Overview
- In mid-July 2026 aerials show a long southern concrete retaining wall largely completed, thousands of tons of sand backfilled behind it, utility pipes mostly buried with stubs visible, and early vertical framing over the former Memento Mori secondary dock.
- The cleared construction footprint has advanced to the border of Liberty Square, exposing the area behind the Haunted Mansion and altering sightlines for guests in the outdoor queue.
- Crews have walled off the secondary river dock at Memento Mori and are building a new shed-like framework there to house infrastructure tied to the new perimeter water feature.
- Disney Imagineering has said the Rivers of America will be replaced by a smaller perimeter stream, and reporting of project plans says the land will host two Cars-themed attractions, including a flagship off-road rally and a family ride.
- Permits and earlier reporting set site-infrastructure work toward a 2028 planning horizon, and the current grade-raising and buried utilities mark key milestones that will change guest circulation, views, and the park’s west-side operations as vertical construction begins.