Overview
- Construction materials for the Cars-themed Piston Peak National Park have been staged on site, including stacks of lumber, a shipping container, vehicles and equipment, in the area between Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Big Thunder and Haunted Mansion.
- Crews poured new themed pavement at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad exit after removing a temporary wood structure.
- Heavy grading continues across the former Rivers of America footprint, lowering the Tom Sawyer Island mound and preparing to fill the basin to match surrounding elevations.
- Big Thunder trains were seen on the track during refurbishment testing, and the attraction is slated to reopen this spring.
- Disney has not announced opening timelines for Piston Peak or the separate Villains Land planned beyond Big Thunder.