Overview

• Overnight dredging and riverbed cleaning are underway to remove muck from the drained waterway before demolition, according to on-site reporting.
• New photos show the channel completely dry with the Liberty Square Riverboat track exposed and the riverboat relocated to a backstage marina.
• Heavy equipment access is evident from tire tracks in the riverbed, following months of tree clearing and the establishment of construction staging areas behind Frontierland.
• Drainage has revealed support beams and unpainted rockwork near Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and a mesh barrier in that area appears to have collapsed with Imagineers examining the site.
• Tom Sawyer Island props and set pieces have been removed, with some items preserved by the lt DiDisney Archives, as preparations continue for Piston Peak National Park.