated to a backstage marina in July and currently remains intact.
- Tom Sawyer Island is closed with buildings still standing after props were cleared, while work deeper inland is out of guest view.
- Disney describes Piston Peak as a Cars-themed wilderness with two attractions, new rivers and waterfalls, homage elements like barrel bridges, and sightlines designed to mask car imagery from nearby areas.