Overview
- Aerial photos published June 22 and 23 show the concrete stream-retaining wall along the former Rivers of America is largely continuous and close to finished.
- Crews have begun pouring and grading sand between the new wall and Frontierland while long runs of reclaimed, potable and stormwater pipe are staged across the cleared site.
- The visible work—wall completion, fill and utility trenching—prepares the site for backfill, final grading and the first attraction foundations.
- Disney’s permits set a 2028 deadline for infrastructure completion, and industry observers say full public openings will likely follow in a later phase, most likely 2029.
- The construction changes guest circulation and sightlines near Frontierland boardwalk and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and the heavy drainage work reflects the project’s need to manage Central Florida stormwater for the new land.